{"id":1696,"date":"2026-09-03T18:11:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1696"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:11:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:11:04","slug":"elegant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/elegant\/","title":{"rendered":"Elegant 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;1696&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;Elegant 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 Elegant<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin &amp; Naming Confusion:<\/strong> &#8220;Elegant&#8221; is a name shared by several completely different tomato strains in the Russian\/Ukrainian seed market. This forum thread is highly valuable because it breaks down the differences between the commercial version and the private collector versions.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Strain 1 (Commercial \/ SibSad variety):<\/strong> A mid-early determinate (bush) variety. Outdoors, it grows to 52-65 cm (20-25 inches) and requires no pruning. In a greenhouse, it reaches 1.2-1.4 meters (4-4.5 ft) and should be pruned to 2 stems. Produces cuboid-oval, smooth red fruits weighing 70-120g (2.5-4.2 oz) outdoors and up to 180g (6.3 oz) indoors. Crack-resistant and tasty.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Strain 2 (Ruslan Sirotin&#8217;s collection):<\/strong> This is the variety pictured in the photos below. It produces highly elongated, red &#8220;sausage-shaped&#8221; paste tomatoes. The bush is about 70 cm (2.3 ft) tall. Known for being very sweet and extremely abundant.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Strain 3 (Kulik&#8217;s collection):<\/strong> A mid-late variety. Plants grow to 1 m (3.2 ft) with very vigorous foliage. Produces larger 200g (7 oz) fruits with thick walls, almost no juice, and very few seeds (a classic dry paste tomato).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> When trading or buying &#8220;Elegant&#8221; seeds, always ask the vendor for the fruit shape (cuboid vs. elongated) to ensure you know which strain you are getting!<\/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\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Sweet (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,792 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belgorod Region, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>Description from the seed packet:<\/strong><br \/>\nMid-early (fruit ripening begins 100 days from full germination) variety, intended for growing in open ground and film greenhouses. Bush height is 52-65 cm (20-25 inches) in open ground, you can skip pruning suckers; in greenhouses, the height reaches 120-140 cm (4-4.5 ft), and it should be trained to 2 stems. The fruit is cuboid-oval, smooth, dense, and crack-resistant. The color of the ripe fruit is red, fruit weight is 70-120 g (2.5-4.2 oz) in open ground, 150-180 g (5.3-6.3 oz) in greenhouses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elegant from Ruslan Sirotin:<\/strong><br \/>\nPhoto author: Svetlyachok-plyus<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/757-031114045233.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/thumb_757-031114045233.jpeg\" alt=\"Elongated red Elegant tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"160\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/757-031114045317.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/thumb_757-031114045317.jpeg\" alt=\"Sausage shaped Elegant red paste tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Andrey_K (Andrey) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Enthusiast Grower (994 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>In the photo, it&#8217;s not cuboid-oval&#8230; more like sausage-oval \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p>And Gusev&#8217;s Elegant is completely different altogether.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tomatanya (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,243 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Sinyavino, Leningrad Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I have seeds of Elegant from Kulik, the description is like this:<\/p>\n<p>Mid-late, 1 m (3.2 ft) tall, fruits 200 g (7 oz), extremely vigorous bushes, thick skin, almost no juice and seeds.<\/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\">Svetlyachok-plyus (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This particular Elegant I had was from Ruslan Sirotin. A very abundant, sweet little sausage. The bush was slightly above 70cm (28 inches) tall.<\/p>\n<p>But the one from the SibSad seed packet fully matched their description. Short-growing, no-prune, very productive \ud83d\ude4c and tasty \ud83d\ude0b. Overall, great \ud83d\udc4d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Elegant \ud83c\udf0d Origin &amp; Naming Confusion: &#8220;Elegant&#8221; is a name shared by several completely different tomato strains in the Russian\/Ukrainian seed market. 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