{"id":157,"date":"2026-08-18T11:10:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=157"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:10:30","slug":"polden-f1-tomato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/polden-f1-tomato\/","title":{"rendered":"Polden F1 (Noon) Tomato Review &#038; Photos: Orange Cherry Hybrid"},"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;157&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;Polden F1 (Noon) Tomato Review \\u0026amp; Photos: Orange Cherry Hybrid&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 Polden F1 (Noon F1)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A highly reliable Russian F1 hybrid from the &#8220;Ilyinichna&#8221; seed company\/breeder. The name translates to &#8220;Noon&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), but very easy to manage. It has a sturdy, thick main stem and produces very few lateral suckers. It features unique small, finely divided (cut) dark green leaves with a beautiful glaucous (blue-gray) tint.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f <strong>Disease Resistance:<\/strong> Exceptional! It is highly praised for being strongly resistant to Leaf Mold (Cladosporium) and Fusarium Wilt, making it a perfect choice for humid greenhouse environments.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Bright orange cherry tomatoes, roughly the size of sweet cherries, weighing about 20g (0.7 oz). They grow in neat clusters of 11-13 fruits.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Sweet and juicy with a firm skin.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd6b <strong>Culinary Use:<\/strong> Great for fresh eating, but highly recommended for whole-fruit canning and pickling because the firm skin prevents them from splitting in the jars. Stores reasonably well after picking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\">Nataly (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,032 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Istra District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>An excellent indeterminate from Ilyinichna. Not prone to disease (resistant to Leaf Mold \/ Cladosporium and Fusarium), sturdy bush, trusses with fruits the size of sweet cherries, bright orange color, tasty and beautiful. I plant it every year in the greenhouse, I like it very much.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/107\/14163-250116100251.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/107\/thumb_14163-250116100251.jpeg\" alt=\"Polden F1 bright orange cherry tomatoes on the vine\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/107\/14163-250116100209.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/107\/thumb_14163-250116100209.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of orange Noon F1 cherry tomatoes\" \/><\/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\">Olena (Olga, Moskva) (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,007 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also planted Polden this year. It is truly resistant to Leaf Mold (Cladosporium). Tasty, beautiful, but mine did crack unfortunately&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Natalya, how many stems did you train it to? I trained it to two, but I didn&#8217;t really like the result. I&#8217;m thinking, maybe three is better?<\/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\">Nataly (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,032 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Istra District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Olena (Olga, Moskva) wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nNatalya, how many stems did you train it to? I trained it to two, but I didn&#8217;t really like the result. I&#8217;m thinking, maybe three is better?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I train everything to two stems, extremely rarely to three, it just gets too crowded\/dense.<\/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\">NatashaNN (Nataliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Beginner (33 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow \/ Tver Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>We grew it in the greenhouse for two years. Seeds from Ilyinichna.<\/p>\n<p>I really liked the structure of the bush\u2014a thick main stem and small, finely divided dark green leaves with a glaucous, blue-gray tint. I trained it to two stems. A completely trouble-free little tomato. Very few suckers, the bush is easily manageable, no hassle with it at all. It never got sick with anything.<\/p>\n<p>It fruited right up until the frosts. There are 11-13 little tomatoes in a truss, about 20 grams (0.7 oz) each. Firm skin, juice inside. Sweet and juicy. The skin is not delicate, so it doesn&#8217;t crack in canning\/preserves. It can even store for a little while after picking.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/208\/21016-030218110346.jpeg\" alt=\"Polden F1 cherry tomato clusters\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Polden F1 (Noon F1) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A highly reliable Russian F1 hybrid from the &#8220;Ilyinichna&#8221; seed company\/breeder. The name translates to &#8220;Noon&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), but very easy to manage. It has a sturdy, thick main stem and produces very few lateral suckers. It features unique small, finely divided (cut) &#8230; <a title=\"Polden F1 (Noon) Tomato Review &#038; Photos: Orange Cherry Hybrid\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/polden-f1-tomato\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Polden F1 (Noon) Tomato Review &#038; Photos: Orange Cherry Hybrid\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,3],"tags":[56,147,145,148,72,149,146,144],"class_list":["post-157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1-hybrid","category-cherry-grape-tomatoes","tag-canning-tomato","tag-cladosporium-resistant","tag-f1-hybrid-tomato","tag-fusarium-resistant","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-ilyinichna-seeds","tag-leaf-mold-resistant","tag-orange-cherry-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157","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=157"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157\/revisions\/159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}