{"id":1683,"date":"2026-09-03T17:52:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1683"},"modified":"2026-09-03T17:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:52:37","slug":"elberta-peach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/elberta-peach\/","title":{"rendered":"Elberta Peach Fuzzy Striped 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;1683&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;Elberta Peach Fuzzy Striped 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 Elberta Peach (Elberta Persikovaya)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A beautiful novelty variety known for its fuzzy, silvery-blue &#8220;angora&#8221; foliage and peach-like fuzzy fruits. Often goes by the name Elberta Girl in some Western collections.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate\/Semi-determinate bush type, usually reaching 1 to 1.5 meters (3.2 &#8211; 4.9 ft) in height. The foliage is strikingly beautiful, covered in dense silver fuzz, though growers note this fuzz can sometimes catch dirt and debris outdoors.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Stunning red fruits with striking golden\/yellow stripes and a slightly fuzzy (velvety) skin, just like a peach. They typically weigh around 100g (3.5 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Reviews are very mixed. Some growers find them perfectly balanced, sweet, sour, and meaty with a hint of tropical flavor. Others report a very dense, crunchy texture with a sour profile that is much better suited for pickling and canning than fresh eating.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Because the fuzzy leaves easily trap soil splashing up from the ground, heavy mulching is highly recommended when growing this variety outdoors.<\/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\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (19,262 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pyatigorsk, Russia (USDA Zone 7)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mid-early variety, bush height up to 1 m (3.2 ft). Fruits weigh about 100 g (3.5 oz), red with golden stripes, leaves and fruits have fuzz. A sweetheart!<\/p>\n<p>I grew it unpruned (didn&#8217;t remove the suckers), so it started ripening in mid-to-late August. A sea of fruits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/5102-050915171329.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/thumb_5102-050915171329.jpeg\" alt=\"Elberta Peach fuzzy striped tomato on the vine\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Semechka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (23,539 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnoyarsk Suburbs, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Both the fruits and the leaves are beautiful. But how does it taste?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (19,262 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pyatigorsk, Russia (USDA Zone 7)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote by Semechka:<\/strong><br \/>\nBoth the fruits and the leaves are beautiful. But how does it taste?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They turned out to be meaty, sweet-and-sour, I liked them. And there are almost no seeds at all! I&#8217;ll have to wait for new ones, there are still a lot hanging on the vine.<\/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\">\u2b50 Enthusiast Grower (631 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>But this variety &#8211; didn&#8217;t impress me at all. Yes, incredibly beautiful seedlings, neat, fluffy, almost blue. But when the bushes are mature, this &#8220;fur&#8221; becomes untidy, gets dirty, catches debris.<\/p>\n<p>In the open ground, it developed slowly, started to ripen very late, only towards the end of August. The yield was small. The fruits are incredibly dense, sour-ish, and crunch. And that&#8217;s even though they fully vine-ripened. I thought maybe if they sit for a while they would gain flavor, but they don&#8217;t. They only get softer, but still crunch. The fruits are just slightly velvety, that doesn&#8217;t bother me. I put them all into pickling to fill the empty spaces in the jar, since the tomatoes are small. Because of such mediocre taste, I won&#8217;t plant them again. I played around with exotics, and that&#8217;s enough.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">LiliyaYa (Liliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,777 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Rostov-on-Don, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew this variety in 2016. Liked it very much!<br \/>\nSeeds from the online store &#8220;Happy Garden&#8221;. Their description of the variety:<br \/>\n<em>Fruits are red with golden stripes, leaves and fruits are fuzzy. Unique. Mid-early variety, bush height up to 1 m. Fruits weighing about 100 g.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My impressions of the variety: just like in the description &#8211; beautiful, striped fruits, very productive! The promised fuzziness of leaves and fruits wasn&#8217;t there at first. But it appeared on the leaves at the end of the season, with the onset of cool weather. The taste of the tomatoes is balanced, with sweetness, a sour aftertaste, and a hint of tropical fruits (spicy\/tangy). I rated the yield 5+, taste 4++. It grew outdoors in open ground, the bush height was 1.5 m (4.9 ft). By ripening time &#8211; mid-season.<\/p>\n<p>I made a note for myself about this variety &#8211; plant it for its beauty and yield! \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/160\/14526-170117010330.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/160\/thumb_14526-170117010330.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful red and gold striped Elberta Peach tomatoes on a plate\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/160\/14526-170117011233.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/160\/thumb_14526-170117011233.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Elberta Peach striped fuzzy tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/160\/14526-170117011331.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/160\/thumb_14526-170117011331.jpeg\" alt=\"Close up of Elberta Peach tomato showing dense flesh\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/160\/14526-170117011430.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/160\/thumb_14526-170117011430.jpeg\" alt=\"Heavy cluster of striped Elberta Peach tomatoes growing outdoors\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/160\/14526-170117011518.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/160\/thumb_14526-170117011518.jpeg\" alt=\"Massive yield of striped Elberta tomatoes on the plant\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">LiliyaYa (Liliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,777 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Rostov-on-Don, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And this is a photo for comparison, 3 varieties: Elberta Peach (the 4 smaller tomatoes), Schimmeig Creg, and Casady&#8217;s Folly (the long ones).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/160\/14526-170117012145.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/160\/thumb_14526-170117012145.jpeg\" alt=\"Size comparison of Elberta Peach, Schimmeig Creg, and Casady's Folly tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Elberta Peach (Elberta Persikovaya) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A beautiful novelty variety known for its fuzzy, silvery-blue &#8220;angora&#8221; foliage and peach-like fuzzy fruits. Often goes by the name Elberta Girl in some Western collections. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate\/Semi-determinate bush type, usually reaching 1 to 1.5 meters (3.2 &#8211; 4.9 ft) in height. 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