Rostova
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| Rostova | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | |
| Country | |
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf, 12-16 oz red fruit, very good flavor, good yield.
- Source
- OH AN A 06 (Al Anderson, Ohio) / Peter Gallant, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Year: 2007
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX GU R
- 75 days, indet., regular leaf, red fruit, 8-16 oz.
- Source
- Chuck Brooks / Peter Gallant, PE, Canada
Year: 2007
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- A heirloom native to Southern Russia. Introduced to the west by Nik Peplenov who immigrated to the US in 1999 and brought with him his favorite heirloom seeds from the Rostov Don region of Russia.
- First offered commercially by SeedFest in 2001. In 2003 Gary Ibsen, the owner of TomatoFest , reached an agreement with SeedFest to rename this variety to Sunset's Red Horizon, and he has been offering it since under this name.
- See the history of Sunset's Red Horizon for more information.
- In 2009 Carolyn Male sent her Rostova seeds to Linda Sapp at Tomato Growers Supply hoping that Linda can resurrect and re-offer the correct variety.
See also
Picture Gallery
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Rostova - ripe fruit. July 2011.
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | . | . | |
| 2017 | . | . | |
| 2016 | . | . | |
| 2015 | . | . | |
| 2014 | J&L Gardens Seed - new Tomato Growers Supply |
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| 2013 | Tomato Growers Supply | . | . |
| 2012 | Tomato Growers Supply (heart-shaped fruit) | . | . |
| 2011 | Tomato Growers Supply (heart-shaped fruit) | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | Tomato Growers Supply (heart-shaped fruit) | 1 | . |
| 2009 | 1 | . | |
| 2008 | Tomato Growers Supply (heart-shaped fruit) | 1 | . |
| 2007 | Tomato Growers Supply - new (heart-shaped fruit) | 0 | . |