{"id":1104,"date":"2026-08-28T11:53:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1104"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:53:26","slug":"vater-rhein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/vater-rhein\/","title":{"rendered":"Vater Rhein (Father Rhine) Tomato Reviews"},"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;1104&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;Vater Rhein (Father Rhine) Tomato Reviews&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 Vater Rhein (Father Rhine)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A famous German heirloom. &#8220;Vater Rhein&#8221; translates to &#8220;Father Rhine&#8221;, named after the iconic European river. It is highly prized by collectors across Russia and Eastern Europe.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall). This variety is notorious for its extremely weak, frail, and &#8220;weeping&#8221; (wispy) foliage. Growers frequently joke that the seedlings look so pathetic &#8220;you just want to hug them and cry.&#8221; Do not let the sickly appearance fool you\u2014it is a genetic trait, not a disease.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Stunning, bright red, heart-shaped fruits featuring a very pronounced, sharp, elongated beak (nipple). They typically weigh 200-400 g (7-14 oz), though massive specimens approaching 1 kg (2.2 lbs) are possible. The interior is pure, dense &#8220;tomato meat&#8221; with very few seeds.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Consistently ranked as top-tier. It has a divine, sweet, rich, and buttery flavor profile that easily beats many other red varieties.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Mid-season to mid-late. Yields can be average initially, but the variety adapts well over time. The plant requires heavy feeding to support the large fruits due to its sparse foliage.<\/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\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetlyachok-plus (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from Valentina Redko. The variety is indet, medium yield, the taste is simply fabulous. It tastes a bit like Babushkino, only in a meatier version. There are few seeds in the fruit, solid sweet meat, but not bland (for my taste), there is a slight tanginess. There are 3-4 tomatoes in a truss. I grew one bush outdoors in the open ground (it ripened earlier and was slightly more productive than in the greenhouse), and two bushes in the greenhouse. Because of the taste, I will definitely plant it again \ud83d\ude0b \ud83d\udc4d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61418_919294a84a05314efe5064fe62062d8dc578e308.jpg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein red heart tomato on scale\" width=\"657\" height=\"492\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61420_5d82fc141f75e61d6f8f0749cb5ad215eee4eefd.jpg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein sharp beak tomato\" width=\"657\" height=\"492\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61422_9cee87d561bede013f5defaf8c77d4040c038315.jpg\" alt=\"Three Vater Rhein oxhearts\" width=\"657\" height=\"492\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetlyachok-plus (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>From the truss posted above, one tomato was tasted \ud83d\ude04. Here is a photo of a cut tomato from the truss, as you can see there are practically no seeds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61424_2faeb228ce2a17808f19312aea0a805dda46c33b.jpg\" alt=\"Seedless pure meat inside Vater Rhein tomato\" width=\"657\" height=\"492\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetlana! And I didn&#8217;t like the taste of Vater Rhein at all, the fruits were rather bland on both the first and second trusses \ud83d\ude1e But they are very beautiful. This is a fruit from the first truss, the fruits on the second truss are also beautiful, but the beak is slightly less elongated. Seeds were also from Redko.<\/p>\n<p>The bush is very frail\/wispy, there are indeed very few seeds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/124\/111-160616010121.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful red Vater Rhein fruit\" width=\"553\" height=\"478\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/124\/111-160616010158.jpeg\" alt=\"Father Rhine tomato on scale\" width=\"596\" height=\"382\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/124\/111-160616010444.jpeg\" alt=\"Meaty cross section of Father Rhine\" width=\"550\" height=\"527\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetlyachok-plus (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elena, my bushes are not frail, I&#8217;d even say they are sturdy. Not spreading, not many leaves, and they don&#8217;t overgrow with suckers much, maybe my variety got mixed up. Tomorrow I&#8217;ll take a picture of the bush in the greenhouse and post it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetlana, mine also grew very few suckers, and there are indeed few leaves, but the structure of the bush is very wispy and frail, and it was the same in the seedling stage. It grew in my greenhouse. I can&#8217;t take a picture of the bush anymore, I already &#8220;took care&#8221; of it \ud83e\udd2b (Today I cleared out half of the greenhouse).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetlyachok-plus (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I still have a few tomatoes ripening on these bushes, so I&#8217;m not touching them yet, and they aren&#8217;t sick with anything so far. But as seedlings, yes, they were also very frail for me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tata55 (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Vegetable Grower (402 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Lukhovitsy, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also have Vater Rhein from Redko. The favorite of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t call the bushes powerful by any means. There were few leaves and suckers too. Led it in 3 stems. It coped quite well. The fruits are all of the same shape with elongated noses. It was one of the first to start ripening. Regarding the taste, I completely agree with Svetlana. Under the greenhouse roof, a few green fruits are still hanging.<\/p>\n<p>Definitely in the plans for planting in 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetlyachok-plus (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is yesterday&#8217;s photo of the bush:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61441_d85bd040a1859016ccaf8d2a12e0049c2dcddfb7.jpg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein plant showing thin foliage\" width=\"657\" height=\"492\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61443_e131a7622f847ccb0332360465613a91c50e939a.jpg\" alt=\"Tomatoes ripening on wispy vine\" width=\"657\" height=\"492\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lana (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,417 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I liked the variety, candidate for planting in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/563-271014114454.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/thumb_563-271014114454.jpeg\" alt=\"Pointy beak of Vater Rhein\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/563-271014114524.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/thumb_563-271014114524.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful red heart heirloom\" 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\">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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/23\/47-100714065116.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/23\/thumb_47-100714065116.jpeg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein tomato bush\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">stolin (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stolin, Brest Region, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Could you please tell me how the variety name sounds in the original (in English)? \ud83d\ude33 \u270d\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Sweet (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,792 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belgorod Region, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here Alexander talked about its name:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Aleksander said:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe variety Vater Rhein does exist; it is a very old German variety. Its seeds are even preserved in the Gene Bank of the German Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics. This name translates not just literally as &#8220;Father Rhine&#8221;, but more affectionately as &#8220;Father-Rhine&#8221; (<em>Rhein-batyushka<\/em>), implying that for Germans, the Rhine holds the same deep cultural significance as &#8220;Mother Volga&#8221; does for us Russians.<\/p>\n<p>So, the recommended name is: Fater Reyn (Vater Rhein) or, translated, Father-Rhine.<\/p><\/blockquote>\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 Andreeva (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (12,011 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted it this year. One of the girls sent the seeds. But&#8230; it turned out to be an off-type, I was so upset, what grew was completely not it. Even though it seems our girls sent it, unfortunately I don&#8217;t remember who, maybe she got an off-type too?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Semechka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (23,539 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Suburbs of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia (USDA Zone 2)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/7892-060915193303.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful red Vater Rhein tomato\" width=\"830\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,344 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Stupinsky District, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>Svetlana said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI liked the variety, candidate for planting in 2015.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Svetlana, thank you for the seeds, a wonderful variety! \ud83c\udf3a<br \/>\nIt grew in the greenhouse in 2 stems, charming red hearts 150-200g (5.3-7 oz), meaty and very tasty \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\ude0b And what a nose! \ud83d\ude18 I adore the pointy-nosed ones! \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/166-060915015209.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/thumb_166-060915015209.jpeg\" alt=\"Pointy beak of Father Rhine\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/166-060915015014.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/thumb_166-060915015014.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful red heart tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lana (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,417 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>Svetlana said:<\/strong><br \/>\nSvetlana, thank you for the seeds, a wonderful variety! \ud83c\udf3a&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Svetlana, thank you! \ud83c\udf3a I also repeated this variety this season and it pleased me again!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/101\/563-111215112704.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/101\/thumb_563-111215112704.jpeg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein harvested\" 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\">Y<\/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 Northern Yaroslavl Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>Svetlana said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI liked the variety, candidate for planting in 2015.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh yes! \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\udc4d I don&#8217;t know what other variety can compare with it in the elegance of the fruit shape and the piquancy of the spout \ud83d\ude42 Conquered my heart forever! \ud83d\ude18<br \/>\nThank you, Svetlana (Lana) for such a wonderful gift! \ud83d\udc4f \ud83d\udc4f \ud83d\udc4f<br \/>\nMeaty, from the &#8220;buttery&#8221; series, with excellent taste!<\/p>\n<p>Here they are in the company of Zhyoltiye Grebeshki (Yellow Scallops).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/563-271014114454.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/thumb_563-271014114454.jpeg\" alt=\"Father Rhine tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/563-271014114524.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/thumb_563-271014114524.jpeg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/82\/318-090815135301.jpeg\" alt=\"Yellow and red heart shaped tomatoes on plate\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Luba-do (Lyubov) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Vegetable Grower (339 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Podolsk, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Vater Rhein. Seeds from Natalya (Yaroslavna). The favorite of this year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/12227-280716064633.jpeg\" alt=\"Two beautiful pointy red hearts\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ovechka (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Forum Pioneer (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Vater Rhein from Marina Devyatkova.<br \/>\nThe fruits are pink, without a beak, weight 300 g (10.5 oz). My mom grew exactly the same one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/139\/66-140816051305.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/139\/thumb_66-140816051305.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink off-type of Vater Rhein without beak\" width=\"160\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tata55 (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Vegetable Grower (402 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Lukhovitsy, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>Lyudmila said:<\/strong><br \/>\nVater Rhein from Marina Devyatkova.<br \/>\nThe fruits are pink, without a beak, weight 300 g&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nah, well that&#8217;s clearly not Vater Rhein.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/139\/66-140816051305.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/139\/thumb_66-140816051305.jpeg\" alt=\"Wrong shape off-type\" width=\"160\" height=\"105\" \/><\/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>My Vater Rhein, the bushes were not very spreading, grew in 2 and 3 stems. The tomato is bright red, on the first fruits the beak was not very elongated, on the upper trusses a large one grew. Sweet, without acid, meaty, I liked it. Weight, 150-450 grams (5.3-15.8 oz).<\/p>\n<p>The plate is for cake, not small.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/143\/14-020916055223.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/143\/thumb_14-020916055223.jpeg\" alt=\"Large red heart tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/14-090716133010.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/thumb_14-090716133010.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful elongated oxheart\" width=\"141\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/128\/14-030716114725.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/128\/thumb_14-030716114725.jpeg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein on the plant\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/136\/14-310716162823.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/136\/thumb_14-310716162823.jpeg\" alt=\"Meaty slice of Father Rhine 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\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Alisa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,406 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>Nadezhda said:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy Vater Rhein&#8230; on the upper trusses a large beak grew.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now those are some noses!!! Beauty! And what did they turn out to be in terms of ripening time?<\/p>\n<p>Mine were pleasantly balanced, there was acid to a greater or lesser extent throughout the whole season, but balanced. They didn&#8217;t turn out super sweet for me. Pink Honey (Rozovyi Myod) turned out sweeter for me. The bush itself remained vigorous until the bitter end, but I like the variety because the fruits don&#8217;t crack under downpours and hail, in my conditions this is soooo good. Made it to the favorites because of the nose)))<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/136\/14-310716162823.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/136\/thumb_14-310716162823.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful meaty slice\" 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<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>Alisa said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd what did they turn out to be in terms of ripening time?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I added this photo on July 3rd.<br \/>\nThese are from July 31st, this is the 4th-5th truss in the greenhouse.<br \/>\nNot early, that&#8217;s for sure, mid-season. When they started to ripen, I was no longer tracking each variety individually, like I do with the very earliest ones in mid-June. They turned out 2 weeks later than the early ones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/143\/14-020916055223.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/143\/thumb_14-020916055223.jpeg\" alt=\"Ripening times of Vater Rhein\" width=\"160\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/136\/14-310716162823.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/136\/thumb_14-310716162823.jpeg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein tomato slices\" 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\">Y<\/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 Northern Yaroslavl Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Conquered my heart and became a favorite! \ud83d\ude18 \ud83d\ude18 \ud83d\ude18 Charming, pointy-nosed fruits &#8211; I grew it again this season. I formed the plants into 3 stems, removed leaves to a minimum, the bushes remained just as elegant&#8230; But the fruits were all quite large, from 200 g (7 oz) and more&#8230; the first ones were well over 300 g (10.5 oz).<br \/>\nAnd still, they are sweet!! Season-2016 once again confirmed this merit of the variety! Thick flesh with a buttery structure, the fruits were not prone to cracking until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Here they are in the company of Yellow Scallops (Zhyoltiye Grebeshki).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/140\/318-160816073103.jpeg\" alt=\"Large harvest of Vater Rhein and Yellow Scallop tomatoes\" width=\"600\" height=\"652\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Sofiya 27 (Sofiya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,154 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The seeds are originally from V. Redko. The skinniest bush I have ever seen. Grew in the greenhouse and in open ground. In terms of ripening, it was mid-late for me. In the greenhouse, it turned out very productive. The fruits are all alike, pointy-nosed, beautiful. 200-400g (7-14 oz). The first greenhouse fruits didn&#8217;t win me over with taste, they were somewhat bland. Outdoors in the open ground, the yield was significantly lower and fruits smaller, but the taste &#8211; it was as if I tasted a completely different variety. Very tasty and sweet, not bland at all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/149\/13683-081016001957.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/149\/thumb_13683-081016001957.jpeg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein skinny bush\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/127\/13683-010716000159.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/127\/thumb_13683-010716000159.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful red heart\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/13683-280716073318.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/thumb_13683-280716073318.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of red heart tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/134\/13683-240716132332.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/134\/thumb_13683-240716132332.jpeg\" alt=\"Perfect pointy oxhearts\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Alisa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,406 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>For some reason, I didn&#8217;t have any red Fater Rein photos, but I do have a green truss. Gorgeous trusses, only it turned out mid-late in ripening for me. Led it in one stem, but in the future I think I&#8217;ll try two stems. It managed to set 4 trusses in open ground. I got 6+ fruits per truss at 250+ g (8.8+ oz) each. The fruits are heavy, buttery on the cut, dense, but there are seeds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/149\/14221-091016184316.jpeg\" alt=\"Green trusses of Vater Rhein\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Elena 62 (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,063 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds were from the forum. Grew in the greenhouse in the brightest spot. It was so frail-looking, everything nearby had a similar structure, but I thought it wouldn&#8217;t recover. \ud83d\ude22<br \/>\nBut then it started fruiting!!! And such beautiful ones!!! At the bottom, the first one was like Elena&#8217;s from Kostroma, I bought the seeds because of her photo, but it was the only one like that. \ud83d\ude22 All the rest were shaped like small hook-nosed hearts. \ud83c\udf45 Yummy, with a slight tanginess. \ud83d\ude0b I adore heart-shaped varieties.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/17239-311016011003.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/thumb_17239-311016011003.jpeg\" alt=\"Hook-nosed heart tomato\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Kirina (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,378 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupinsky district, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Vater Rhein, from V. Redko. Beautiful and tasty. I wanted it for a reason, will keep it in my collection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/10189-011116144005.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/thumb_10189-011116144005.jpeg\" alt=\"Perfect Vater Rhein 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\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ogorod Larionovykh (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,429 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>Alisa said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI got 6+ fruits per truss at 250+ g each. The fruits are heavy, buttery on the cut, dense&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>HANDSOME!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/149\/14221-091016184316.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful green trusses\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tatyana Kemerovo (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,694 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kemerovo, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew VR in a polycarbonate greenhouse. Forum seeds. There were 2 bushes in 2 stems. The bush is slender. The variety turned out to be mid-late. 25 and 30 pieces respectively. Quite large, about 300 grams (10.5 oz) each. There were noses but not so sharp. I didn&#8217;t understand the taste. It was bland. I really waited for it to improve at the end of the season, since it conquered me with its yield, but &#8211; no WOW factor \ud83d\ude1e<br \/>\nNearby grew 2 bushes of Marek&#8217;s Pointy Heart &#8211; they were very similar in shape, but those were larger, fewer in number, and completely late.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/153\/13391-131116031026.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/153\/thumb_13391-131116031026.jpeg\" alt=\"Tatyana's Vater Rhein tomatoes\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">cat2008 (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,827 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orsha, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A very beautiful and tasty tomato! The bush is indeed very frail &#8211; makes you want to hug it and cry \ud83d\ude04 Grew in the worst spot in the greenhouse, but didn&#8217;t disappoint \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/12397-060816184821.jpeg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein large harvest\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olviya (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,829 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The taste of the variety is excellent, sweet with a presence of acid. The fully ripe flesh is dark red, very beautiful. The yield is average, but quite decent, and among the red ones, it is one of the tastiest. Keeping it on my permanent grow list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,344 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Stupinsky District, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My favorite \ud83d\ude18, repeating it for the third time, amazingly beautiful and tasty \ud83d\ude0b red hearts, it was a pity to cut them, they lay on a tray on the veranda, everyone admired them. The first fruits are very large, up to 1 kg (2.2 lbs) probably \ud83d\udc4d There are few seeds in the fruits, just juicy delicious meat \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/188\/166-160817145758.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/188\/thumb_166-160817145758.jpeg\" alt=\"Huge Vater Rhein tomato on scale\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/166-290817134015.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/thumb_166-290817134015.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful sharp beak red heart\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/188\/166-160817150316.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/188\/thumb_166-160817150316.jpeg\" alt=\"Meat inside Father Rhine tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/193\/166-200917011230.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/193\/thumb_166-200917011230.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of pointy red hearts\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/205\/166-020118145800.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/205\/thumb_166-020118145800.jpeg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein sliced open\" width=\"118\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/138\/166-090816231642.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/138\/thumb_166-090816231642.jpeg\" alt=\"Giant red heart tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/138\/166-090816231556.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/138\/thumb_166-090816231556.jpeg\" alt=\"Meaty cross section showing few seeds\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/193\/166-200917010458.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/193\/166-200917010458.jpeg\" alt=\"Tray of beautiful Vater Rhein tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">IrinaVinn (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Vegetable Grower (318 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I really wanted this variety! The seeds turned out to be non-viable. Barely 1 out of 10 sprouted. I fussed over the seedling like a baby. Planted it in the best spot. When the bush set a lot of fruits, I was very happy. When I tasted it, I was disappointed (( Bland, ordinary&#8230; Didn&#8217;t even save seeds. I&#8217;ll try again from another source.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i.piccy.info\/i9\/f865510b33c2899f638326195e4b75e6\/1534685352\/49547\/1247338\/IMG_20180803_125022_500.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.piccy.info\/i9\/f865510b33c2899f638326195e4b75e6\/1534685352\/49547\/1247338\/IMG_20180803_125022_500.jpg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein growing outside\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/i.piccy.info\/i9\/84f13e8822ada7f60946b11d580d3401\/1534684976\/25951\/1247338\/IMG_20180811_113731_500.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.piccy.info\/i9\/84f13e8822ada7f60946b11d580d3401\/1534684976\/25951\/1247338\/IMG_20180811_113731_500.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful red oxheart harvested\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/i.piccy.info\/i9\/89ba6ee93c43a24bc6117af966bf3dc8\/1534685781\/27591\/1247338\/IMG_20180819_163332_500.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.piccy.info\/i9\/89ba6ee93c43a24bc6117af966bf3dc8\/1534685781\/27591\/1247338\/IMG_20180819_163332_500.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced red tomato\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Alisa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,406 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>Irina said:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen I tasted it, I was disappointed (( Bland, ordinary&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Maybe this is the impression from the first truss? Try it later when the heat subsides. Sometimes in the heat, the roots cannot extract all the goodies from the soil, and the flavor palette of the variety does not reveal itself. Or maybe feed it with potassium fertilizers.<\/p>\n<p>In my climate, the fruits on the first trusses are always inferior in taste to the subsequent ones due to weather conditions. In any case, you can make gorgeous paste, salsa out of it, or use it for juice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tiffany (Yuliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (20,171 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Las Palmas, Spain<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew Vater Rhein tomato in 2016. Seeds were from A.I. Kulik. It was the tastiest variety of the year. It seemed to me that I had never eaten a tastier tomato. Very sweet, buttery and at the same time juicy. There are extremely few seeds in the fruit. The flesh of a ripe fruit is dark red, bright. The shape is very beautiful, with a beak. The fruits were all about the same weight (200-250 grams \/ 7-8.8 oz), smooth and even. In terms of timing, it was mid-season. For me, Vater Rhein tomato was not very productive, as it sat in the worst spot. Next year I definitely must repeat it. A variety with an amazing taste is worth it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/131\/14878-150716052514.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/131\/thumb_14878-150716052514.jpeg\" alt=\"Perfectly shaped Vater Rhein tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/131\/14878-150716052603.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/131\/thumb_14878-150716052603.jpeg\" alt=\"Deep red buttery flesh of Father Rhine\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/132\/14878-180716092816.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/132\/thumb_14878-180716092816.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful pointy oxheart 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\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ogorod Larionovykh (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,429 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A very tasty tomato! The tastiest of all I&#8217;ve tried this season.. And very productive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lyudmila (Barnaul) (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Vegetable Grower (394 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Barnaul, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It is not for nothing they say, as many people, as many opinions. Planting this tomato for the second year. And I will always plant it, very balanced taste, sweet with tanginess, not bland, aroma of a real tomato. But it didn&#8217;t impress with yield in open ground. So, I will plant more bushes.<\/p>\n<p>The photo is somewhat unsuccessful, you can&#8217;t see the characteristic nose, but it really is there. The seeds flew to me from Krasnoyarsk, from a tomato lover, but from another, Krasnoyarsk forum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/236\/19949-210818033138.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/236\/thumb_19949-210818033138.jpeg\" alt=\"Lyudmila's Vater Rhein tomato\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/236\/19949-210818033742.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/236\/thumb_19949-210818033742.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful red tomato slice\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Irina, I look at your photos, and it seems to me you don&#8217;t have Vater Rhein. \ud83d\ude33 Doesn&#8217;t look like it at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">IrinaVinn (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Vegetable Grower (318 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yes, at first the tomatoes were without noses, but on the last truss there was one with the characteristic nose for Vater Rhein.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. We had two months of rain this year, maybe that&#8217;s why the taste was like that. I will try again next year and buy new seeds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tatyana Kemerovo (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,694 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kemerovo, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This year I repeated this variety from other seeds. I struggled with it. Resowed twice. One runt survived. Was afraid to breathe on it. \ud83d\ude04 Then it acted up again, I had to cut off the top and root it. As a result, planted it late. But the potential is good! One fruit managed to ripen on its own, the rest &#8211; forcibly (indoors). Up top, flowers-ovaries &#8211; decent amount! Now the shape is correct. Didn&#8217;t understand the taste. \ud83d\ude1e Either it didn&#8217;t like my conditions or&#8230; I will repeat it again &#8211; handsome guy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/241\/13391-180918070113.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/241\/thumb_13391-180918070113.jpeg\" alt=\"Pointy red heart 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\">Nata N. (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (36,924 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Dmitrovka, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew this variety for two years, seeds from two sources. They were like this both years:<\/p>\n<p>Mid-season ripening time, excellent taste.<br \/>\nI will not grow it anymore, because I believe that &#8220;a gardener is a human being too&#8221; \ud83d\ude48<br \/>\nThe pathetic look of the seedlings ruins the nervous system, starting from potting up. And then the pathetic look of the bushes in the greenhouse. All the time it seems that they have only a week to live \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/230\/18804-230718144624.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/230\/thumb_18804-230718144624.jpeg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein perfectly pointy red tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Alisa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,406 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>Natalya said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI will not grow it anymore&#8230; The pathetic look of the seedlings ruins the nervous system&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Natalya, I also trembled, because I hadn&#8217;t seen such a skinny guy before him, but then kind people told me not to be afraid to feed it heavily, and it acquired a decent look for heart-shaped ones))) This is in case you decide to give it another chance because of the taste.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/230\/18804-230718144624.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/230\/thumb_18804-230718144624.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful red heart heirloom\" width=\"160\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yulya (Yuliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (26,992 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Alexandrov, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetlana, thank you very much for a wonderful variety! \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<p>Grew in a film greenhouse. In May it got hit by frost, barely recovered. Therefore, it turned out late. At first I didn&#8217;t appreciate it. Just a washed-out taste with a little sweetness. And then, when they hung longer and gained sugar, I was delighted. VERY!!! sweet, taste is bright, rich. And the color is just amazing. Such a blazing color is only found in the &#8220;Zhar Goryaschie Ugli&#8221; (Glowing Coals Heat) tomato. In short, Vater Rhein blew my mind. And even in such Spartan conditions, it managed to be productive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/240\/22591-130918011230.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/240\/thumb_22591-130918011230.jpeg\" alt=\"Blazing red Vater Rhein tomato\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/240\/22591-130918011304.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/240\/thumb_22591-130918011304.jpeg\" alt=\"Bright red internal flesh\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (19,262 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pyatigorsk, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Beautiful, very tasty, flesh is dense. But yield is lagging, I will try to root it lying down in the seedling stage and plant 2 per hole.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svetlanaf-ecosemena.ru\/image\/cache\/catalog\/tomat\/1387-08-2-500x500.JPG\" alt=\"Red heart tomato on cutting board\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svetlanaf-ecosemena.ru\/image\/cache\/catalog\/tomat\/1387-08-3-500x500.JPG\" alt=\"Tomato flesh\" width=\"202\" height=\"25\" \/><\/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\">NINA-51 (Nina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Vegetable Grower (297 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Where is it better to plant it in the greenhouse? On the sunny side or on the middle bed?<\/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\">doch Fedora (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,833 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tomsk, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 2)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Alisa, poke me, please, where to read about its &#8220;feeding&#8221;. Liked it very much for the taste, among the leaders, appearance with a perky nose, but also scared by the pathetic look of the bush &#8211; makes you want to hug it and cry.<\/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\">neLENtyayka (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,774 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kemerovo, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew in 2018. Turned out late and not particularly productive. The taste didn&#8217;t impress. True, it is beautiful and stored well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/small.IMG_20180930_135030(1).jpg.71f03e58d382a5ee6725c54fd4ea3b47.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/small.IMG_20180930_135030(1).jpg.71f03e58d382a5ee6725c54fd4ea3b47.jpg\" alt=\"Late harvest of Vater Rhein\" width=\"250\" height=\"238\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Alisa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,406 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>Nina said:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhere is it better to plant it in the greenhouse? On the sunny side or on the middle bed?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mine grew outdoors in open ground on the middle bed. Its bush structure is so frail that I was afraid to plant it on the sunny side. As you can see in my photos in this thread, the yield in the trusses was good.<\/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\">Alisa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,406 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>Olga said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAlisa, poke me, please, where to read about its &#8220;feeding&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I fed it mostly with a complex fertilizer. In the initial stages, it didn&#8217;t overgrow with foliage from nitrogen fertilizers for me, unlike other varieties. It liked fermented weed tea. You can feed it once a week, when other varieties are fed no more than once every two weeks, or even a month. And if you feed with water-soluble fertilizers, then you can do it with every watering. I think initially you can give it more compost or horse manure in the planting hole than other varieties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Leona (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (574 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I will add to the &#8220;portrait&#8221; of this variety with a photo of its flowers. What a handsome guy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/420581810_-.jpg.4efe8a383ef5ec287006bdecac4e6035.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/51596589_-.thumb.jpg.8c07f5b1faba6938eae66c2483a4008b.jpg\" alt=\"Vater Rhein tomato flower blossoms\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tatyana Kemerovo (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,694 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kemerovo, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>Tatyana said:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis year I repeated this variety from other seeds&#8230; I will repeat it again &#8211; handsome guy!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Repeated. In the greenhouse, 1 bush grew in 2 stems. Yield is higher than last year. Taste is excellent! It is obvious that it hasn&#8217;t given everything it is capable of. Sat in a draft. Will try to plant in a more comfortable place next season. I want to plant more bushes. Has anyone tried two bushes in 1 planting hole? What was the result, girls?<\/p>\n<p>Only have this photo. Evening. Didn&#8217;t have time this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/241\/13391-180918070113.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/241\/thumb_13391-180918070113.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful red Vater Rhein tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/272136751_.jpg.af0dcaaca3142f050fe97c0dfa133857.jpg\"><img \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Vater Rhein (Father Rhine) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A famous German heirloom. &#8220;Vater Rhein&#8221; translates to &#8220;Father Rhine&#8221;, named after the iconic European river. It is highly prized by collectors across Russia and Eastern Europe. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). This variety is notorious for its extremely weak, frail, and &#8220;weeping&#8221; (wispy) foliage. 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