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Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-5 Experience)
Tall, mid-season beautiful variety, fruits are striped green-red, weighing up to 10.5 oz (300 g), the flesh is also green with red swirls, quite tasty 😋 Grew in the greenhouse to 2 stems.
Edited December 11, 2015 by Drosera
….Very tasty beauties, grew in the greenhouse. Will be repeating 👍
Edited December 26, 2015 by Anela
I liked Green Copia too! The tomatoes were pretty large. But the variety is definitely late – they were among the very last to start ripening already at the end of July.
I fell in love with this stunner too 😘 Will definitely repeat it. And the fact that it’s late is actually a good thing. The others are already finishing up, and this one is still loaded with fruit 👏 I picked the tomatoes in the photo on August 15, almost missed them, kept walking past these vines for a long time thinking they hadn’t ripened yet. Productive, tasty, beautiful. One of the most successful ones this year 👍
Slow Growth & Yield Issues
Mine turned out green with a tongue of flame inside, and it ended up being very late. The taste – well, so-so, not for everyone. It takes its sweet time to get going, even though it was planted in very good conditions, individually separated from the rest in the greenhouse. Given my limited space, I’ll give preference to Malakhitovaya Shkatulka.
Sunscald & Late Blight
Grew in the greenhouse on the south side, it really didn’t like it there – got sunscald.. 🤷♀️
Really liked the variety for its excellent yield and the taste of the fruits. Reached about 5 ft (1.5 m) in the greenhouse, mid-season ripening. The fruits were medium-sized, very tasty, sweet, juicy, with a fruity tartness.
Simply fell in love with this tomato – it’s beautiful, and oh so sweet! If you tried it with your eyes closed, you might think it’s an exotic fruit!
galka68 wrote:
Mine turned out green with a tongue of flame inside, and it ended up being very late. The taste – well, so-so, not for everyone. It takes its sweet time to get going, even though it was planted in very good conditions, individually separated from the rest in the greenhouse. Given my limited space, I’ll give preference to Malakhitovaya Shkatulka
Same story here. It was the absolute last tomato in the greenhouse. I tried planting it outdoors too, but late blight took it out. I did like the taste and color. The yield was disappointing though, just 3-4 tomatoes per plant at 3.5-5 oz (100-150 g).
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste, and Growing Challenges
- 🌿 Plant: An indeterminate vine reaching roughly 5 ft (1.5 m) in the greenhouse. Known for being quite slow to get established and very late to ripen compared to other varieties. Growers noted it is sensitive to intense direct greenhouse sun (prone to sunscald) and highly susceptible to late blight if grown unprotected outdoors.
- 📈 Yield: Results varied wildly. Some growers found it highly productive, while others were frustrated by extremely low yields (as few as 3-4 fruits per plant).
- 👅 Taste & Appearance: Medium to large bicolor fruits (3.5-10.5 oz / 100-300 g) with green skin and red striping. The interior flesh is bright green with striking red “flames” in the center. While one grower felt the flavor was underwhelming, the vast majority praised its intense, juicy sweetness, comparing it to eating exotic fruit.
- 🌎 Who Reviewed It: 8 growers reviewed Green Copia, gardening across central Russia and Belarus (USDA Zones 4-5).
