Cosmonaut Volkov Red

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Cosmonaut Volkov Red
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	irregular
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer, canner
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Russia

B.C KO T

80 days, indet., regular leaf, red medium size tomatoes growing in clusters of 4-6, 4-9 oz, some irregular shapes and sizes, from flattened to slightly oblong, no cracking, very productive, good flavor, fruit holds well after picking.

Seed source:

1. CV Tanager

2. Fedco Seeds 12

Year grown: 2006(1), 2012(2)

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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TX GU R

75 days, indet., regular leaf, red sweet juicy fruit, 6-12 oz.

Source 

Geza Korbely, Hungary

Year: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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Russian name: Космонавт Волков

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History

• Ukrainian variety.
• This tomato was named by the former space engineer Igor Mikhailovich Maslov after his friend Vladislav Volkov, a Russian cosmonaut, who was killed during the landing of the Russian spaceship Soyuz 11, along with the other crew members. When Igor Maslov retired, he trialed more than 300 tomato varieties and he thought that Cosmonaut Volkov was the best. (This information was shared with Tatiana Kouchnareva by her seed exchange partner Valeriy Popenko of Semey, Kazakhstan, who has been growing tomatoes for more than 30 years.)
• Introduced to Seed Savers Exchange in 1995 by Marina Danilenko, Russia.

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Also known as: Cosmonaut Volkov

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Picture Gallery

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  Vladimir Gross. Cosmonaut Volkov– green fruits. 2017-07-23.

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  Vladimir Gross. Cosmonaut Volkov– ripening fruits. 2017-07-24.

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  Vladimir Gross. Cosmonaut Volkov– ripening fruits. 2017-07-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cosmonaut Volkov. 2006-08-09

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cosmonaut Volkov. 2006-09-09

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cosmonaut Volkov. 2006-09-17

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2014 Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new Fedco Seeds Heirloom Seeds Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds Salt Spring Seeds Solana Seeds Territorial Seed Company Terroir Seeds TomatoFest Two Wings Farm	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Fedco Seeds Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Salt Spring Seeds Solana Seeds Territorial Seed Company Terroir Seeds TomatoFest Two Wings Farm	15	2
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Salt Spring Seeds Solana Seeds TomatoFest Two Wings Farm Terroir Seeds	11	1
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Seeds (as det.) Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Solana Seeds TomatoFest Two Wings Farm Terroir Seeds	14	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Seeds (as det.) Marianna's Heirloom Seeds - new Solana Seeds TomatoFest	19	.
2007	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds	15	.