Tarasenko 6

[amideutch]

BLT lovers look no further as this tomato has it all. Flavor, size and production are all there. I picked these today and still have more on the vine. Grew the plant in a 20 gal Geo Pot. The fruits shown are all 4-6 inches across and total weight is 10lbs+.

I've been wanting to grow this variety for a long time especially after Camo's write up on it. Whether you grow it in the ground or in a container it is going to need good support as it really loads up with the lunkers.

Ami

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by amideutch

BLT lovers look no further as this tomato has it all. Flavor, size and production are all there. I picked these today and still have more on the vine. Grew the plant in a 20 gal Geo Pot. The fruits shown are all 4-6 inches across and total weight is 10lbs+.

I've been wanting to grow this variety for a long time especially after Camo's write up on it. Whether you grow it in the ground or in a container it is going to need good support as it really loads up with the lunkers.

Ami

I know a few others whom I know have grown it and also like it very much.

For background info here's the page from Tania's website:

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...b=General_Info

And note that there are no commecial sources.

But three listings in the 2013 SSE Yearbook, for SSE members only, and Andrey is still listing it.

Carolyn

[amideutch]

And note that there are no commecial sources

There are a few commercial sources but they are on this side of the pond.

But three listings in the 2013 SSE Yearbook, for SSE members only, and Andrey is still listing it.

I got my seeds from Andre.

Ami

[nancyruhl]

With several folks writing wonderful things about this variety, I am really hoping some company will be offering seeds for next season. Your pictures confirm that this will be on my to-grow list for next year.

[mdvpc]

Beautiful looking fruit!

[sjoella]

my season is almost gone....i miss it already! Lovely looking tomato!

[Wi-sunflower]

We've grown it for a couple of seasons. But due to various weather issues we just haven't gotten enough good seed to offer it.

Hopefully this fall we will finally get seed to list it.

Carol

[clara]

Ami, I'd really like to have 10lbs from one single plant in this time of the year! Thanks for pointing out to this variety! clara

[Tormato]

Originally Posted by amideutch

BLT lovers look no further as this tomato has it all. Flavor, size and production are all there. I picked these today and still have more on the vine. Grew the plant in a 20 gal Geo Pot. The fruits shown are all 4-6 inches across and total weight is 10lbs+.

I've been wanting to grow this variety for a long time especially after Camo's write up on it. Whether you grow it in the ground or in a container it is going to need good support as it really loads up with the lunkers.

Ami

"Flavor, size and production are all there." Spot on.

One of only a few red varieties that are very flavorful when grown in my garden. In a good year, it'll produce 30+ lbs.

Only one possible drawback that I know of...sometimes there can be 5 tomatoes on a truss... all about a pound...all ripe at the same time...

Dr. Lve Apple

[nancyruhl]

"Only one possible drawback that I know of...sometimes there can be 5 tomatoes on a truss... all about a pound...all ripe at the same time..."

And that's a problem I can handle.

[amideutch]

Only one possible drawback that I know of...sometimes there can be 5 tomatoes on a truss... all about a pound...all ripe at the same time...

Roger that and that's why I said;

Whether you grow it in the ground or in a container it is going to need good support as it really loads up with the lunkers.

It is a robust plant and does have thick trusses. I had to attach the cage to the side of the house to keep the plant from falling over. Same thing with Margaret Curtain that I grew along side of Tarrasenko 6 also in a 20 gal Geo-Pot.

As far as Red and Black varieties go these two cultivars are hard to beat in the flavor, size and production department.

Ami

[kath]

Ami, after seeing your photo of the sliced fruit, I'm not sure if what I grew in 2012 was really Tarasenko 6. The fruits were between 13 and 20 oz. and both plants had excellent production but each tomato only had 7 locules. Shouldn't the # of locules be about the same in all the fruits of a variety or I am mistaken about this idea?

I don't still have the photos to attach, but they're in post #152 on this page:

http://tomatoville.com/showthread.ph...nko#post299760

kath

[amideutch]

Shouldn't the # of locules be about the same in all the fruits of a variety or I am mistaken about this idea?

kath I have no idea and never did pay attention to the number of locules in a given tomato variety. Here is a link to Tatiana's site data base on Tarasenko 6 with another picture.

Ami


http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Tarasenko_6

[kath]

Originally Posted by amideutch

kath I have no idea and never did pay attention to the number of locules in a given tomato variety. Here is a link to Tatiana's site data base on Tarasenko 6 with another picture.

Ami


http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Tarasenko_6

Thanks, Ami, but Tania's site was the next place I went after I saw your photo and then checked my old thread. I thought I read about the # of locules a variety has in a thread here at T'ville. Anyway, your pics and Tania's seem to show that Tarasenko 6 has more of a beefsteak look with lots of small locules, whereas my pic definitely doesn't. It might be one for me to try again should someone make seeds available.

kath

T6 is on my permanent grow list. I sent a lot of seed out last year. I think I have a couple hundred seeds. I don't really need anything in trade. PM me and I will reply with my address for an SASE. I will send ten seeds to the first fifteen or twenty requests. If anyone has any of the small glassine envelopes for seeds, send me a few of those with your SASE please. I will prioritize seed to a few small commercial seed companies who want to sell the seed in the future. Please make me aware of your business on your PM.

Ami, did you grow out any of the Fred Limbaughs Potato Top variety I sent you last fall? It's another variety which really loads up with fruit and sometimes breaks trusses.

Ted