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'Cosmonaut Volkov' Tomatoes |
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Standard
Early-Season
Heirloom
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Open-pollinated heirloom, indeterminate slicer tomato. Vines bear deep orange to red, green-shouldered, slightly flattened 8- to 12-ounce, 2- to 3-inch, slightly flattened, globe-shaped fruit with bright red interiors. Dependable cool-season producer from Dnepropetrovsk in Ukraine, brought to America by the Seed Savers Exchange.
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65-72
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| Seed Sources: |
Fedco Seeds - updated in 2024
Territorial Seed Company - updated in 2024
Turtle Tree Seed - updated in 2024
Heritage Harvest Seeds - updated in 2024
Hudson Valley Seed Co - updated in 2024
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.1 Stars)
Taste: (4.1 Stars)
Yield: (4.3 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.4 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 14
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 11/19/2024 by
Cafolla
- A novice gardener
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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Grew nicely. Tomato flavor was just "ok" |
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Reviewed on 11/06/2024 by
Cutler Botanic Garden
- An experienced gardener
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Broome, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Easy to grow, yield was good 22 pounds taste was average |
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Reviewed on 11/04/2024 by
MGWayne
- An experienced gardener
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Wayne, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| One of the plants did not grow well. Think it was a site issue. A second one in another site did very well. |
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Reviewed on 10/29/2024 by
Albany County MGs
- An experienced gardener
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Albany, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Good germination. Excellent growth and fruit production. Uniform size and resistant to late blight until October. Great yield of relatively unblemished fruit with pretty good taste. A nice sandwich tomato. |
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Reviewed on 10/21/2024 by
CCE Orange County
- An intermediate gardener
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Orange, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Abundant, delicious slicers! Loads of green tomatoes to harvest at the end of the season. |
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Reviewed on 10/14/2024 by
CCE Nassau County NY
- An experienced gardener
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Nassau, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| A nice sized tomato with good yields. The flavor is above average. |
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Reviewed on 09/29/2024 by
Tompkins MGs
- An experienced gardener
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Tompkins, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Small to medium sized, round tomato. Not badly affected by diseases and had little blossom end rot; no cracking or catfacing. Firm texture; flavor is great fresh. They made nice tomato sauce. |
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Reviewed on 09/23/2024 by
CCE Rockland
- An experienced gardener
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Rockland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Good yield of large nicely shaped tomatoes. Tomatoes were a bit watery but still tasty. |
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Reviewed on 09/19/2024 by
Orleans County MGs
- An intermediate gardener
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Orleans, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| This tomato was only ok for us. The yield was not great, flavor was ok, and very susceptible to Late Blight which wiped the plant out before most fruit could ripen. |
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Reviewed on 09/16/2024 by
caj88 CCE Oneida County
- A novice gardener
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Oneida, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Wow, these tomatoes are DELICIOUS! Everyone who tried one of these large, beautiful tomatoes enjoyed the sweet soft taste. Simply stunning with a great yield. Our tomatoes did experience some deformities, they were often misshapen with large black areas underneath (not rot). This did not affect the taste, simply made them not perfectly shaped. Overall amazing. 4 star rating is due to shape. |
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Reviewed on 02/04/2014 by
A. W. Davidson
- An experienced gardener
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Marion, Indiana, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Very good flavored tomato. Shapes can vary quite a bit with this one but I would say fruit is normally in the 8-12 oz with a round to oblong shape range for me. In 2013 this was my first ripe large tomato. Very good yield particularly in the early part of the season. If not for disease issues last year I am confident it would have yielded welll the whole season. |
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Reviewed on 03/09/2009 by
GardenMom
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Albany, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| This is a solid tomato for cold climates. It's relitivly easy to maintain and puts out a decent sized (though far from prolific) crop of tomatoes through the season. It has a nice, full bodied tomato flavor. For people who prefer an heirloom and are looking for a red tomato to keep those multi colored skeptics happy, Cosmonaut Volkov is perfect. |
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Reviewed on 08/23/2008 by
wmamateur
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Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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| For an earlier tomato that does well in my relatively cold climate, these are a great tomato. CVs have great size, meatiness, and flavor, I think much better than other early tomatoes like Stupice (which I don't like). A very meaty slicer that nicely fills a slice of bread. When the later season slicers start to arrive, these start to taste a little flat in comparison. However, advantage is that when the better flavored late season slicers come in, these are meaty enough to double as good flavored paste tomatoes, especially when mixed as a "bulking agent" with more flavorful paste tomatoes like black plum or speckled roman. |
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Reviewed on 01/07/2008 by
MikeH
- An experienced gardener
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Henderson, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| A must grow for me every season.It doesn't mind growing in a 5 gallon container and is early(not as early as Stupice or Silvery Fir Tree,but is quite a bit bigger also).
Very nice early variety. |
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