{"id":1722,"date":"2026-09-03T20:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1722"},"modified":"2026-09-03T20:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:10:34","slug":"southern-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/southern-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Crown (Yuzhnaya Korona) 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;1722&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;Southern Crown (Yuzhnaya Korona) 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 Yuzhnaya Korona (Southern Crown)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A commercial\/heirloom variety traded among Eastern European collectors. The name translates to &#8220;Southern Crown&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Visually stunning. They produce large, round, red fruits that are slightly corrugated (ribbed\/ruffled) at the shoulders.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Yield:<\/strong> Exceptionally high. Growers note that the fruiting is &#8220;super abundant,&#8221; making it a heavy producer for the garden.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor Profile &amp; Culinary Use:<\/strong> This is a polarizing variety regarding taste. While its physical traits are outstanding, some growers report a bland, &#8220;soft cardboard&#8221; texture when eaten fresh. However, as is often the case with heavy-yielding, milder tomatoes, they can make absolutely excellent, sweet tomato juice and sauce when processed.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Growing Note:<\/strong> Tomato flavor is highly dependent on summer weather. A cold, rainy, or excessively hot season can wash out the complex sugars in a tomato, turning a normally good variety bland.<\/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\">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>Super abundant fruiting, beautiful, large, round, slightly corrugated (ribbed) red fruits, but there is simply no taste \ud83d\ude10. It feels like you are eating soft cardboard. It is a huge shame that with such excellent physical traits it turns out like this \ud83d\ude1e. Seeds were from Ruslan Sirotin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58868_499c3d656d6d658f85f912a11bd111d2a8c14c7f.jpg\" alt=\"Yuzhnaya Korona red corrugated tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"478\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58870_2c9300ab46f08e1bcd951f0adf34fabd8d4380fc.jpg\" alt=\"Massive harvest of Southern Crown ribbed red tomatoes\" width=\"730\" height=\"547\" \/><\/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\">Verunya (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,332 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls, are there any other opinions about this variety? Or does everyone agree about the taste \ud83d\udcdd<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galiy (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,551 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote by Svetlyachok-plyus:<\/strong><br \/>\nSuper abundant fruiting, beautiful, large, round, slightly corrugated (ribbed) red fruits, but there is simply no taste \ud83d\ude10. It feels like you are eating soft cardboard&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Maybe if they sit on the counter for a while the taste will appear. \ud83d\ude1e With my tomatoes this year, there is just no taste at all. I made juice, drinking it right now. Good, sweet tomato juice. \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude33 What is up with that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Yuzhnaya Korona (Southern Crown) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A commercial\/heirloom variety traded among Eastern European collectors. The name translates to &#8220;Southern Crown&#8221;. \ud83c\udf45 Fruit Characteristics: Visually stunning. They produce large, round, red fruits that are slightly corrugated (ribbed\/ruffled) at the shoulders. \u23f3 Yield: Exceptionally high. 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