{"id":1729,"date":"2026-09-04T09:14:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1729"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:14:06","slug":"yamal-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/yamal-200\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamal 200 Tomato: Real Grower Reviews"},"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;1729&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;Yamal 200 Tomato: Real Grower Reviews&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 Yamal 200<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin &amp; Naming:<\/strong> Named after the Yamal Peninsula, a frozen region in the Russian Arctic. This immediately signifies its purpose: extreme cold tolerance and early harvests.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> A true determinate micro-dwarf (tree-type \/ stocky bush). It is supposed to grow only 30-40 cm (12-16 inches) tall, making it perfect for containers, balconies, and open-ground planting without stakes. It requires absolutely no pruning.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Commercial packets claim it produces 200g (7 oz) red, oblate fruits.<\/li>\n<li>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>The &#8220;Seed Lottery&#8221; Warning:<\/strong> This forum thread highlights a massive problem with Russian commercial seed vendors (like Gavrish and Dom Semyan). Many growers bought &#8220;Yamal 200&#8221; but ended up with tall, 1-meter vines, plum shapes, or pumpkin-shaped fruits. <strong>If your Yamal grows over 50 cm (20 inches) or gets Blossom End Rot, you have fake seeds!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u2696\ufe0f <strong>Marketing vs. Reality:<\/strong> As experienced growers point out, achieving an &#8220;ultra-early&#8221; harvest while simultaneously getting large 200g (7 oz) beefsteaks on a 30cm bush is biologically contradictory. Realistically, expect a mid-early harvest with fruits averaging 70-150g, though early fruits can hit the 200g mark under perfect conditions.<\/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 \/>\nUltra-early (95-100 days from germination to fruiting) variety for outdoor cultivation. The plant is a stocky tree-type (rugose) dwarf, compact, 30-40 cm (12-16 inches) tall. The fruits are red, oblate (flat-round), slightly ribbed, very tasty. Fruit weight up to 200 g (7 oz). Requires no pruning\/suckering. Valued for high early yield, especially in the first ten days of harvesting, before the mass outbreak of Late Blight (Phytophthora). Resistant to blossom end rot and root rot. Universal usage.<\/p>\n<p>Photo author: MADanilich<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/23\/4712-100714051100.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/23\/thumb_4712-100714051100.jpeg\" alt=\"Yamal 200 red dwarf tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/24\/4712-140714113220.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/24\/thumb_4712-140714113220.jpeg\" alt=\"Red oblate tomato Yamal 200\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/26\/4712-220714152029.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/26\/thumb_4712-220714152029.jpeg\" alt=\"Yamal 200 tomatoes harvested\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Pani Tomat (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,773 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted Yamal quite a long time ago. It was not ultra-early, the fruits didn&#8217;t reach 200g. Otherwise, it corresponds to the description.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">kalinka-malinka (Nataliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,061 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted it in 2014. I accidentally forgot that it was a dwarf and planted the seedling next to the tall varieties. It was a scrawny runt before transplanting. Then it became a sturdy, thick little guy, the leaves were loooong. It bloomed in August \ud83d\ude32 Later than all the other tomatoes. Fruits started to set. There were few of them and they were not flattened like in the pictures, but in the shape of little pumpkins, slightly ribbed. It was outdoors, so it didn&#8217;t have time to ripen on the bush. In general, I didn&#8217;t understand this &#8220;ultra-early&#8221; variety \ud83d\ude32 Or did I ruin it in its infancy and that&#8217;s why it fell so far behind?<br \/>\nMoreover, the rest of the varieties fruited normally.<\/p>\n<p>Here, I uploaded photos.<br \/>\nSeedling (The shadow over it is from tall cherry tomatoes).<br \/>\nOn the bed.<br \/>\nFruits.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t remember it when ripe. Or the taste. Seeds were from Gavrish company.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/52\/13547-040215122054.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/52\/thumb_13547-040215122054.jpeg\" alt=\"Yamal 200 seedling shaded by taller plants\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/52\/13547-040215123454.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/52\/thumb_13547-040215123454.jpeg\" alt=\"Fake Yamal seeds growing outdoors\" width=\"106\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/52\/13547-040215122831.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/52\/thumb_13547-040215122831.jpeg\" alt=\"Mislabelled Yamal 200 showing pumpkin shape\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/52\/13547-040215123515.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/52\/thumb_13547-040215123515.jpeg\" alt=\"Off-type green tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">mishkind (Mikhail) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Novice Grower (59 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted it on the windowsill.<br \/>\nI counted on it being a dwarf, but as a result, the plant shot up to more than a meter (3.2 ft) tall.<br \/>\nFor some reason, the fruits on each branch are of a different shape.<br \/>\nA few had Blossom End Rot (BER), non-bacterial.<br \/>\nThis didn&#8217;t happen with other varieties.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/74\/15600-130715061633.jpeg\" alt=\"Fake tall Yamal 200 plant growing on a windowsill\" width=\"484\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">MADanilich (Andrey) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (22,043 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd North of Tomsk, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 2)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote by mishkind:<\/strong><br \/>\nPlanted it on the windowsill. I counted on it being a dwarf, but as a result, the plant shot up to more than a meter&#8230; A few had Blossom End Rot.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That is NOT &#8220;Yamal-200&#8243;&#8230;. some kind of fake garbage! \ud83d\ude04\ud83d\ude04 Excuse me!<\/p>\n<p>For me, these are my MAIN early tomatoes; the next ones in terms of earliness and versatility are &#8220;Aurora&#8221;. They are more productive.<\/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\">Veronika <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,436 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Colleagues, I am completely confused by the two Yamals&#8230; \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p>There is Yamal and there is Yamal-200. I understand that these are different tomatoes? I bought Yamal-200. On the packet the description says: fruits are round, smooth, weighing up to 70 g (2.5 oz). Seeds from &#8220;Dom Semyan&#8221;, St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p>I looked in the State Register, and there the mass is stated as up to 90 g (3.1 oz), fruit is oblate, medium-ribbed.. \ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<p>I hope that there is actually Yamal-200 in the packet, and they just didn&#8217;t have the appropriate picture at the printing house, so they slapped on whatever they had.. \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Kirina (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,398 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yamal 200 from Gavrish, sown on 14.03.13, transplanted outdoors on 12.05.13, picked the first fruit on June 27th. The bush is about 30 cm (12 inches) tall, the fruits are definitely not 200g, maybe 70g (2.5 oz) exactly. In the photo, Yamal is lying next to the crate, on the table.<\/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\">Veronika <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,436 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>So it justified its claimed early ripening. And how did it taste? When did it finish its growing cycle?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Kirina (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,398 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The taste was on the sour side, but hey, it&#8217;s the very first one, and that&#8217;s joyful \ud83d\ude04<br \/>\nAnd it grew all summer long.<\/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\">Veronika <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,436 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Irin, such a tiny thing, but resilient and prolific! \ud83d\ude04<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll forgive an early tomato anything, that&#8217;s true. The main thing &#8211; as long as it&#8217;s not bitter! \ud83d\ude04<br \/>\nThe only question is, what exactly is in my packet from Dom Semyan..<br \/>\nOr should I buy Yamal-200 from Gavrish after all?<\/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\">Veronika <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,436 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Irin, I know why yours is so noble: You are a compatriot of the original breeder! Kozak is from the Stupino district..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Kirina (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,398 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Veronika, I didn&#8217;t even know such details. Thank you, it will be doubly pleasant to grow it now! \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">MADanilich (Andrey) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (22,043 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd North of Tomsk, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 2)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>To each their own, but I like &#8220;Yamal-200&#8221;. Its fruit weight averaged 100 gr (3.5 oz) this year. About 30-40% of them were 150-200 gr (5.3-7 oz). It&#8217;s a sin to complain about the yield for such an early variety. I grow it in the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/73\/4712-070715091442.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/73\/thumb_4712-070715091442.jpeg\" alt=\"Real Yamal 200 plant loaded with tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/73\/4712-070715091718.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/73\/thumb_4712-070715091718.jpeg\" alt=\"Dwarf tomato bush heavy with fruit\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/75\/4712-140715065044.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/75\/thumb_4712-140715065044.jpeg\" alt=\"Red oblate Yamal tomatoes on vine\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/75\/4712-140715065314.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/75\/thumb_4712-140715065314.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Yamal 200 red dwarf tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/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\">Strekoza (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,128 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Chelyabinsk, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I wonder, what if you put it under a frost blanket or plastic film? My greenhouse is completely dedicated to tall indeterminate varieties.<\/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\">Artemiy <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Enthusiast Grower (506 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Vladimir Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Its earliness is based on the &#8220;Otradny&#8221; variety. The combination of ultra-earliness and a 200g (7 oz) fruit is impossible, that&#8217;s a lie. Judging by what people describe in this thread &#8211; the variety hardly exists as such, and they sell all sorts of wild mixes in the seed packets.<\/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\">Shusha Kuznetsova (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Enthusiast Grower (598 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Vladimir Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>At a Moscow region meetup, a kind person slipped a packet into the seed exchange box. Thank you very much, it grew in the greenhouse, a handsome guy, heavily loaded with fruit.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of weight, mine matches Gavrish&#8217;s claimed characteristics &#8220;productive, up to 200 g&#8221;, about 70% reached the stated weight.<br \/>\n&#8220;Short, unpretentious&#8221;, &#8220;compact, up to 50 cm tall&#8221; &#8211; yes.<br \/>\n&#8220;Ultra-early&#8221; &#8211; well, absolutely not, in my conditions it was closer to mid-late. And this is in the greenhouse.<br \/>\n&#8220;Requires no pruning&#8221; &#8211; that is untrue. (It required some maintenance).<\/p>\n<p>No BER or Late Blight yet, but I stepped up my agricultural techniques this year.<br \/>\nThe taste is average of average, nothing special so to speak.<br \/>\nP.S.: it seems like everyone has different Yamals. Or not Yamals at all.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote by MADanilich:<\/strong><br \/>\nI like &#8220;Yamal-200&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>+1<br \/>\nSuitable for my conditions, productive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709652484.jpg.ba09af2f1947503995840428f392241e.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709652484.thumb.jpg.5f0681015a14bbe460507f220c501f27.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful red Yamal 200 tomatoes\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709766549.jpg.07f0acc02c6e38563f6f164840fcf071.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709766549.thumb.jpg.58db1a025911ac7d846d420d6f8f4fcc.jpg\" alt=\"Red oblate Yamal fruit\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709784136.jpg.01c8d52c83ff4e3bd2a6dc711f5f2f46.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709784136.thumb.jpg.32d10171bbaaf967543ea09704211323.jpg\" alt=\"Slightly ribbed red Yamal 200\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709805047.jpg.9ecb51421353a1fd9fd58054d63e1517.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709805047.thumb.jpg.dc996726f1a07cd4b6014e802279f8e0.jpg\" alt=\"Scale showing 200 gram Yamal tomato\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709716538.jpg.53c56938343348346cc0d2f1b34c4773.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709716538.thumb.jpg.05e2a8786b1d4b1cb1a43ddc05b73e2f.jpg\" alt=\"Yamal 200 compact bush in greenhouse\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709688192.jpg.cd6fc07a14db29e95bb1ba6e61b856be.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709688192.thumb.jpg.7538fc2b1d14695612fed67bcd01be5a.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of red early dwarf tomatoes\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709735305.jpg.276aebad53349c060ce10a4246a2ed3e.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_08\/img1723709735305.thumb.jpg.7a8cde8b00eef6092140cbe6f7608349.jpg\" alt=\"Thick sturdy stem of Yamal 200 dwarf tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">MADanilich (Andrey) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (22,043 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd North of Tomsk, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 2)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote by mishkind:<\/strong><br \/>\nPlanted it on the windowsill. I counted on it being a dwarf, but as a result, the plant shot up to more than a meter&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mikhail, that is NOT &#8220;Yamal 200&#8221;. You were scammed. Yamal has a fibrous root system and the fruits are good for processing\/canning. Weighing up to two hundred grams &#8211; those are the first fruits, later on they are like &#8220;standard 180 gr +\/- 10 gr&#8221; (6.3 oz).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">neLENTyayka (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,781 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kemerovo, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yamal 200<br \/>\nEarly-ripening tomato with a good tomato flavor. Not sour. The bushes were simply covered with plum-shaped fruits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_01\/IMG_20250701_183517.jpg.cb7611d54a4003b96ab18c9701eda2d5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_01\/IMG_20250701_183517.thumb.jpg.5e439654e1970065591aa7226aa4c58c.jpg\" alt=\"Plum shaped variation of Yamal tomato\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_01\/IMG_20250716_215417.jpg.ae52ece82fea28388e990f4ead229c46.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_01\/IMG_20250716_215417.thumb.jpg.c39ffd5ec8664a3f23ac5a3f042169ba.jpg\" alt=\"Red elongated Yamal 200 fruits\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_01\/IMG_20250716_190913.jpg.854b8416dc9976be4a43c85767effe2a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_01\/IMG_20250716_190913.thumb.jpg.a3992bf4bb629024156ac791832bf876.jpg\" alt=\"Bowl of harvested plum shaped red dwarf tomatoes\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Yamal 200 \ud83c\udf0d Origin &amp; Naming: Named after the Yamal Peninsula, a frozen region in the Russian Arctic. This immediately signifies its purpose: extreme cold tolerance and early harvests. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: A true determinate micro-dwarf (tree-type \/ stocky bush). It is supposed to grow only 30-40 cm (12-16 inches) tall, making &#8230; <a title=\"Yamal 200 Tomato: Real Grower Reviews\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/yamal-200\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Yamal 200 Tomato: Real Grower Reviews\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,4,438,5],"tags":[79,571,44,74],"class_list":["post-1729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-paste-canning","category-red-tomatoes","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-balcony-tomato","tag-cold-climate-tomatoes","tag-container-tomato","tag-determinate-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1729","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=1729"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1731,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1729\/revisions\/1731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}