Mikhalych

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Mikhalych
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	family heirloom
Country	Tatarstan

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - ripe fruit. 2013-08-12.

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Indet., regular leaf plants produce many medium to large red beefsteaks, 7-16 oz, with delicious rich and sweet flavor. Flesh is very smooth, juicy, and silky. This is an excellent find! (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Ted Maiden, LaFollette, Tennessee 13 / Marina Kirishcheva, Bryansk region, Russia 13 / Elena Rizvanova, Russia

Year grown: 2013

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

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History

• A variety from Russia. It was sent to Ted Maiden of LaFollette, Tennessee by Marina Kirishcheva, Bryansk region, Russia in December 2012. Ted generously shared a few seeds with Tatiana.
• This is a family heirloom from Tatarstan, which was brought to Russia by Elena Rizvanova whose paranets have been growing this tomato in their family garden in Tatarstan for many years. It is named after their family friend 'Mikhalych', who was likely the original source of the seeds.
• First introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2014.

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Russian name: Михалыч

Mikhalych is a male name that is derived from a person's father's first name, Mikhail. Usually that's a friendly way of calling an old friend, who is usually retired.

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Description in Russian

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - leaf. 2013-06-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - flowers. 2013-06-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - flowers. 2013-06-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - green fruit. 2013-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - ripe fruit. 2013-08-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - ripe fruit. 2013-08-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - ripe fruit. 2013-08-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - ripe fruit. 2013-08-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - ripe fruit. 2013-08-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - ripe fruit. 2013-08-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - ripe fruit. 2013-08-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - ripe fruit. 2013-08-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - ripe fruit. 2013-08-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - ripe fruit. 2013-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - ripe fruit. 2013-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - sliced fruit. 2013-08-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - sliced fruit. 2013-08-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - sliced fruit. 2013-08-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mikhalych - sliced fruit. 2013-09-07.

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