Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Skin Color: Red
Fruit Shape: Other: irregular
Fruit Size: Medium
Leaf Type: Regular-Leaf
Best Uses: Slicing
Canning
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Mid-season
Country: Russia

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Plant Spread: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Leaves: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Containers: Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention.

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Common names
  • Tomato
Also sold as:
  • Cosmonaut Volkov Red

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Uploaded by Newyorkrita
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 7/2/2018
delicious! good for heat, humidity
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: summer 2020
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: summer 2020
showiing some yellowing of the leaves

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2015-08-06

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
  • Uploaded by vic

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
  • Uploaded by vic

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2015-08-07
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Aug 7, 2015 6:51 PM concerning plant:
    First year in my garden for this variety. I bought it as a single plant this spring and decided to try it because it was supposedly an early maturing variety, and the plant was pretty big at planting time. It did try to set some early tomatoes, but those aborted. Not sure why. Afterwards the plant grew like crazy and now at least I am getting some ripe tomatoes.

    Taste is excellent and this plant has no disease.

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