{"id":1070,"date":"2026-08-27T20:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1070"},"modified":"2026-08-27T20:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:19:08","slug":"ukrainska-olena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/ukrainska-olena\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainska Olena (Ukrainian Elena) Pink Potato Leaf Heirloom"},"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;1070&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;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ukrainska Olena (Ukrainian Elena) Pink Potato Leaf Heirloom&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\">Share your rating<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Ukrainskaya Elena (Ukrainian Elena \/ Olena)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A highly regarded heirloom from Ukraine, popularized by the well-known breeder and collector Ruslan Dukhov. The name is often translated and circulated as Ukrainskaya Elena, Ukrainska Olena, or simply Ukrainian Alena.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), powerful but slender plants with Potato Leaf (PL) foliage. Grows to about 1.8 &#8211; 2+ meters (6 &#8211; 6.5+ ft) depending on whether it is grown in open ground or a greenhouse.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Very large, oblate (flat-round) pink beefsteaks. Some early fruits from megablooms take on a wide, boat-like shape (referred to in Russia as &#8220;lapot&#8221;). The flesh is meaty, dense, yet very juicy. It does not crack easily.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> A well-balanced, classic old-fashioned tomato flavor with a good mix of sweetness and acidity. While some find it slightly lacking in pure sugar sweetness, it makes up for it with rich, aromatic notes.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Mid-to-late season. It is a heavy yielder that sets fruit reliably without skipping trusses, even in intense heat or partial shade. Excellent for processing into thick, high-quality tomato juice.<\/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\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Alena (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,109 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds are from Dukhov (Ukraine).<br \/>\n&#8211; External description of the bush: mid-late variety, spreading, with potato leaf, powerful but slender.<br \/>\n&#8211; Fruit set &#8211; without skipping trusses, the last trusses are ripening.<br \/>\n&#8211; Bush height in open ground by August 14th &#8211; 1.8 m (6 ft), by September 6th &#8211; 1.9 m (6.2 ft).<br \/>\n&#8211; Trusses &#8211; 2 to 4 fruits each.<br \/>\n&#8211; Overall yield &#8211; high.<br \/>\n&#8211; Fruit: oblate (flat-round), deep pink.<br \/>\n&#8211; Density of the ripe fruit &#8211; medium.<br \/>\n&#8211; Taste &#8211; harmonious, well-balanced, with a nice tang, juicy, sweetness is a 4 out of 5!<br \/>\nFirst impression: a tomato meant for processing.. Doesn&#8217;t crack.<br \/>\nDisadvantages &#8211; lacked just a little bit of sweetness.<br \/>\nSeedling rating &#8211; 5, bush &#8211; 4+, fruit &#8211; 4, overall variety rating &#8211; 4+.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/14108-140815102316.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/thumb_14108-140815102316.jpeg\" alt=\"Ukrainskaya Elena potato leaf foliage\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/14108-140815102352.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/thumb_14108-140815102352.jpeg\" alt=\"Large pink beefsteak tomato on vine\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/14108-140815102424.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/thumb_14108-140815102424.jpeg\" alt=\"Heavy truss of Ukrainian Elena tomatoes\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/14108-140815102510.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/thumb_14108-140815102510.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested large pink tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/14108-140815102659.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/thumb_14108-140815102659.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross section of meaty tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/14108-140815102543.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/thumb_14108-140815102543.jpeg\" alt=\"Large pink heirloom tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/14108-140815102615.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/thumb_14108-140815102615.jpeg\" alt=\"Oblate shape of Ukrainian Olena fruit\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/14108-140815102730.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/thumb_14108-140815102730.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced open pink beefsteak tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Natsha\/Nataliya (Nataliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,147 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Rostov-on-Don, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/22\/16-050714154707.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/22\/thumb_16-050714154707.jpeg\" alt=\"Ukrainian Elena young green fruit\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/16-280714084648.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/thumb_16-280714084648.jpeg\" alt=\"Ripening pink tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/84\/16-160815145743.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/84\/thumb_16-160815145743.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Ukrainian Elena tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a><\/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 Mikhaylovna (Galina Mikhaylovna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,464 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd 40 km from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls, are Ukrainskaya Alena and Ukrainskaya Elena different varieties? I have Alena, it looks very much like Elena. Unfortunately, I don&#8217;t have a photo, but in the greenhouse it&#8217;s over 2 meters (6.5 ft) tall, and the fruits have no tartness\/acidity at all&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Alena (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,109 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>Galina Mikhaylovna said:<\/strong><br \/>\nGirls, are Ukrainskaya Alena and Ukrainskaya Elena different varieties? I have Alena, it looks very much like Elena&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Galina, as far as I know, it&#8217;s the exact same variety. It&#8217;s just an inaccurate translation.<\/p>\n<p>In Dukhov&#8217;s catalog, it is listed as Ukrainskaya Elena. So I saved it under that name.<\/p>\n<p>Everything is correct &#8211; very powerful, tall, almost without acidity, the fruit is oblate, looking a bit like a &#8220;lapot&#8221; (a wide, boat-shaped traditional woven shoe).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Natsha\/Nataliya (Nataliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,147 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Rostov-on-Don, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>Alena said:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn Dukhov&#8217;s catalog, it is listed as Ukrainskaya Elena.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But he sent it to me as &#8220;Ukrainska Olena&#8221;. This year I decided to &#8220;translate&#8221; it into Russian \ud83e\udd2b .<\/p>\n<p>Potato leaf, powerful bush, beautiful fruits (moderately sweet &#8211; you can feel that it is a tomato) &#8211; everything suits me.<\/p>\n<p>Alena, I see that the weight of &#8220;ours&#8221; is the same \ud83d\ude04 But mine is not shaped like a &#8220;lapot&#8221; (woven shoe).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Alena (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,109 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>Nataliya said:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8230;Alena, I see that the weight of &#8220;ours&#8221; is the same \ud83d\ude04 But mine is not shaped like a &#8220;lapot&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nataliya, only the first ones were &#8220;lapot&#8221; shaped for me (possibly from a fused megabloom).<br \/>\nBut the rest are like this:<\/p>\n<p>By the shape of the cut, you can see that the fruit is flat-round and, as it were, slightly bent at the sides &#8211; like a boat\/lapot.<br \/>\nTomorrow I will pick a couple of fruits and take a picture of them &#8220;in profile&#8221; for clarity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/90\/14108-180915172645.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/90\/thumb_14108-180915172645.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Ukrainian Elena showing shape\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Natsha\/Nataliya (Nataliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,147 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Rostov-on-Don, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine are the same. I call them oblate (flat-round) (read it somewhere &#8211; liked the expression \ud83d\ude09 ).<\/p>\n<p>Also, it seems, this shape is sometimes called a &#8220;broad heart&#8221; \ud83e\udd2b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Alena (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,109 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>No, Nataliya, they are not hearts at all.<\/p>\n<p>Oblate &#8211; yes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Elena, a.k.a. Alena, a.k.a. Olena turned out like this<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/132\/14-170716180536.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/132\/thumb_14-170716180536.jpeg\" alt=\"Nadezhda's Ukrainian Elena tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ninulik0980 (Nina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,048 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Saratov, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>Nadezhda said:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy Elena, a.k.a. Alena, a.k.a. Olena turned out like this<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>How delicious it looks&#8230; I will definitely plant it next season \ud83d\ude18<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/132\/14-170716180536.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/132\/thumb_14-170716180536.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful pink tomato fruit\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Nina, it doesn&#8217;t just look it, it actually is delicious. Not all of mine are this elongated, maybe just a little bit, there are simply oblate ones. The taste is sweet with a slight tang.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ninulik0980 (Nina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,048 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Saratov, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>Nadezhda said:<\/strong><br \/>\nNina, it doesn&#8217;t just look it, it actually is delicious. Not all of mine are this elongated, maybe just a little bit, there are simply oblate ones. The taste is sweet with a slight tang.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nadya, is it tall?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yes, tall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">mopsdad1 (Mikhail) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,123 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stary Oskol, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Out of 10 seedlings, only 2 had potato leaves for me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">3<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">35olimpia <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (7 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>We grew it this year. An amazing, aromatic, and tasty variety. We will continue to grow it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Valentina-11 (Valentina-11) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (49 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Poltava, Ukraine (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Ukrainska Olena. The sound &#8221; \u0407 &#8221; sounds like YI. It can be translated as Ukrainskaya Elena. A pink large-fruited beefsteak type tomato. One of the few that didn&#8217;t have its 2nd and 3rd trusses burn in the heat. It set fruit even under a tree, in the shade. Trusses weigh 1.5 &#8211; 2 kg (3.3 &#8211; 4.4 lbs) each. The plant is powerful. In the open ground, it&#8217;s over 180 cm (6 ft). I led it in 2-3 stems. The tomato when cut is meaty, tasty, sweet and sour, juicy, but not watery. Not very suitable for transportation. We made excellent juice from it. Very little waste and a lot of thick juice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/54604368__viber_2021-08-24_20-47-40-847.jpg.e26c0d6d807bfa70e9e260fdcdd6046e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/1760211732__viber_2021-08-24_20-47-40-847.thumb.jpg.b083aa9fd99c14f18b6c6f9fac999f04.jpg\" alt=\"Huge Ukrainian Olena tomato on scale\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/1103176757__viber_2021-08-24_20-52-32-846.jpg.638091fced073c0ceb5a5938ce0ae76e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/2093137408__viber_2021-08-24_20-52-32-846.thumb.jpg.97a6b974f5ea2db244b3464de5dabd71.jpg\" alt=\"Massive pink tomato harvest in basket\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Ukrainskaya Elena (Ukrainian Elena \/ Olena) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A highly regarded heirloom from Ukraine, popularized by the well-known breeder and collector Ruslan Dukhov. The name is often translated and circulated as Ukrainskaya Elena, Ukrainska Olena, or simply Ukrainian Alena. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), powerful but slender plants with Potato Leaf (PL) &#8230; <a title=\"Ukrainska Olena (Ukrainian Elena) Pink Potato Leaf Heirloom\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/ukrainska-olena\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Ukrainska Olena (Ukrainian Elena) Pink Potato Leaf Heirloom\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,65,5],"tags":[30,11,43,82,23,49,28],"class_list":["post-1070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-pink-tomatoes","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-huge-tomato","tag-late-season","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-mid-season","tag-open-ground","tag-potato-leaf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070","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=1070"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1072,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070\/revisions\/1072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}