Sputnik

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Sputnik
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	black, brown
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Russia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sputnik - ripe fruit. 2014-08-12.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants. Medium chocolate/brown beefsteaks with very good flavor. 4-10 oz oz.

Seed source:

Norbert R. Pikovsky, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (PA PI N2) 08

Year grown: 2014

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

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80 days, indet., regular leaf plant, good yield of 6-8 oz, reddish brown fruit, very good flavor.

Seed source:

Arche Noah (Austria), c/o Seed Savers' Heritage Farm in Decorah, Iowa (AUST AR N) 96 / Elmar Dolgener

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• Originated in the former Soviet Union. Named after the first artificial Earth satellite that was launched into space by the USSR in 1957.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1996 Yearbook by Arche Noah, a genetic preservation organization in Austria (AUST AR N), who got the seeds from Elmar Dolgener.
• Introduced commercially in North America by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2015.

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Russian name: Спутник

The name means 'Satellite' in Russian.

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Description in Russian

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sputnik - baby fruit. 2014-06-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sputnik - ripe fruit. 2014-08-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sputnik - ripe fruit. 2014-08-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sputnik - ripe fruit. 2014-08-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sputnik - ripe fruit. 2014-08-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sputnik - ripe fruit. 2014-08-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sputnik - ripe fruit. 2014-08-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sputnik - sliced fruit. 2014-08-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sputnik - sliced fruit. 2014-08-12.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2014		.	.
2013	Double Helix Farms - new	3	.
2012		2	2
2011	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	2	2
2010	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds - new	2	2
2009		2	.
2008		4	.
2007		2	.

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