Moskvich Tomato
Price: $4.45
SKU: 3400151The name 'Moskvich' in Russian loosely translates to, "a person living in Moscow." Developed in the early 1970s at the famous N. I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
Harvest Timing: Early/Short Season
Genetic Classification: Open Pollinated
Full light and cooler temps (60° to 70°) will help to prevent the seedlings from becoming too leggy. If plants become rootbound before you can safely set them into the ground, transplant them into larger pots.
Harden off plants before planting outside. Young plants are very susceptible to frost and sunburn damage. Avoid too much nitrogen. Water evenly but not in excess.
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Customer Reviews:
By Wanda Fish (Branchport, NY) on February 26, 2026
I have been purchasing Victory Seeds' Moskvich Tomatoe seeds since 2021. I live in the Finger Lakes area in NYS and on the highest hill in the county. After trying several different varieties of tomatoe seeds, such as Early Girl, Beef Steak, along with several other varieties as well as cherry tomatoes. These varieties just wouldn't ripened before our first frost.
Then I came across an article about the Moskvich Tomatoe. Cultivated in Moscow, this variety bacame know for tolarating higher elevations and cooler temperations. It has successfully grown in our Rocky Mountains. Their description indicates they grow 4-6 ounces, however, I have grown some larger.
If you live in a higher elevation, I would highly recommend you try Moskvich! They are very flavorful and, although sometimes I get anxious waiting for them to ripen, they never fail me!
By LincolnNE Gardener (Lincoln, Nebraska) on August 30, 2024
Moskvich is getting another shot next year in my garden. Production wasn't the greatest but it was also in an non-ideal location, sandwiched between two other tomato plants. But the take away for me is that the fruit is a nice size, fairly early producer, disease free, and most importantly it has a bunch of good classic tomato flavor that is hard to come by today. No cracking or cat facing on any of the fruit. Out of the 12 or so varieties I grew this year, this was definitely in the top 2 for flavor.
By Steven Gruchawka on March 31, 2015
We try dozens of varieties of tomatoes each year and this is always one of our favorite tasting tomatoes. We grow it every year. We even grew it in containers last winter under a grow light and it produced terrific tomatoes, though not as many as outside in the full warm summer sun. However, considering our house in the winter is about 68F in the daytime and 10 degrees cooler at night, I'd say this tomato did very well in the winter, at these cool temperatures. Flicked the flowers to pollinate indoors.
