{"id":1029,"date":"2026-08-27T14:32:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1029"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:34:41","slug":"mother-in-laws-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/mother-in-laws-tongue\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother-in-Law&#8217;s Tongue (Teshchin Yazyk) Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1029&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mother-in-Law\\u0026#039;s Tongue (Teshchin Yazyk) Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Teshchin Yazyk (Mother-in-Law&#8217;s Tongue)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A fantastic heirloom variety originating from Ukraine. The hilarious name translates to <em>&#8220;Mother-in-Law&#8217;s Tongue&#8221;<\/em>, a playful nod to the long, slightly pointed, &#8220;sharp&#8221; shape of the fruit.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Mid-sized plant (often growing as a compact indeterminate), highly productive, and well-suited for greenhouse cultivation.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Bright red, elongated, pepper-shaped (or icicle) tomatoes. They grow in simple trusses containing 4 to 5 fruits each.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Firm, extremely meaty, and dense with a very pleasant, classic tomato flavor.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Best Uses:<\/strong> An incredibly versatile processing tomato. It is absolutely perfect for making juices, freezing, sun-drying, and whole-fruit canning\/pickling. It is also quite tasty eaten fresh.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f <strong>Disease Resistance:<\/strong> Exceptionally healthy. The most important feature noted by growers is that <strong>it does not suffer from Blossom End Rot (BER)<\/strong>\u2014a huge advantage, as many elongated\/paste tomatoes are notoriously prone to this issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">\u042f<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd North Yaroslavl Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew the &#8220;Teshchin Yazyk&#8221; (Mother-in-Law&#8217;s Tongue) variety in 2011 (seeds were from Ukraine)&#8230; Mid-sized, productive, with beautiful pepper-shaped fruits of bright red color. The fruits are firm, meaty, with a pleasant tomato taste. The truss is simple, holding 4-5 fruits.<\/p>\n<p>I grew it in closed ground (greenhouse) conditions. It was not affected by any diseases, and <strong>most importantly, it did not suffer from Blossom End Rot (BER)<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThis variety is absolutely ideal for making juices, freezing, sun-drying, and fresh consumption.<\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/1\/318-061113013807.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/1\/318-061113013807.jpeg\" alt=\"Teshchin Yazyk pepper shaped red tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">\u0417<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zulfiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (15,967 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ufa, Russia (USDA Zone 3-4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Natashenka, when do you sow it and when does it start to ripen? I want to figure out its ripening timeline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galina P. (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (37,710 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow \/ Chekhov district, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Natashenka, is it suitable for canning\/pickling in jars?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">\u042f<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd North Yaroslavl Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Zulfiya, my timelines generally stay the same every year&#8230; I\u2019ve developed a formula over many years of practice:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For greenhouse varieties \u2014 I sow in several batches.<\/li>\n<li>First batch: early February \u2014 I start working with the seeds (treatment, soaking, germinating, sowing)&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Second batch: mid-February (provided I have the seeds on hand, of course)&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Specifically for this variety (I checked my notes for 2011) \u2014 I sowed the seedlings on February 16th&#8230; planted them out in the greenhouse on April 23rd. I didn&#8217;t write down exactly when the very first fruits ripened&#8230; But the usual ripening time for fruits under this schedule is early July&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">\u0417<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zulfiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (15,967 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ufa, Russia (USDA Zone 3-4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thank you, Natasha! \ud83c\udf39 So that means it is mid-season, which is excellent! The older pepper-shaped varieties used to be much later to ripen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">\u042f<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd North Yaroslavl Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Galina P. wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nNatashenka, is it suitable for canning\/pickling in jars?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, of course, it&#8217;s suitable \ud83d\udc4d It is meaty and dense (I should have just mentioned that right away in the description \ud83d\udcdd)&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Danko (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew it in 2013, I liked it very much! \ud83d\ude0b\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/41\/47-201114015633.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/41\/thumb_47-201114015633.jpeg\" alt=\"Mother-in-Law's Tongue red pepper shaped tomato plant\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/41\/47-201114015950.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/41\/thumb_47-201114015950.jpeg\" alt=\"Long red paste tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Teshchin Yazyk (Mother-in-Law&#8217;s Tongue) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A fantastic heirloom variety originating from Ukraine. The hilarious name translates to &#8220;Mother-in-Law&#8217;s Tongue&#8221;, a playful nod to the long, slightly pointed, &#8220;sharp&#8221; shape of the fruit. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Mid-sized plant (often growing as a compact indeterminate), highly productive, and well-suited for greenhouse cultivation. \ud83c\udf45 &#8230; <a title=\"Mother-in-Law&#8217;s Tongue (Teshchin Yazyk) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/mother-in-laws-tongue\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mother-in-Law&#8217;s Tongue (Teshchin Yazyk) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162,4,5],"tags":[88,56,72,30,33,82,23,415,87],"class_list":["post-1029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plum-tomatoes","category-paste-canning","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-blossom-end-rot","tag-canning-tomato","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-indeterminate","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-mid-season","tag-pepper-shaped-tomato","tag-sun-dried-tomatoes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1029"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1030,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029\/revisions\/1030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}