Spiridonovskie

det. small plant, beautiful rugose foliage, about 1 ounce red salad fruit, extremely cold tolerant (handled 3 days of hard frost in late June with aplomb), tasty, earliest to bear and loaded until frost, grew out 7 isolated plants in 2024 from Andrey's seed. I spaced them about 15-18 inches apart in a bed, a mistake as I couldn't cage them and they ended up on the ground, but fruit resisted spoilage well, kept well in the house as well. This little guy really impressed us. My garden partner loved the sweet "smoky" flavour and made a delicious sauce out of a box of them. A Saraev variety.