Heavenly Delight

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Heavenly Delight
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, commercial
Country	Russia

B.C KO T

Midseason, indet., regular leaf plants with medium to high yield of large flattened red fruits, with good taste, sometimes with green/yellow shoulders. 8-18 oz.

Seed source:

WA JO C 09 / CV 'Radomir' (a Ukrainian seed vendor)

Year grown: 2009

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

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History

• A.k.a. 'Rayskoe Naslazhdenie' (original Russian name)
• A Moldovan variety, bred by Transdniestrian (=Pridnestrovskiy) Research Institute of Agriculture in Tiraspol, Moldova. Adapted for growing in the Ukraine, Moldova, and Russia.
• First introduced in Seed Savers 2009 Yearbook by Nancy Kirch of Binghamton, New York, who received the seeds from Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A) via Carolyn Male of Salem, New York in 2008.

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Russian name: Райское наслаждение.

The name means 'Heavenly Delight' or 'Heavenly Pleasure'.

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Also known as

• Rayskoe Naslazhdenie

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Raiskoe Naslazhdenie - plant. 2009-06-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Raiskoe Naslazhdenie - flower. 2009-06-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Raiskoe Naslazhdenie - baby fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Raiskoe Naslazhdenie - green fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Raiskoe Naslazhdenie - ripe fruit. 2009-08-19.

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  Olena Tsygankova (ALB TS O): Heavenly Delight (Raiska Nasoloda) - ripe fruit. 2011.

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  Olena Tsygankova (ALB TS O): Heavenly Delight (Raiska Nasoloda) - ripe fruit. 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Raiskoe Naslazhdenie - sliced fruit. 2009-08-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Raiskoe Naslazhdenie - sliced fruit. 2009-08-29.

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  Olena Tsygankova (ALB TS O): Heavenly Delight (Raiska Nasoloda) - sliced fruit. 2011.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2013	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	1	1
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	1	.
2009		1	.
2008		0	.
2007		0	.