Mashenka
Mashenka | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated, commercial |
Country | Russia |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf plants. Medium to large red globes, 5-14 oz. High yield, a great canner and salad tomato. This is an authentic (red) strain of the Russian tomato. Very good balanced flavor.
Seed source:
- Tamara Yaschenko of Biysk, Siberia, Russia 06
Year grown: 2006, 2015
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Russian commercial variety.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2007 Yearbook by Tatiana Kouchnareva, Anmore, BC (B.C KO T), seeds from Tamara Yaschenko of Biysk, Siberia, Russia 06.
Russian name: Машенька
- "Mashenka" is a Russian woman's name, a more gentle variation of 'Masha' or 'Maria'.
Description in Russian
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mashenka. 2006-09-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mashenka. 2006-09-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mashenka - ripe fruit. 2015-08-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mashenka. 2006-09-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mashenka - sliced fruit. 2015-08-13.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2016 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
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2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2012 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 2 + 1 (pink) | 2 |
2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 2 + 1 (pink) | . |
2009 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 2 | . |
2008 | 2 | . | |
2007 | 1 | . |
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