Cosmonaut Volkov

Tomatovator · May 10, 2008

Can some one post an accurate description of this variety? I find it listed as Ind. and Det. I want to use it in a border if it is Det. How big does it get? I found one post that said it grows over 8' and others that say it is Det. type. Thanks.

**carolyn137** · May 10, 2008

I trialed it for SSE when that variety first came from Russia.

What I trialed was indet with med sized red oblate ( flattened) fruit.

It was first listed in the SSE YEarbook by SSE itself in 1995. I looked at the 1996 SSE Yearbook and of the four who list it only two state plant habit and say indet and one person says 4 ft tall.

In the 2008 SSE Yearbook of those who stated plant habit all said indet, RL.

Tania · May 10, 2008

it is indet for sure :-)

natural · May 10, 2008

definitely Indet and productive. Was one of my favorites for flavor last year.

Bill

Andrey_BY · May 11, 2008

It was always a kind of compact Indet. for me. ~ 1,5 m tall in a greehouse here...

May 10, 2008	#1
Tomatovator Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Zone 6 Posts: 461	Cosmonaut Volkov Can some one post an accurate description of this variety? I find it listed as Ind. and Det. I want to use it in a border if it is Det. How big does it get? I found one post that said it grows over 8' and others that say it is Det. type. Thanks.

May 10, 2008	#2
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	I trialed it for SSE when that variety first came from Russia. What I trialed was indet with med sized red oblate ( flattened) fruit. It was first listed in the SSE YEarbook by SSE itself in 1995. I looked at the 1996 SSE Yearbook and of the four who list it only two state plant habit and say indet and one person says 4 ft tall. In the 2008 SSE Yearbook of those who stated plant habit all said indet, RL. __________________ Carolyn

May 10, 2008	#3
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	it is indet for sure :-) __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

May 11, 2008	#5
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	It was always a kind of compact Indet. for me. ~ 1,5 m tall in a greehouse here... __________________ 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

May 10, 2008	#4
natural Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North GA Posts: 530	definitely Indet and productive. Was one of my favorites for flavor last year. Bill