Katja

• General Info
• Seed Availability

Katja
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	semi-det.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Russia

OR ST A

50-60 days, vigorous, semi-det., pink 3-5" slicer, very early and reliable, gorgeous and delicious.

Seed source:

Soren Holt of Frosamlerne (Danish seed savers)

Year grown: 2007

Location: Drain, Oregon

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GERM SC K

early, semi-det., regular leaf

Seed source:

Year grown: 2013

Location: Lohsa, Germany

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History

• Russian origin.
• Seeds from Soren Holt of Frosamlerne (Danish seed savers) who received it from the Sviatova family in Siberia. Originated in Sludjanka at the shores of Lake Bajkal in Siberia where it is grown outdoors. It is not clear whether it was developed by Katerina Konovna Sviatova (Katja) herself or if it is an old Russian commercial variety.
• 2 different variations are available in North America via the Seed Savers Yearbook - one is the large pink as described here, and another is a small to medium red. It is not clear whether these are different tomatoes or a segregation of the original Katja tomato that may not have been 100% stable.

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Picture Gallery

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Katja - flower. 2013-07-13.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Katja - green fruit. 2013-07-13.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Katja - ripe fruit. July 2010. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Katja - ripe fruit. 2013-08-16.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Katja - ripe fruit. 2013-08-16.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Katja - ripe fruit. 2013-08-16.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Katja - ripe fruit. 2013.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Katja - sliced fruit. 2013-07-31.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Katja - sliced fruit. 2013-07-31.

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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		2	.
2012		1 (red) + 2 (pink)	0
2011		1 (red) + 2 (pink)	0
2010		1 (red) + 2 (pink)	.
2009		1 (red) + 1 (pink)	.
2008		1 (red) + 2 (pink)	.
2007		1	.