{"id":5932,"date":"2026-10-20T16:44:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5932"},"modified":"2026-10-20T16:44:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:44:55","slug":"novichok-pink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/novichok-pink\/","title":{"rendered":"Novichok (Newbie) Pink Tomato Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Novichok Pink (Newbie Pink) is a highly productive, mid-early determinate<\/strong> bush variety prized for processing. The compact plants produce an abundance of firm, pink, oval-shaped tomatoes weighing 2.5-5 oz (73-150 g). Thanks to their dense flesh and low moisture content, they are widely considered top-tier for whole-fruit canning, sun-drying, and long-term storage. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Novichok Pink tomato.<\/p>\n

Description:
\nHigh-yielding mid-early variety for growing out in the dirt and in hoop houses. 115-125 days from emergence to the start of ripening. Plants are not tree-type, determinate growth habit, 20-33 inches (50-85 cm) tall, moderately branching. The first cluster forms above the 6-7th leaf, subsequent ones every 1-2 leaves. There are 5-6 fruits per cluster. Yield is up to 13.2 lbs\/sq m (6 kg\/sq m) or about 3.3-4.4 lbs (1.5-2 kg) per bush. Plants ripen their harvest all at once. Fruits are pink, elongated-oval, smooth, weighing 2.5-3.5 oz (73-102 g) up to 5 oz (150 g), with 3-5 locules, highly transportable, and easily detach from the stem. The fresh flavor is excellent. Resistant to root-knot nematodes, moderately resistant to early blight. Fruits are resistant to over-ripening and mechanical damage. Usage: all-purpose. Excellent for whole-fruit canning. The fruits are absolutely delicious when processed! They do not over-ripen!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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My seeds were originally from the Poisk company, now I use my own saved seeds. The fruits are firm, handle transportation well, and store for a long time. Great for canning and drying.<\/p>\n

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There is also just regular Novichok (mine are from Aelita) and Novichok Deluxe (from Gavrish).<\/p>\n

The descriptions are pretty much identical, the only difference seems to be the fruit color.<\/p>\n

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Quote Olga44: “There is also just regular Novichok (mine are from Aelita) and Novichok Deluxe (from Gavrish). The descriptions are pretty much identical, the only difference seems to be the fruit color. Has anyone grown these?”<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, of course, there is just regular Novichok (the red one), from various seed companies. I’ve known the red Novichok since childhood, but I only stumbled across the Pink one about three years ago. To me, the red one seems a bit more plain, ordinary, I guess. I can’t quite explain the exact difference, but I like the taste of the pink one much more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ah, thanks so much! I’ll look around locally for the pink one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Is it worth planting? I have seeds for it too.<\/p>\n

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It’s a beautiful tomato. I planted it last year under an apple tree (it was quite shady under there and we had a cold summer), but it still managed to ripen on the bush (though only the first cluster, because October hit and it ran out of time, my fault for planting late). But the flavor was absolutely mind-blowing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I really liked this variety. Firm, stores extremely well. The flavor is excellent for such a dense fruit. But it\u2019s probably better suited for southern, hot, sunny regions, since it leans towards being a late variety. I absolutely loved it for sun-drying and for making achuchuk, since it has very little liquid inside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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There is also a Novichok from the Primorsky Vegetable Experimental Station (POOS) in Surazhevka. This year I planted Novichok from POOS and Novichok Deluxe from Gavrish. You can already see a difference in the seedling stage: the POOS Novichok emerged on day 5, while the Gavrish one took 7 days. I’ll keep observing them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Quote Bad Samaritan: “You can already see a difference in the seedling stage: the POOS Novichok emerged on day 5, while the Gavrish one took 7 days. I’ll keep observing them.”<\/em><\/p>\n

That’s not really a difference. One batch of seeds was just slightly drier than the other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Quote Olviya: “That’s not really a difference. One batch of seeds was just slightly drier than the other.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Last year I grew Novichok from POOS, and this year from both POOS and Gavrish. As of today, the seedlings have leveled out in growth and handled potting up very well\u2014the only difference now is the tags on the cups. We’ll see how they grow from here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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For some reason, my Novichok didn’t store well; the fruits started going bad after 2 weeks. The yield was decent, but could have been better because the bush got hit by leaf mold and I had to strip the leaves off. The flavor of the fruits is a solid 4. But I admit I’m pretty spoiled when it comes to tomato flavor. For drying, though, it’s a 5+. Seeds were from Poisk.<\/p>\n

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Novichok Pink.<\/p>\n

A short, highly productive variety. The bush reaches up to 24 inches (60 cm), sprawling (not tree-type), and requires good tying up. Mid-season, fruits are pink, oval, meaty, very firm, up to 4 oz (110 g). They store well and are perfectly suited for canning, sun-drying, and any kind of processing.<\/p>\n

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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage<\/h2>\n