Quick Summary of Chudo Sveta (Wonder of the World)
- 🌍 Origin: A very popular, beautiful Russian commercial variety. The name translates to “Wonder of the World”, though it is sometimes visually compared to a small lemon.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), vigorous, and strongly growing plant (reaching over 2 meters / 6.5 ft in greenhouses). It forms complex, fan-shaped trusses. Usually trained to 2-3 stems.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Bright yellow, slightly ribbed, obovate (lemon-shaped) fruits with a distinct pointed beak. Average weight is 50-60g (1.7-2 oz). High beta-carotene content.
- 👅 Flavor & Texture: The taste is highly debated among growers. Due to low acidity, some find it “bland” or “ordinary” for fresh eating, while others (especially kids and some adults) absolutely love its mild, sweetish profile. However, everyone agrees it is spectacular for canning and pickling.
- ⏳ Yield & Maturity: Mid-late to late season (115-125 days). It produces massive clusters (up to 20-30 fruits per truss) and is highly resistant to diseases, including Late Blight.
Description from the seed packet:
“Mid-season indeterminate variety. Grown in 2-3 stems. On the main stem, 4-5 clusters are formed, each containing an average of 25 fruits weighing 50-60 g (2 oz). The fruits have a very beautiful shape and color, excellent taste, and are characterized by a high content of beta-carotene. The use of fruits is universal; they are excellent both fresh and canned. The variety is intended for growing in greenhouses and open ground (staked).”
Photo credits to forum members: pomidorka, Nadin, Nadya Ya, Tatiana Evgenievna.
“Chudo Sveta is a late-ripening variety, ripening occurs on the 115-125th day after full emergence. The plants are vigorous. The inflorescence is complex: the first one is laid above the 11th leaf, subsequent ones—every 3-5 leaves. The fruit is obovate, slightly ribbed, weighing up to 50-60 g (2 oz). The color of unripe fruits is green with a dark green spot at the stem; ripe ones are yellow. The number of fruits per cluster is usually 20-30 pieces.”
— “Dachnaya” Newspaper, 21.10.2005. L. Fedoriv, agronomist.
The variety is very productive, but the tomatoes are a bit hollow inside.
And how do they taste?
I have a packet of seeds sitting around—planning to plant them in 2016.
Oksana YuFO said:
And how do they taste?
The taste is ordinary; it didn’t stand out to me in any way.
I planted this variety for its beauty and because of its name—it’s almost my namesake, Chudo Sveta (Wonder of Sveta) 😆
Tall, beautiful, blond 👍
I planted Chudo Sveta for 3 years in a row. Always gives a harvest, doesn’t get sick. The taste is a bit bland.
But my little nephew picks this one out of all the tomatoes (and I have 50 varieties) and eats it instead of apples. He says the only tomato better than this is Shaherezada. He doesn’t even want Malakhitovaya Shkatulka (Malachite Box). I will plant it again, I really like it canned in jars too.
I also liked these tomatoes for their shape and for canning, but I didn’t really like them fresh. Meanwhile, my husband gorged himself on them 😉… Go figure… everyone has different tastes.
To me, the taste also seemed ordinary. But the bush is beautiful.
Very tall in the greenhouse, over 2m (6.5 ft), complex fan-shaped clusters. Ripening time is mid-late, highly productive. The fruits are beautiful little lemons with a beak; the taste is ordinary.
My Chudo Sveta.
For me, it is late, although I planted it out very late myself. It grew in a grow bag in the corner of the greenhouse (I just didn’t get around to dealing with it), then it was carefully transplanted into the ground… The photo of the bush is from early September… I’m already covering things with protective fabric in the greenhouse, and it’s only just starting to ripen… It did not succumb to Late Blight…
I liked the variety. Grew it in the greenhouse. Very productive.
Nothing special flavor-wise for fresh eating, but I really liked it in pickling/canning.
I will repeat it)
