🍅 Quick take: Dulcea de Fagaras (Sweet of Fagaras) is a Romanian family heirloom originating from the Transylvania region. It is a mid-season indeterminate variety that produces large, deeply pleated pinkish-red beefsteaks. Reviewers highly recommend it for its reliable production and sugary, juicy flavor. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 5-11 Experience)
Dulcea de Fagaras (Sweet of Fagaras)
Sweet from Fagaras is a family heirloom variety grown in the Sercaia area, Vad commune, in the Fagaras region (Transylvania in central Romania).
Mid-season, indeterminate, very productive variety. Strong and sturdy plant with regular foliage. Fruits are oblate with pleated shoulders, an unusual red-pink color, weighing about 10.5-14 oz (300-400 g). The superb sweet flavor and juicy flesh are just a delight. Best eaten fresh.
I grew this from seeds I got from Natalia Yolushkina. Really good variety, highly productive and tasty. Plant height was 5.5 ft (1.7 m). Set every truss without dropping a single blossom.
Here’s how mine turned out.
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage
- 🌿 Plant: Sturdy vines reached 5.5 ft (1.7 m) for Tiffany. The fruits size up well, routinely hitting the 10-14 oz (300-400 g) mark.
- 📈 Yield: Excellent. It is noted for flawless truss development, meaning it doesn’t suffer from blossom drop under proper conditions.
- 👅 Taste: As the translated name suggests, it is a notably sweet slicer with great juice content.
- 🌎 Who Reviewed It: Tested in very distinct climates within this thread, from the mild warmth of the Canary Islands (Zone 11) to the shorter, cooler seasons of central Russia (Zone 5).
🍅 Have you grown Dulcea de Fagaras? Leave a comment below to share your experience and photos. Let us know if you found it as sweet as the name implies!
