{"id":1193,"date":"2026-08-29T10:26:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T10:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1193"},"modified":"2026-08-29T10:26:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T10:26:44","slug":"khali-gali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/khali-gali\/","title":{"rendered":"Khali Gali F1 Bush 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;1193&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;Khali Gali F1 Bush 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 Khali Gali F1<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A commercial early-season Russian hybrid (F1) developed by breeders in Rostov. Bred specifically for high yields and reliability in open ground.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (bush), extremely vigorous with medium foliage. It generally reaches about 1 meter (3.3 ft) in height. Very low maintenance\u2014it barely requires pruning, as the first suckers only appear after the first flower truss.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Uniform, firm, and heavy round red tomatoes with a tiny &#8220;beak&#8221; (nipple) on the blossom end. They average 150-250 g (5.3-8.8 oz) and have no green shoulders.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Use:<\/strong> Classic sweet-and-sour tomato taste. While it may not beat an heirloom beefsteak in a taste test, its incredible production volume and uniform size make it an absolute superstar for whole-jar canning and commercial sales.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f <strong>Disease Resistance:<\/strong> Highly resistant to TMV (Tobacco Mosaic Virus), and very tolerant to Early Blight (Alternaria) and Septoria leaf spot.<\/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\">F<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">flytomat (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (52 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Donetsk, Ukraine (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>An early ripening hybrid (102-107 days).<\/p>\n<p>The plants are determinate, vigorous, with medium foliage. It sets the first flower truss above the 5-7th leaf. The fruits are large, firm, heavy, round with an even red color, without a green spot at the stem (no green shoulders). Average weight is 150-250 grams (5.3-8.8 oz). There is a small &#8220;beak&#8221; (nipple) on the blossom end of the fruit.<\/p>\n<p>Resistant to TMV (Tobacco Mosaic Virus), tolerant to Alternaria (Early Blight) and Septoria leaf spot.<\/p>\n<p>Yield is 65-85 tons\/hectare in open ground, and 13-16 kg\/sq.m (2.6-3.2 lbs\/sq.ft) in film greenhouses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My impressions from growing it:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year I planted it for the first time, because I read online that this is a hybrid from Rostov breeders, and the climate zones of Donetsk and Rostov are very similar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Taste:<\/strong> A sweet-and-sour tomato flavor. As for me, there are tastier ones, but among those I shared them with, there were people who thought the taste was the best.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yield:<\/strong> I didn&#8217;t weigh the harvest on a scale, but it is clearly much higher than that of regular open-pollinated (OP) varieties. Good for obtaining marketable produce. Therefore (because of the sheer volume), the bulk of it went into canning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canning:<\/strong> The size of the tomato allows you to put them whole into jars. There were practically none that wouldn&#8217;t fit through the jar&#8217;s neck.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ripening time:<\/strong> Felt mid-season to me, but that&#8217;s my opinion, because by the time the first fruits ripened, Lyana and Rozovyi Myod (Pink Honey) were already in full swing.<\/p>\n<p>I saw discussions online that you need to &#8220;shake&#8221; the plants to get more fruit set. This was attributed to a specific feature of the flower. Initially, I tried tapping the supports a bit, but then I gave up on it \u2014 there was a &#8220;sea&#8221; of fruit set anyway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diseases:<\/strong> It either doesn&#8217;t get fungal diseases or tolerates them easily; in any case, it doesn&#8217;t lead to a noticeable loss of yield. As for viral diseases \u2014 it&#8217;s worse. Out of 50 planted bushes, 4-5 got sick. Of those, 4 plants went from being 50-60 cm (20-24 inches) tall (just as active blooming was starting) to dying back into &#8220;dried-up little weeds&#8221; by mid-to-late August. Only one of the sick ones survived until autumn, but there were virtually no fruits on it. I only managed to stop the spread through treatments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bush shaping\/pruning:<\/strong> It requires practically none; the first suckers appear only after the first flower truss. I liked this, since I don&#8217;t have the opportunity to devote all my time just to tomatoes. The bush is beautiful, with a thick sturdy stem, the leaves are light green, or rather with a lean towards a silvery hue. Height \u2014 mine was slightly over a meter (3.3 ft), which is taller than stated. But then again, maybe that was the result of powerful grow lights during the seedling stage, deep planting (developing roots in 3 tiers), and heavy feeding in the open ground.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seeds:<\/strong> Last year I bought them here (in Donetsk), clearly locally packed (photos 1 and 2). I will plant them again this year. I already bought the seeds, but Ukrainian ones this time (photo 3), we&#8217;ll see what grows.<\/p>\n<p>By and large \u2014 I liked it, I will keep growing it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_02\/IMG_20210202_190618396.jpg.95103411caf229796c7ac0af738063f8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_02\/IMG_20210202_190618396.thumb.jpg.2af1822f11ab77a00a87117bc1bd19e9.jpg\" alt=\"Khali Gali F1 Russian hybrid seed packet front\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_02\/IMG_20210202_190551276.jpg.db810aa686efd62e6069ca3a54e23d5a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_02\/IMG_20210202_190551276.thumb.jpg.c538131b2b0589ff81c74cfab172ba1b.jpg\" alt=\"Back of Khali Gali tomato seed packet with description\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_02\/IMG_20210202_190352882.jpg.862b9cf97e6b30030753501fd81f3cc8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_02\/IMG_20210202_190352882.thumb.jpg.cc2c76b7a2cf06e07dd6c7cf8c073874.jpg\" alt=\"Ukrainian seed packet of Khali Gali F1\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_02\/IMG_20210202_190309017.jpg.3e2b98ad62df58c85276cf549dc6939e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_02\/IMG_20210202_190309017.thumb.jpg.0f37acc05592e40499a0b09b6d042011.jpg\" alt=\"Commercial hybrid tomato seeds\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><\/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\">Aqua (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User (127 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew it several years in a row outdoors. Absolutely trouble-free to grow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Khali Gali F1 \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A commercial early-season Russian hybrid (F1) developed by breeders in Rostov. Bred specifically for high yields and reliability in open ground. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (bush), extremely vigorous with medium foliage. It generally reaches about 1 meter (3.3 ft) in height. 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