Quick Summary of Rozovyi Shlem (Pink Helmet)
- 🌍 Origin: A fantastic commercial variety released by the highly respected Russian seed company “Siberian Garden” (SibSad). The name translates to “Pink Helmet”.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, growing up to 2 meters (6.5 ft) tall in a greenhouse. Like many classic oxheart varieties, it has a “wispy” or weeping foliage (the plant looks a bit fragile/skinny, but this is completely normal). Highly adaptable—it even produces well on the shaded northern side of a greenhouse.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large, beautiful pink oxhearts (heart-shaped). Average fruits weigh between 135 and 420 g (4.8-15 oz), but the first early fruits often reach 500 g (1.1 lbs) or more. Unlike some varieties, it maintains good fruit size even on the upper trusses.
- 👅 Flavor: Dense, meaty, and juicy. It has a sweet flavor profile balanced with a very slight, refreshing tang. Highly aromatic.
- 🏆 Highlights: Outstanding fruit set even in extreme/harsh summer weather. Many experienced growers consider it a very worthy alternative to the legendary Rozovyi Myod (Pink Honey) tomato.
This variety made me very happy! :yep: It is tasty, aromatic, meaty, juicy, and sweet with a slight tang. :niam:
The fruits are pink and very beautiful. Even considering the extreme/harsh summer weather we had, the variety set fruit very well. I got 8 trusses with 4-5 tomatoes on each, weighing anywhere from 135 to 420 g (4.8-15 oz). I think in a good year the yield would be even higher. It is definitely staying in my permanent collection!
I would like to add my review. It is a very worthy variety. My tomatoes were half a kilo (500 g / 1.1 lbs)—no less—especially the first ones.
It fruited very abundantly. The tomatoes on the upper trusses were also quite large, not small at all. The bush has that classic “wispy/skinny” oxheart foliage, and in the greenhouse, it grew up to 2 meters (6.5 ft), no higher. I pruned it to 2 stems. Unfortunately, I lost my photos. The seeds were from the SibSad company.
Seeds from “Siberian Garden” (SibSad). I grew 2 bushes in the greenhouse. It’s a good, highly productive variety. The fruits are tasty pink oxhearts. Mid-season.
To me, it seemed like a very worthy analog/alternative to the famous Rozovyi Myod (Pink Honey) tomato.
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It is a very worthy variety. My tomatoes were half a kilo…
Ksyusha, my seeds were from you! A huge thank you for this variety! :thx: :hat:
For me, it turned out to be mid-early (I sowed the seeds on February 20th). In all other respects, I agree with every single word you said. I will only add that, in addition to all its great qualities, the variety is incredibly beautiful! It grew on the northern (shaded) side of my greenhouse. (It’s the one on the right in the photo).
