🍅 Quick take: K 55-62 (also circulated as Mexican Green) is a mid-season, indeterminate green-when-ripe beefsteak. It produces sturdy, relatively slim vines and yields large, oblate fruits. Growers note that it has a classic GWR flavor profile: mild, very sweet, and lacking strong acidity, drawing comparisons to the famous Malakhitovaya Shkatulka. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)
Mid-season variety I got from A.I. Kulik. Indet vine, has a pretty slim profile but definitely not wimpy. Fruits are large and oblate. It has that classic green tomato flavor profile, mildly sweet without much acid, somewhat similar to Malakhitovaya Shkatulka. Average yields.
Edited November 28, 2016 by Drosera
Grew this one in the greenhouse. The plant is sturdy with average foliage cover, I pruned it to 3 stems. The fruits are large, and the flesh has a really pleasant flavor where the sweetness definitely stands out. It turned a lot of heads at our local tomato show because of the unusual fruit color 🙂
Full Summary: Plant Habit, Taste, and Yields
- 🌿 Plant & Foliage: Indeterminate, mid-season. The vines are described as strong and sturdy but with a relatively narrow, slim footprint, making them easy to manage in a greenhouse. Natalya successfully grew hers pruned to three leaders.
- 🍅 Fruit Appearance & Size: Produces large, oblate (flat-round) beefsteaks. Like most green-when-ripe (GWR) varieties, the skin retains a deep greenish-amber hue when fully ripe, making it a great novelty variety for displays.
- 👅 Taste: Flavor is highly rated by those who enjoy sweet, low-acid tomatoes. It is described as mildly sweet with a melting texture, drawing favorable comparisons to the famous Russian green heirloom Malakhitovaya Shkatulka (Malachite Box).
- 📈 Yields: Yields are average, producing a reliable but not overwhelming crop of large slicers.
🍅 Have you grown K 55-62 (Mexican Green)? Did you find it similar to Malachite Box? Share your zone and drop your photos in the comments below!
