Gigant-10 Novikova
| Gigant-10 Novikova | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated |
| Country | |
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B.C KO T
- Indet., tall plants with regular leaf foliage. Large pink beefsteaks, 10-16 oz, very good flavor, slightly acidic.
Seed source:
- 1. Maryanne Laukaitis, Massachusetts 06 / Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A)
- 2. Aleksey Kulik, Ukraine 15 / Natalia Khilenko, Armavir, Russia 14
Year grown: 2010(1), 2015(2)
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
B.C MC D
- 70-80 days, indet., regular leaf, red oblate fruit up to 1 lb. poor production, and split fruit in hot weather. Very tasty.
- Source
- ?
Year: 2007
Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with good yield of 8-14 oz pink fruit, very good flavor.
- Source
- BELR BA A 04 (Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus)
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX AN S
- 80-85 days, indet., regular leaf plants, 10-24 oz, dark raspberry pink fruit, excellent taste. Developed by Russian gardener A.I. Novikov.
- Source
- BELR BA A 06 (Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus)
Year: 2007
Location: Bastrop, Texas
TX GU R
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf, high yield of superb tasting 10-24 oz pink fruit.
- Source
- ?
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- Developed by Russian hobby gardener A.I. Novikov.
- Russian variety introduced to North America by Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A) as 'Novikov's Giant'. In his 2007 SSE Yearbook listing, Andrey says:
- "...heirloom variety dev. by Russian gardener A.I. Novikov, who picked up to 30 kg of delicious tomatoes from 1 plant 4-6 m tall with 1 kg fruits in his greenhouse".
- Some tomato growers (i.e., Bill Jeffers of Indiana) reported that the seed they obtained from Andrey produced both potato and regular leaf plants.
Russian name: [[Russian name::Гигант-10 Новикова (Gigant-10 Novikova)]]
- The name can be translated from Russian as 'Novikov's Giant-10'.
Description in Russian
Also known as
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Gigant-10 Novikova - leaf. 2010-07-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Gigant-10 Novikova - flowers. 2010-07-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Gigant-10 Novikova - green fruit. 2010-07-28.
Dan & Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Novikov's Giant. 2007
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Gigant-10 Novikova - ripe fruit. 2010-09-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Gigant Novikova (2) - ripe fruit. 2015-08-26.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Novikov's Giant. 2007.
Bill Jeffers, Evansville, Indiana. (IN JE B2). Novikov's Giant. 2007. (uploaded with the owner's permission)
Bill Jeffers, Evansville, Indiana. (IN JE B2). Novikov's Giant. 2007. (uploaded with the owner's permission)
Bill Jeffers, Evansville, Indiana. (IN JE B2). Novikov's Giant - Potato Leaf variant. 2007. (uploaded with the owner's permission)
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Gigant-10 Novikova - sliced fruit. 2010-09-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Gigant-10 Novikova - sliced fruit. 2010-10-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Gigant Novikova (2) - sliced fruit. 2015-08-26.
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Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2018 | . | . | |
| 2017 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
| 2016 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie |
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| 2015 | Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie | . | . |
| 2014 | Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie | . | . |
| 2013 | Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Delectation of Tomatoes - new |
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| 2012 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2012 Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie |
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| 2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie |
5 (as Novikov's Giant) | 1 |
| 2010 | Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie | 8 | . |
| 2009 | Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie | 5 | . |
| 2008 | 7 | . | |
| 2007 | 4 | . |
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