Arbuzny tomato really looks like watermelon

Andrey_BY · July 31, 2006

Arbuzny (Watermelon-like) tomato has stripes and leafes which remind watermelon's. Had to use copper to prevent blights, but it is still very hot here now and night t C is high as well so nothing to worry at least till the mid August...
Don't mix up this Russian tomato with American variety Watermelon Beefsteak!

Denise_in_MI · July 31, 2006

Andrey - very cool! Is this a green when ripe variety?

Andrey_BY · August 1, 2006

Denise - no it has interesting cherry-raspberry-dark red skin. Fruits are not so big as you can imagine after seeing on this photo (optical illusion :wink: ), but in the league of small beefsteaks 150-200 g.

Andrey_BY · August 25, 2006

But what I see this year. My one and only plant of Arbuzny (Watermelon-like) bears me a little bit smaller in size fruits with more mahagony-brown color along with usual dark green shoulders contrary to that dark-raspberry color I had before... It is even darker than on that picture :wink:

Strange surprise

Seems to be a new black tomato was born

July 31, 2006	#1
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	Arbuzny tomato really looks like watermelon Arbuzny (Watermelon-like) tomato has stripes and leafes which remind watermelon's. Had to use copper to prevent blights, but it is still very hot here now and night t C is high as well so nothing to worry at least till the mid August... Don't mix up this Russian tomato with American variety Watermelon Beefsteak! __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

July 31, 2006	#2
Denise_in_MI Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Zone 4 in NLP and Zone 5b/6a in SE MI Posts: 79	Andrey - very cool! Is this a green when ripe variety? __________________ Denise

August 1, 2006	#3
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	Denise - no it has interesting cherry-raspberry-dark red skin. Fruits are not so big as you can imagine after seeing on this photo (optical illusion :wink: ), but in the league of small beefsteaks 150-200 g. __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

August 25, 2006	#4
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	But what I see this year. My one and only plant of Arbuzny (Watermelon-like) bears me a little bit smaller in size fruits with more mahagony-brown color along with usual dark green shoulders contrary to that dark-raspberry color I had before... It is even darker than on that picture :wink: Strange surprise Seems to be a new black tomato was born __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR