Moskvich

Moskvich is an indeterminate heirloom slicer with deep red, smooth globe fruit. It ripens in about 60 days.

Typeslicer

Habitindeterminate

Days to maturity60

Fruit size4 to 6 oz

Colordeep red, smooth globe

Difficultyeasy

Flavor

Described as a rich, full-bodied, old-fashioned tomato taste with a good balance of sweetness and acidity, delivered very early. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Origin

An open-pollinated Russian heirloom developed in the early 1970s and associated with the N. I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry in Moscow, prized for early maturity and cold tolerance.

What it does well

One of the earliest full-sized tomatoes
Outstanding cold tolerance for cool or short seasons
Smooth, crack-resistant fruit in heavy clusters

Where it frustrates

Indeterminate vines need staking or caging
Fruit runs medium-sized, not a large beefsteak

Like Moskvich, but...

Sold out, or after a change? The closest alternatives, and how they differ.

Stupicebut larger 4 to 6 oz fruit than the small early Stupice Early Girlbut an open-pollinated Russian heirloom rather than a hybrid

Where to buy seed

Sources

Moskvich Organic Tomato Seed · Johnny's Selected Seeds
Organic Non-GMO Moskvich Tomato · High Mowing Organic Seeds