{"id":1597,"date":"2026-09-02T14:56:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1597"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:56:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:56:48","slug":"chocolate-chunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/chocolate-chunk\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Chunk (Shokoladnaya Glyba) 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;1597&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;Chocolate Chunk (Shokoladnaya Glyba) 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: Shokoladnaya Glyba (Chocolate Chunk)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A commercial variety released by the Russian seed company &#8220;Nash Sad&#8221; (Our Garden). The name translates to &#8220;Chocolate Chunk&#8221; or &#8220;Chocolate Block.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Advertised as a compact indeterminate reaching about 1.5 meters (5 ft) tall with large, dark green leaves.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Supposed to be massive (up to 1 kg \/ 2.2 lbs), oblate (flat-round), dark brown\/mahogany beefsteaks. However, reality often differs from the packet\u2014most growers report fruits in the 300-400g (10-14 oz) range.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Highly subjective. Some growers rate it as excellent and a favorite among their family members, while others describe an unpleasant, strange aftertaste.<\/li>\n<li>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Seed Warning (Mix-ups):<\/strong> The commercial seed packets from &#8220;Nash Sad&#8221; are notoriously inconsistent. Growers have reported growing completely different off-types (such as large pink beefsteaks) from these packets. Expect some genetic variability!<\/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\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Vladimir Baranov (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (312 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>Description from the manufacturer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Lycopersicon esculentum. The perfect black. Early ripening. Indeterminate. The plant is powerful but compact. The leaf is large, dark green. Height is about 1.5 m (5 ft). The fruits are oblate (flat-round), very large, up to 1 kg (2.2 lbs) in weight, gathered in trusses of 3-5 fruits, some of the darkest out there, beautiful in cross-section, tasty, juicy! One of the best black-fruited tomatoes! The fruits are multi-chambered, meaty. Yield is high. Disease resistant.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I grew this variety in 2019 in a greenhouse. One bush grew in poor conditions, the other in good conditions. I&#8217;ll talk about the second bush. This tomato turned out to be my champion in yield, giving a whopping 4 kg (8.8 lbs) from 1 bush. Even in the seedling stage, the stems began to fuse together (fasciation), which I decided not to break off when transplanting into the ground. I didn&#8217;t thin out the flower trusses. The bush produced practically no suckers.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I got an off-type (mix-up), but the color of the tomatoes wasn&#8217;t very dark, the fruits were slightly ribbed and indeed oblate, the weight of the fruits ranged from 116 to 355 g (4 to 12.5 oz). It only caught Leaf Mold (Cladosporium) in the autumn, and the fruits didn&#8217;t suffer. The only, but major, drawback turned out to be the taste. It had a strange aftertaste that I can&#8217;t compare to anything else. I would probably give it a 1 or 2 out of 10.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/1294233436_IMG_20190824_201403(1).jpg.cac6d3f2afc2c66d466287a5cf881742.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/2056951568_IMG_20190824_201403(1).thumb.jpg.c7e65a07e5e75aea731a0649129be8c0.jpg\" alt=\"Vladimir's Shokoladnaya Glyba tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/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\">OLIA (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (542 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Was it really that bad tasting? And both bushes?<\/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\">Nadia (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Was the manufacturer &#8220;Nash Sad&#8221; (Our Garden)?<\/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\">Olga <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,885 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>This year I also grew the tomato Shokoladnaya Glyba from the company &#8220;Nash Sad,&#8221; and as a result, a &#8220;Pink Chunk&#8221; grew instead. In short, it was a very good off-type (mix-up).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Vladimir Baranov (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (312 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yes, I planted seeds from the manufacturer NASH SAD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Raduga (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,149 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd St. Petersburg, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Just goes to show how different it is for everyone )))<\/p>\n<p>I have been growing this little tomato every year since 2016. Seeds are from &#8220;Nash Sad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t grow into a massive &#8220;chunk&#8221; (block). The fruits are 300-400 gr (10-14 oz) in my conditions. Highly productive, and for me, it ripens closer to early-mid season. We like its taste qualities. This variety is very much liked by all the men in our neighborhood )<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot (in the cross-section photo, it is next to <em>Zagadka Prirody \/ Nature&#8217;s Riddle<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_03\/Screenshot_2020-03-06-22-57-49.jpg.e06a03f66cfc468687d71cd28fd06639.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_03\/Screenshot_2020-03-06-22-57-49.thumb.jpg.01865f891ba8e614e3c3a69510e72bee.jpg\" alt=\"Galina's Chocolate Chunk tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_03\/Screenshot_2020-03-06-22-58-08.jpg.d6d605825b29ce04d0f293ea847c3a7a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_03\/Screenshot_2020-03-06-22-58-08.thumb.jpg.6b61d91cc6750082f9c48cdcced6eb83.jpg\" alt=\"Dark mahogany cross section next to a bicolor tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary: Shokoladnaya Glyba (Chocolate Chunk) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A commercial variety released by the Russian seed company &#8220;Nash Sad&#8221; (Our Garden). The name translates to &#8220;Chocolate Chunk&#8221; or &#8220;Chocolate Block.&#8221; \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Advertised as a compact indeterminate reaching about 1.5 meters (5 ft) tall with large, dark green leaves. \ud83c\udf45 Fruit Characteristics: Supposed to &#8230; <a title=\"Chocolate Chunk (Shokoladnaya Glyba) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/chocolate-chunk\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Chocolate Chunk (Shokoladnaya Glyba) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,89],"tags":[543,72,30,33,23],"class_list":["post-1597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-black-purple-tomatoes","tag-brown-tomato","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-indeterminate","tag-mid-season"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1597","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=1597"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1599,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1597\/revisions\/1599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}