Utyonok - a new Russian dwarf tomato

[mdvpc]

Andrey:

Here is my 12 gallon container of 3 plants-lots of fruit set and blossoms!

[ContainerTed]

Michael, I grew it last year in a three gallon nursery pot and kept it in the shade. Lots of fruit and blossoms all year long.

Ted

[mdvpc]

Ted:

Thanks for the post on your experience. How was the taste?

[KLorentz]

Looks like a nice little mater. I think varieties like this are a God send for folks with limited space and would like to grow tomatoes.


Kevin

[Andrey_BY]

Michael, nice looking baby plant! I'm glad you are growing this beauty this year. This is my favorite dwarf!

[mdvpc]

Andrey:

I know it is, and thats why I wanted to grow it, since you have so many great dwarves! Looking forward to tasting this one.

[akgardengirl]

I am looking forward to growing it also. I started 2 plants and will give one to Sherry so we both will be able to try it out this year. Container Ted sent me the seed.
Sue

[ContainerTed]

Michael, I would rate the taste pretty darn good. But you have to remember that a tomato has to be REALLY bad for me to not like it.

However, this tomato's color was very close to Tennessee Volunteers Orange. I don't think mine was as sweet as it might have been had I kept it in the sun. This tomato truly performed extremely well and got almost NO direct sunlight during the day.

Ted

[mdvpc]

CT:

thanks for the info-I will post my results when I have ripe fruit.

[Sherry_AK]

I love the looks of this little plant.

[Timbotide]

Wow! That is one nice looking plant.I Sure would like
To try my hand at growing one.

[amrkhalido]

NICE ,, amazing length ,, would like to plant it though ,, maybe next spring i will try to get some seeds ,,
Amr

[mdvpc]

Sherry:

Your fruit doesnt look like mine or Andreys-ours have a pointed end. It looks like most of yours dont-I can see one unripe fruit in your photo that has a pointed end. Am I right?

[Sherry_AK]

Some of the fruits were pointed and some were not. I don't seem to have a good picture showing the pointed ones. I'd say most were not.

[GunnarSK]

Originally Posted by Andrey_BY

I love this plant and its fruits. And the flavor is also very good for a deep orange colored tomato! Bland is nowhere here. Some acid bytes are living there and I like it very much! The shape is kind of heart or a lemon type (orange colored lemon in fact ). Fruit is small 30-50 g, but total productivity is excellent for such a dwarf plant only 30-40 cm in height! Enjoy!

Your Utyonok sure looks cool, and I might be tempted to try it some day. I was going to grow Juhas this year (a determinate Polish commercial variety, you have access to several, I guess), but "late" blight took care of it in July.