{"id":1270,"date":"2026-08-29T16:30:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T16:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2026-08-29T16:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T16:30:33","slug":"tsars-favorite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/tsars-favorite\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsar&#8217;s Favorite (Tsarskiy Lyubimets) Heirloom Tomato"},"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;1270&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;6&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;3.7&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;3.7\\\/5 - (6 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tsar\\u0026#039;s Favorite (Tsarskiy Lyubimets) Heirloom Tomato&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;104.8&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: 104.8px;\">\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            3.7\/5 - (6 votes)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Tsarskiy Lyubimets (Tsar&#8217;s Favorite)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A popular Russian commercial and collector&#8217;s variety. The name translates to &#8220;Tsar&#8217;s Favorite&#8221; or &#8220;Royal Favorite&#8221;. <em>Note: There appear to be two distinct strains circulating in the community (a red-orange regular leaf version and a raspberry-pink potato leaf version).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), typically reaching 1.5\u20131.7 m (5\u20135.5 ft) in a greenhouse. Depending on the seed source, foliage can be either regular leaf (RL) or potato leaf (PL).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Massive, oblate (flattened), and slightly ribbed beefsteaks. First-truss fruits can reach up to 1 kg (2.2 lbs). Very meaty with tiny seed locules (cavities).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Sweet, aromatic, with a classic &#8220;granular&#8221; meaty texture. Excellent for fresh eating and salads.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Mid-season (112\u2013115 days from germination), though some growers report surprisingly early harvests when grown outdoors.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Yield:<\/strong> Exceptionally high. Growers report yields of up to a full bucket per plant.<\/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\">Sweet (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,792 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belgorod Region, Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>Description from the seed packet:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tsarskiy Lyubimets is intended for growing in glass and film greenhouses in temperate climates, and outdoors in open ground with staking in the south. Time from full germination to the start of ripening is 112-115 days. The plant is indeterminate, very vigorous, reaching 1.5-1.7 m (5-5.5 ft) in a greenhouse. The leaf is regular, broad, double-pinnate. The first flower truss forms above the 8th-9th leaf, and subsequent ones every 1-2 leaves. There are 3-4 fruits per truss. The fruit is oblate, ribbed, weighing up to 1000 g \/ 2.2 lbs (on the first truss), red-orange in color. The flesh occupies almost the entire space of the fruit (seed chambers are very small), granular, aromatic. Best for fresh eating\/salads.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>(Mentions Galya-64. Photo author: vavladi)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/34\/685-150914090146.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/34\/thumb_685-150914090146.jpeg\" alt=\"Tsarskiy Lyubimets (Tsar's Favorite) ripe tomato on the plant\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/2\/58-141113081834.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/2\/thumb_58-141113081834.jpeg\" alt=\"Large sliced Tsar's Favorite tomato showing dense meaty flesh\" width=\"160\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galya-64 (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,414 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svet (Svetlana), I had seeds from Terentyev [a private Russian breeder\/collector], and here is his description:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tsarskiy Lyubimets<\/strong><br \/>\nTall, with potato leaves (PL). Fruits are raspberry-pink, oblate, weighing up to 1 kg (2.2 lbs), excellent taste. Yield \u2013 up to a bucket of fruits per bush.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My grow-out confirmed this description, they grew exactly like that.<\/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\">salix (Iva) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udc64 Member (631 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew Tsarskiy Lyubimets from the &#8220;Biotechnica&#8221; seed company.<\/p>\n<p>It was pink, or raspberry-pink, with a soft yellow shoulder (cap), just like the one on the packet picture.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, growing outdoors in open ground (\u041e\u0413), it fell a bit short of its maximum size and yield potential, but it was delicious and surprisingly early.<\/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\">m_Kallista (Yulia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,801 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Neftegorsk, Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls, these tomatoes grew on my Tsar&#8217;s Favorite bush&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Is this an off-type (wrong seed)? \ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/133\/15021-230716104733.jpeg\" alt=\"Off-type Tsar's Favorite tomatoes with red-orange color\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/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\">m_Kallista (Yulia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,801 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Neftegorsk, Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I finally tasted these red-orange tomatoes. They sat on the counter for a long time, weren&#8217;t very soft to the touch, but looked fully ripe&#8230; honestly, because of the small weight, I was expecting some kind of bland &#8220;hybrid&#8221; taste&#8230; but they turned out to be very sweet! \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Tsarskiy Lyubimets (Tsar&#8217;s Favorite) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A popular Russian commercial and collector&#8217;s variety. The name translates to &#8220;Tsar&#8217;s Favorite&#8221; or &#8220;Royal Favorite&#8221;. Note: There appear to be two distinct strains circulating in the community (a red-orange regular leaf version and a raspberry-pink potato leaf version). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), typically reaching &#8230; <a title=\"Tsar&#8217;s Favorite (Tsarskiy Lyubimets) Heirloom Tomato\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/tsars-favorite\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Tsar&#8217;s Favorite (Tsarskiy Lyubimets) Heirloom Tomato\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5],"tags":[30,11,33,82,23,49,92,15],"class_list":["post-1270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-huge-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-mid-season","tag-open-ground","tag-russian-heirloom-growers","tag-sweet-flavor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270","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=1270"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1272,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270\/revisions\/1272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}