{"id":1686,"date":"2026-09-03T17:59:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1686"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:00:16","slug":"efemer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/efemer\/","title":{"rendered":"Efemer 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;1686&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;Efemer 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 Efemer<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A very popular, reliable, and trouble-free commercial\/heirloom variety from Eastern Europe (Ukraine\/Russia\/Moldova).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (bush) type. Typically grows to about 60-70 cm (24-28 inches) outdoors, but can reach 1 m (3.2 ft) in a greenhouse. Requires minimal pruning.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Perfectly round, smooth red fruits weighing around 80-100g (2.8-3.5 oz). They are crack-resistant with medium-thick skin, making them excellent for transport and processing.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> A very classic, traditional &#8220;old-fashioned&#8221; tomato flavor. While it may not win exotic tasting competitions, its taste is incredibly consistent throughout the entire season.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Ultra-early. It is often one of the very first tomatoes to ripen in the garden (80-100 days from emergence). Yields are massive, up to 10 kg per square meter (approx. 22 lbs per 10 sq ft).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcaa <strong>Disease Resistance:<\/strong> Highly valued for its strong resistance to Late Blight (Phytophthora), producing reliable harvests even in cold, rainy summers.<\/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\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rok5 (Valeriy) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,482 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kolomna, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds are from &#8220;Urojay U-Dachi&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Determinate variety, 2 bushes grew in the greenhouse with a height of about 1m (3.2 ft).<br \/>\nThese tomatoes were among the very first to turn red.<br \/>\nLeaf type &#8211; regular, I pruned the suckers only up to the 1st truss.<br \/>\nThe bushes didn&#8217;t turn out to be tree-type (rugose) \ud83e\udd37<br \/>\nFruits &#8211; round, uniform, up to 80 g (2.8 oz), did not crack.<\/p>\n<p>Yield &#8211; excellent, but the trusses need to be thinned out, otherwise the fruits tend to shrink to the size of peas. \ud83e\udd2b<\/p>\n<p>Taste &#8211; classic tomato, consistent throughout the entire season (it was very convenient to use it as a baseline to taste-test all other varieties against it!)<br \/>\nI saved the seeds again, since I&#8217;ve been planting this variety for two years, but having tried many other varieties, I will think about whether it&#8217;s worth planting again&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>On one bush, as many as 8 trusses were blooming simultaneously!<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t have a cross-section photo, but here it is in comparison: on top is Purple Brandy, then Legenda Tarasenko, and two little Efemers:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/69\/13196-160615160605.jpeg\" alt=\"Efemer tomato plant flowering heavily in greenhouse\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/13196-030815160330.jpeg\" alt=\"Large harvest of round red Efemer tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"672\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/13196-070815163032.jpeg\" alt=\"Comparison: Purple Brandy, Legenda Tarasenko, and Efemer tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"977\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/75\/13196-130715174734.jpeg\" alt=\"Ripe Efemer tomatoes hanging on the vine\" width=\"1000\" height=\"828\" \/><\/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\">Viktoria. (Viktoria) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,224 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>Catalog Description for Efemer Tomatoes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ripening:<\/strong> Early-season<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> For fresh consumption and processing into tomato products<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taste qualities:<\/strong> Excellent<\/li>\n<li><strong>Commercial qualities:<\/strong> High<\/li>\n<li><strong>Main advantage:<\/strong> Ultra-early self-pollinating variety, valued for its disease resistance and good transportability of fruits<\/li>\n<li><strong>Planting scheme:<\/strong> 50 x 40 cm (20 x 16 inches), planting density &#8211; 7-9 plants per 1 sq m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultivation:<\/strong> For open ground and film tunnels<\/li>\n<li><strong>Period from emergence to start of ripening:<\/strong> 80 &#8211; 100 days<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disease resistance:<\/strong> Resistant to Late Blight (Phytophthora)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fruit description:<\/strong> Red color, good density, round shape. Weight: 80 &#8211; 100g (2.8 &#8211; 3.5 oz). High transportability. No green spot at the stem.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plant features:<\/strong> Even without pruning suckers in a cold rainy summer, the fruits of this variety always fully ripen. Height: 60 &#8211; 70 cm (24-28 in). Determinate bush.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total Yield:<\/strong> Up to 10 kg\/m\u00b2 (approx 22 lbs per 10 sq ft).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A normal tomato, trouble-free. If you don&#8217;t need super early fruits, you can direct sow them straight into the open ground without any hassle (at least in our climate).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">F<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Fotinia (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,948 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tambov, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote by Rok5:<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is a cross-section photo very similar to mine here &#8211; a link to Happy Garden&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Is their skin thin or thick? Are they better for pickling or fresh eating?<\/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\">Viktoria. (Viktoria) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,224 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The skin is medium, not very thin, but not too tough either. However, for whole-canning\/pickling, they turn out a bit too large for my preference, I like smaller ones for that. For fresh eating, there are certainly tastier varieties out there, but these are tasty too. And outdoors in the open ground, because of their trouble-free growing, they are great for processing into sauces\/paste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Efemer \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A very popular, reliable, and trouble-free commercial\/heirloom variety from Eastern Europe (Ukraine\/Russia\/Moldova). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (bush) type. Typically grows to about 60-70 cm (24-28 inches) outdoors, but can reach 1 m (3.2 ft) in a greenhouse. Requires minimal pruning. \ud83c\udf45 Fruit Characteristics: Perfectly round, smooth red fruits weighing &#8230; <a title=\"Efemer Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/efemer\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Efemer Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,52,4,438],"tags":[56,74,48,30,50,57,49],"class_list":["post-1686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cocktail-salad-tomatoes","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-paste-canning","category-red-tomatoes","tag-canning-tomato","tag-determinate-tomato","tag-early-season","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-high-yield","tag-late-blight-resistant","tag-open-ground"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686","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=1686"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1689,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686\/revisions\/1689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}