Details

• Lycopersicon lycopersicum
• Open-Pollinated
• Type: indeterminate
• Shape: 
  • paste or plum shaped
  • oval (CCN)
• Color: 
  • dark green shoulders, dark red on the rest of the tomato
  • deep-mahogany to brown skin (SoC website)
• Maturity:
  • 75-80 (SoC)
  • Late Season (CCN)
• Size: 
  • 2-4 ounce fruits (SoC seed packet)
  • 1-2 oz (SoC website)
  • small (CCN)
• Yield: very productive (here in Redding, CA)
• Taste: “good flavor”, “notable flavor” (SoC website), “sweet & fruity” (CCN)
• Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance:
  • grows well in hot weather (above 100) but they do crack a tiny bit
  • susceptible to bacterial wilt
  • doesn’t mind being planted early in the cool soil

Notes:

• Unique Russian variety
• great for drying
• I love these for making tomato paste

Sources:

• Seeds of Change
• Cross Country Nurseries (chileplants.com)
• Territorial Seed Co.

Results from My Garden: