{"id":1690,"date":"2026-09-03T18:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:03:25","slug":"elfin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/elfin\/","title":{"rendered":"Elfin Tomato Review: Sweet Grape Cherry"},"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;1690&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;Elfin Tomato Review: Sweet Grape Cherry&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 Elfin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A fantastic red grape\/cherry tomato variety. Well-known and distributed by major Russian seed vendors like Gusev and Happy Garden.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (vining) and highly sprawling. It produces a massive amount of suckers. However, it is remarkably low-maintenance: many growers don&#8217;t bother pruning the suckers at all and simply tie the whole plant up like a sheaf. Height easily reaches 1.7 meters (5.6 ft) and keeps growing.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Red grape-type cherries with a slight teardrop shape. They are perfectly uniform and known for having a firm, snappy, <strong>crunchy texture<\/strong>. They rarely crack, both on the vine and when canned in jars.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Very sweet, well-balanced, juicy, and with a delightful fruity note. A perfect snacking tomato.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Yield:<\/strong> Extremely prolific. It sets fruit continuously without skipping trusses all summer long.<\/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 (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,417 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew this tomato in the greenhouse. The plant is tall (indeterminate) and highly productive. The fruits are cherries, red in color, sweet. The only downside is a lot of suckers, but that&#8217;s probably a characteristic of most cherry tomatoes. My family really liked the variety. Seeds were from Gusev.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57653_37146f16f3947d4a5ef3df67ff52cde3acabe0f2.jpg\" alt=\"Elfin red cherry tomatoes growing in a greenhouse\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57655_ec920eacd29caa1ddcc760e82544e54976128972.jpg\" alt=\"Large cluster of ripe Elfin cherry tomatoes\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/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\">Sandr (Alexander) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Enthusiast Grower (339 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also liked the variety, it grew outdoors in the open ground. Productive, sweet, the fruits are dense, they crunch, delicious!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57684_f00111b8f6aa46884721baf08636f1a9163aa203.jpg\" alt=\"Elfin cherry tomato plant loaded with fruit outdoors\" width=\"772\" height=\"1029\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57686_d7a1d419b82e4ed6bf9822ecc9d789bf92e77066.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of red Elfin grape cherry tomatoes\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Alena (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,109 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from Happy Garden.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>External description of the bush:<\/strong> the maximum number of suckers you can possibly imagine, a sprawling indeterminate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fruit setting:<\/strong> without skips, it sets fruit continuously all summer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bush height:<\/strong> on 24.07 &#8211; about 1.7m (5.6 ft), on 06.09 &#8211; 1.7m (5.6 ft), continues to set fruit massively.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trusses:<\/strong> clustered, 6-8 tomatoes each, they start dropping from the bush only when they crack from being overripe.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fruit:<\/strong> grape cherry (teardrop shape), perfectly uniform, one to one, they almost never crack in the canning jar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Density of ripe fruit:<\/strong> high.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taste:<\/strong> sweet, very balanced, firm (it even crunches!), juicy, with a slight fruity note.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>First impression:<\/strong> a very tasty and insanely productive sweet cherry tomato with a long fruiting period.<br \/>\nAbsolutely undemanding in care, since you don&#8217;t even have to pinch off the suckers, you can just tie them all up together like a sheaf.<\/p>\n<p>Rating for seedlings &#8211; 5, bush &#8211; 5, fruit &#8211; 5, overall rating of the variety &#8211; 5.<br \/>\nA FAVORITE!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/14108-010815071859.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_14108-010815071859.jpeg\" alt=\"Elfin cherry tomato truss\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/14108-040815065021.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_14108-040815065021.jpeg\" alt=\"Close up of Elfin grape tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/14108-040815064950.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_14108-040815064950.jpeg\" alt=\"Green and red Elfin cherry tomatoes\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/14108-050815131401.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/thumb_14108-050815131401.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Elfin cherry tomatoes in a bowl\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Elfin \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A fantastic red grape\/cherry tomato variety. Well-known and distributed by major Russian seed vendors like Gusev and Happy Garden. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (vining) and highly sprawling. It produces a massive amount of suckers. However, it is remarkably low-maintenance: many growers don&#8217;t bother pruning the suckers at all and &#8230; <a title=\"Elfin Tomato Review: Sweet Grape Cherry\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/elfin\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Elfin Tomato Review: Sweet Grape Cherry\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,162,438],"tags":[30,33,76,15],"class_list":["post-1690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cherry-grape-tomatoes","category-plum-tomatoes","category-red-tomatoes","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-indeterminate","tag-red-cherry-tomato","tag-sweet-flavor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1690","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=1690"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1692,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1690\/revisions\/1692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}