{"id":1273,"date":"2026-08-29T19:04:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T19:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2026-08-29T19:04:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T19:04:59","slug":"tsao-fen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/tsao-fen\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsao Fen Early Yellow 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;1273&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;Tsao Fen Early Yellow Heirloom Tomato&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 Tsao Fen<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A collector&#8217;s variety sourced from Russian heirloom growers (originating from the Logunov collection). The name suggests Asian origins (often transliterated as Cao Fen or Tsao Fen).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), reaching about 2 meters (6.5 ft) when grown in a greenhouse.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Medium-sized fruits, typically ranging from 100 g to 250 g (3.5\u20138.8 oz). They have a beautiful, almost transparent pale yellow color, and many develop a distinctive pink blush (cap) on the blossom end.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Very good, sweet taste with notably low acidity. Perfect for those who prefer mild, sweet tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Early to mid-early. Many growers note it as one of the very first to ripen in their gardens.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Yield:<\/strong> Good productivity, known to set fruit especially heavily on the lower trusses.<\/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\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tomatanya (Tanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Forum Moderator (10,243 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Sinyavino-2, Leningrad Region (near St. Petersburg)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds are from collector Logunov. The bush is indeterminate, up to 2 m (6.5 ft) in the greenhouse. Mid-early.<\/p>\n<p>The yield is good, especially on the lower trusses. They are a transparent-yellow color, and a pink cap (blush) appears on the top of some of them.<\/p>\n<p>Fruit size is medium, with some specimens reaching up to 250 g (8.8 oz). Good taste, low acidity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/49941_1111959c8dedbe07cd73952d8776a8899d4f1e14.jpg\" alt=\"Tsao Fen pale yellow tomato on the vine\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/49943_a8e29e90a1f3daf48fb1451deee10773c7907d95.jpg\" alt=\"Tsao Fen tomato cluster in the greenhouse\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/49945_198295bb9bca0d111558524a790cd32e1e46a27e.jpg\" alt=\"Ripe Tsao Fen tomatoes on scale\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/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\">Tomatanya (Tanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Forum Moderator (10,243 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Sinyavino-2, Leningrad Region (near St. Petersburg)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Adding more photos:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/49947_12458a24a90b903721cce0f1f62a871412ed3f1c.jpg\" alt=\"Tsao Fen sliced yellow tomato showing interior\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/49949_c4aae7520fe2433dba9b7120c511a4e40bf4c0fd.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of Tsao Fen tomato flesh\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/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\">trofi (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,715 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd South of Moscow Region<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It was my very earliest variety. Quite productive, but of course, not as heavy-yielding as Tanya&#8217;s. My weights were about 100 grams (3.5 oz), maybe a little more. Very tasty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Tsao Fen \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A collector&#8217;s variety sourced from Russian heirloom growers (originating from the Logunov collection). The name suggests Asian origins (often transliterated as Cao Fen or Tsao Fen). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), reaching about 2 meters (6.5 ft) when grown in a greenhouse. \ud83c\udf45 Fruit Characteristics: Medium-sized fruits, typically &#8230; <a title=\"Tsao Fen Early Yellow Heirloom Tomato\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/tsao-fen\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Tsao Fen Early Yellow Heirloom Tomato\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,94],"tags":[48,72,33,15],"class_list":["post-1273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-orange-and-yellow-tomatoes","category-heirloom-other","tag-early-season","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-sweet-flavor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273","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=1273"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1274,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273\/revisions\/1274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}