Gigant Kovaleva
- Plant type: Indeterminate (tall), the bush is vigorous, strong, with dense and healthy foliage.
- Ripening period: Mid-season.
- Fruit: Flat-round shape, massive and heavy, with slight ribbing near the stem.
- Color: Deep, rich classic red.
- Fruit weight: Typically between 400 to 800 grams. Under good growing conditions, individual giant fruits can easily exceed 1 kg and even reach up to 1.5 kg.
- Flesh and taste: The flesh is dense, meaty, beefsteak-type ("watermelon texture"), containing very few seeds and minimal liquid. The flavor is a well-balanced, classic tomato taste—sweet with a pleasant touch of tartness and a rich aroma.
- Yield: High, yielding heavy weight per plant.
- Growing features: Best trained strictly to a single (1) stem. It requires heavy-duty staking and mandatory additional support for the fruit clusters to prevent branches from snapping under the immense weight.
Tomato "Gigant Kovaleva" (Russian: Гигант Ковалёва, English: Kovalev's Giant) is a famous, time-tested, large-fruited heirloom tomato variety named after the breeder Kovalev. This variety is highly sought after by collectors for its enormous size and superb culinary qualities.
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