{"id":1745,"date":"2026-09-04T09:59:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1745"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:59:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:59:41","slug":"japanese-crab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/japanese-crab\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Crab (Yaponskiy Krab) Tomato 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;1745&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;Japanese Crab (Yaponskiy Krab) Tomato 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 Yaponskiy Krab (Japanese Crab)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A very famous commercial Russian variety originally registered by &#8220;Demetra-Sibir&#8221; (Altai region). The name translates to &#8220;Japanese Crab&#8221;, referring to the ribbed, somewhat flattened shape of the original strain that supposedly resembles a crab.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, vigorous, and tall (typically 1.5\u20132 meters \/ 5\u20136.5 ft). Known for being highly productive and relatively disease-resistant, producing fruit until late in the season.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> <strong>Highly Variable!<\/strong> Because multiple commercial seed companies (Aelita, Sibsad, Poisk) sell their own strains, growers report vastly different results. The <em>official<\/em> description calls for heavily ribbed, flat-round pink tomatoes weighing 300-800g (10.5 oz &#8211; 1.7 lbs). However, many seed packets produce smooth pink globes, heart-shaped (&#8220;Enamored Crab&#8221;), or even red\/raspberry unribbed fruits.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Regardless of the shape variation, almost all growers agree that the flavor is excellent\u2014very meaty, sweet, balanced, and perfect for fresh slicing or juices.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Mid-season (with some strains acting early or slightly late depending on the region and weather).<\/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\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Cherry (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,822 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Baranovichi, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yaponskiy Krab (from Aelita seeds)<\/p>\n<p>There has been a lot of talk on the forum about what the real Yaponskiy Krab (Japanese Crab) is supposed to look like. In 2012, I grew it from Aelita seeds and it looked like this:<br \/>\nIndeterminate, grew over 2 meters (6.5 ft) in the greenhouse. The plant has medium vigor, large leaves, and trusses of 5-7 fruits. The fruits are perfectly oblate (flat-round) in shape, without any ribbing, scars, or distortions. The color is pink, and the taste is excellent. The plant itself is very beautiful, with festive clusters of stunningly beautiful fruits.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/5435_5742acdf95d308a70e7f2618ad3f42b2e43e6adf.jpg\" alt=\"Yaponskiy Krab perfect pink oblate tomato\" width=\"819\" height=\"614\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/5437_e22eaed96db0a0335b2aade7680fad8e59494abd.jpg\" alt=\"Cluster of smooth pink Japanese Crab tomatoes\" width=\"819\" height=\"614\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/5439_fead59f71a4a4e891d1ccfb60ec8e125215818e0.jpg\" alt=\"Yaponskiy Krab harvest\" width=\"819\" height=\"614\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/5441_e92a407d0c9df859d1266c93406521c50a69d7f9.jpg\" alt=\"Large smooth pink tomato on scale\" width=\"819\" height=\"614\" \/><\/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\">Natusik (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">Beginner (6 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And here is my &#8220;Japanese Crab&#8221;, still growing and pleasing the eye. The bushes are tall. The fruit shape is smooth. There are some specimens of a very decent size.<\/p>\n<p>Here it is compared to my husband&#8217;s fist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">barbariska (Lada Borisenko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,913 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Natasha, where are your Crab seeds from?<br \/>\nIt doesn&#8217;t look like Olya&#8217;s.<\/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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Lada, from Aelita. Mine is yellow&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">barbariska (Lada Borisenko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,913 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Damn, Olya has a pink one, you have a yellow one, and what about the shape? In the previous photos, the shape is completely different. I have Crab from Olga, I planted it last year \u2014 I liked it. But here is a totally different tomato. What do you think, Vera?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yaponskiy Krab (yellow) is listed in the variety catalog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">barbariska (Lada Borisenko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,913 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Sveta, type YAPONSKIY KRAB into Google\/Yandex, and you&#8217;ll see a pink one from Aelita.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Lada, the yellow one is from Alexandrov, I don&#8217;t remember if he bred it himself or not, it&#8217;s sort of unregistered \ud83e\udee3<\/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\">Natusik (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">Beginner (6 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Honestly, I don&#8217;t know where the seeds are from. I know it&#8217;s supposed to be pink. We just bought our dacha (summer house) recently. It was already growing in the garden beds, and the previous owner praised this variety very much.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">barbariska (Lada Borisenko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,913 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Natasha, the tomato is great, the size and shape are impressive \u2014 everything is excellent!!!! But this is not Krab \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">barbariska (Lada Borisenko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,913 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Drosera:<\/strong> Lada, the yellow one is from Alexandrov, I don&#8217;t remember if he bred it himself or not, it&#8217;s sort of unregistered \ud83e\udee3<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What do you mean &#8220;unregistered&#8221;? Which one? The pink one from Aelita is very much registered and sold in stores. And private breeders, with all due respect to their work, tend to take liberties when interpreting names.<\/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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine is from Sveta in St. Petersburg. Hers is from Alexandrov. It was quite alright, I liked it, both tasty and beautiful. And the yield wasn&#8217;t bad. \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p>The most interesting thing is that somewhere I came across a RED Yaponskiy Krab. And it&#8217;s ribbed.<\/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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Lada, regarding the names&#8230; It&#8217;s a tough question. I have a feeling that a third of the collection are just identical twins under different names. \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here was the discussion about the &#8220;crabs&#8221; and their names.<\/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\">Natusik (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">Beginner (6 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>barbariska:<\/strong> Natasha, the tomato is great, the size and shape are impressive \u2014 everything is excellent!!!! But this is not Krab \ud83d\ude1e<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Why not? Strange. Here is another photo of the bush.<\/p>\n<p>Is this also not it?? \ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">barbariska (Lada Borisenko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,913 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetinka, I am familiar with that topic, the debates didn&#8217;t lead to a final conclusion and it&#8217;s not worth renewing them. The pink Yaponskiy Krab exists, and it&#8217;s a very decent variety. Both are represented in our catalog, which makes me very happy. Why did you link to the yellow crab?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">barbariska (Lada Borisenko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,913 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The thing is, your fruit shows a rounded heart shape, whereas Krab should be oval and flattened (oblate).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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\">Lidiya (Lidiya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,152 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Natusik:<\/strong> And here is my &#8220;Japanese Crab&#8221;, still growing and pleasing the eye. The bushes are tall. The fruit shape is smooth. There are some specimens of a very decent size.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I had a Japanese Crab exactly identical to yours. I think it is an off-type (crossed seed), so I nicknamed it &#8220;Enamored Crab&#8221; (because of the heart shape). BUT THE TOMATO IS VERY TASTY AND BEAUTIFUL.<\/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\">Natusik (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">Beginner (6 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>barbariska:<\/strong> The thing is, your fruit shows a rounded heart shape, whereas Krab should be oval and flattened (oblate).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Maybe it all comes down to the fact that there are different &#8220;producers&#8221;? For example, I found this picture on the internet, exactly with that heart shape, which looks very similar in form to mine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/semenapack.narod.ru\/catalog\/tomat\/tomat_119.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/semenapack.narod.ru\/catalog\/tomat\/tomat_119.jpg\" alt=\"Heart shaped Yaponskiy Krab off-type\" width=\"240\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">barbariska (Lada Borisenko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,913 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>There you go, Lidush \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 Maybe it&#8217;s not an off-type after all \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Natasha, can you give a link to read the description, or at least copy what the seller writes there? And who is this, what kind of seller?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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\">Lidiya (Lidiya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,152 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>barbariska:<\/strong> There you go, Lidush \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 Maybe it&#8217;s not an off-type after all \ud83d\ude09 Natasha, can you give a link to read the description&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The photo on my seed packet showed a flat-round and ribbed tomato, but it grew out &#8220;enamored&#8221;, that is, heart-shaped.<\/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\">Natusik (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">Beginner (6 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>barbariska:<\/strong> Natasha, can you give a link to read the description, or at least copy what the seller writes there?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is the description:<\/p>\n<p>TOMATO &#8220;JAPANESE CRAB&#8221;<br \/>\nMid-season, tall, high-yielding variety. Bush height up to 180 cm (6 ft). Fruit weight 300-400 g (10.5-14 oz). Forms up to six trusses. Fruits until autumn. One of the most delicious tomato varieties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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\">Lidiya (Lidiya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,152 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The most important thing is that the tomato is tasty, awesome \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>barbariska:<\/strong> Why did you link to the yellow crab?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The link \u2014 because doubts arose about the existence of a yellow one. If there are no doubts \u2014 well, that&#8217;s wonderful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many of the varieties offered there I&#8217;ve seen on Ukrainian forums, and there are some quite good ones among them (if they actually correspond to the name, of course).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">OLGA (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,735 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Voronezh region (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Yaponskiy Krab is just like Nelli&#8217;s, only raspberry-pink.<\/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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Found a description of Japanese Crab from 1996 in my old printed catalogs. Quoting word for word.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mid-season, fruits of amazing shape resembling a crab claw. Very meaty. Fruit weight 300-400 gm (10.5-14 oz).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>How about that! And what shape should it have to look like a claw? Does anyone have any guesses? \ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Esme (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,701 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Verochka, I had that description somewhere too. Seems like they should be elongated with a &#8220;beak&#8221; (pointed tip), at least that&#8217;s how I imagined them back then.<\/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\">Galinka (Galina Semenovna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,023 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I bought seeds of Yaponskiy Krab from Russian Garden (Siberian series), and the photo shows a flat-round, ribbed RED tomato. The description says: indeterminate, mid-season, red fruits up to 600 g (1.3 lbs), meaty. If anyone wants to plant these, I can share the seeds.<\/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\">Tanya M (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,425 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kiev-Brovary (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>tomatinka:<\/strong> Mid-season, fruits of amazing shape resembling a crab claw&#8230; Any guesses?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Actually, I had a crab like that last year \ud83d\ude33! In the shape of an irregular, sort of curved thick plum with a sharp beak \u2014 not a blunt round end. A truly meaty, tasty tomato, didn&#8217;t weigh it but it was around 300g (10.5 oz). After reading reviews on the forum, I decided I just had an off-type. Didn&#8217;t plant it this year, as other &#8220;crabs&#8221; appeared.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zolushka (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Organizer (12,747 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Mytishchi &#8211; Pushkino (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is what I got.<\/p>\n<p>Seeds: Aelita.<br \/>\nYield: \ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c, grew right up to the greenhouse roof, fruited until the very end.<br \/>\nTaste wasn&#8217;t great, it all went into making juice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/13417-051014141432.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/13417-051014141432.jpeg\" alt=\"Yaponskiy Krab huge harvest in wheelbarrow\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/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\">Plena (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,235 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow region, near Solnechnogorsk (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Olya, thanks for the info \ud83d\udc4d, I bought the exact same packet. Could you share the batch number, so I can identify it fully. \ud83d\udcdd<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">barbariska (Lada Borisenko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,913 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And I have the exact same packet. Batch 16.352.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zulfiya (Zulfiya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (15,967 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ufa (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Tamara! Look for the real one! The originator of the Yaponskiy Krab variety in the State Register is the company &#8220;Demetra-Sibir&#8221; from Altai. From the description in the State Register: mid-season, super productive variety \u2014 11 kg\/sq m (2.2 lbs\/sq ft). Fruits are PINK, flat-round WITH STRONG RIBBING, average weight 300g (10.5 oz), multi-chambered with EXCELLENT taste.<\/p>\n<p>Has anyone grown these?<\/p>\n<p>The company &#8220;Poisk&#8221; also sells this variety with the correct picture. Let&#8217;s see what grows \u2014 waiting for reviews.<\/p>\n<p>From the Aelita seeds and Ukrainian companies, people are growing pink, flat-round fruits with a much smoother shape.<\/p>\n<p>About the &#8220;Yellow Yaponskiy Krab&#8221; (N. Alexandrov&#8217;s variety), it&#8217;s better to write in the corresponding thread. What they have in common is high yield and ribbed fruits.<\/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\">AleksandrS (Alexander) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl region, Sarafonovo (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>barbariska:<\/strong> And I have the exact same packet. Batch 16.352.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And I have both the packet (AELITA) and the batch exactly the same, and it&#8217;s probably more pink than red &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/10507-070914135240.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/10507-070914135240.jpeg\" alt=\"Yaponskiy Krab Aelita packet results\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/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\">Plena (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,235 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow region, near Solnechnogorsk (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>barbariska:<\/strong> And I have the exact same packet. Batch 16.352.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lada, and what grew? (I have the same batch)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zolushka (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Organizer (12,747 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Mytishchi &#8211; Pushkino (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Plena:<\/strong> Olya, thanks for the info \ud83d\udc4d, I bought the exact same packet. Could you share the batch number&#8230; \ud83d\udcdd<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lena, batch 16.352 exp 12.2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\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\">Serg (Sergey) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,381 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kimry (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Zulfiya:<\/strong> The originator of the Yaponskiy Krab variety in the State Register is the company &#8220;Demetra-Sibir&#8221; from Altai&#8230; Fruits are PINK, flat-round WITH STRONG RIBBING&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Since last year, I&#8217;ve had a packet of Japanese Crab from Sibsad (Siberian Garden).<\/p>\n<p>Description: a new original tomato variety with large fruits weighing up to 800 g (1.7 lbs). The plant is vigorous, impressive with dark green foliage, height 1-1.5 m (3.3-5 ft)&#8230;. forms up to 5 clusters with round, flat-round fruits of red-raspberry color; fruits on the first cluster are quite ribbed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Batch 16.352.<\/p>\n<p>I will plant it in 2016 \u2014 very curious&#8230;<\/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\">Sofiya 27 (Sofiya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,154 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Crab is from Sib.Sad. One of the tastiest tomatoes this year. Grew outdoors in open ground. Very productive, pruned to two stems, all fruits were large (none under 400 grams \/ 14 oz), fragrant, sweet, bright raspberry color.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/13683-050815010714.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/thumb_13683-050815010714.jpeg\" alt=\"Yaponskiy krab Sibsad strain\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/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\">Serg (Sergey) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,381 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kimry (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Sofiya 27:<\/strong> My Crab is from Sib.Sad. One of the tastiest tomatoes this year&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Will be looking forward to the Sibsad one. In my opinion, they don&#8217;t mess around!!! \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/13683-050815010714.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/thumb_13683-050815010714.jpeg\" alt=\"Sibsad Japanese Crab\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Galinka (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,169 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I really liked Krab :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/99\/13137-201115090438.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/99\/13137-201115090438.jpeg\" alt=\"Japanese Crab tomato\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/99\/13137-201115082643.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/99\/13137-201115082643.jpeg\" alt=\"Yaponskiy Krab slicing tomato\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Cherry (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,822 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Baranovichi, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Serg:<\/strong> In my opinion, they don&#8217;t mess around!!! \ud83d\ude04<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh, they do mess around sometimes! \ud83d\ude09<\/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\">Galinka (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,169 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Krab is from Poisk, batch 1356. The description also mentions strong ribbing, plus they write that the unripe fruit has a dark green spot near the stem and the ripe color is scarlet-red&#8230; Well, I didn&#8217;t find any of that in mine, and my ripe color is raspberry-pink. Maybe mine is an off-type? But I really liked it \u2014 I will keep planting it and to heck with the exact name.<\/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\">Galinka (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,169 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Maybe this darker green tone turning into streaks is what they called a &#8220;spot&#8221;&#8230; and in the Sibsad description it says ribbing is on the first cluster (I don&#8217;t remember the first cluster, but slight ribbing is present = visible in the photo), and the color is raspberry \u2014 which is closer to my color. So maybe it is the true variety after all?<\/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\">Tropinochka (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,831 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from Poisk, where they promised strong ribbing. The most ribbed one turned out to be the one in the photo; the rest of the tomatoes had less pronounced ribbing. And the color is not scarlet-red like in the description, but rather red-pink. Tasty, beautiful, but the yield was average for me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/79\/13643-300715153845.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/79\/thumb_13643-300715153845.jpeg\" alt=\"Yaponskiy Krab from Poisk seeds\" 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\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">herbina (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,026 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is how my Yaponskiy Krab turned out (Russian Garden, Siberian Series).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/131\/16892-130716054722.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/131\/thumb_16892-130716054722.jpeg\" alt=\"Ribbed Yaponskiy Krab\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/16892-270716160836.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/thumb_16892-270716160836.jpeg\" alt=\"Russian Garden strain of Japanese Crab\" 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\">Alyona 64 (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Vegetable Grower (417 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>tomatinka:<\/strong> Found a description of Japanese Crab from 1996&#8230; shape resembling a crab claw. Very meaty. Fruit weight 300-400 gm. How about that! And what shape should it have to look like a claw?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is how it should look.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/64434_900d5d207f27418dfa341ee2d49934da9b26462c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/64434_900d5d207f27418dfa341ee2d49934da9b26462c.jpg\" alt=\"Crab claw shaped tomato variety\" width=\"1728\" height=\"2592\" \/><\/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\">SamaNatasha (Nataliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Vegetable Grower (437 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yaponskiy Krab, Aelita seeds, batch 16352, exp 12.2018.<\/p>\n<p>I grew 4 bushes. 3 of them were an off-type \u2014 they grew into determinate bushes, about 0.5 meters (1.6 ft) tall. Loaded with small plum tomatoes. Average taste. That&#8217;s what grew for me.<\/p>\n<p>I gave one bush away, and according to the new owner, a real Japanese Crab is growing on it. I haven&#8217;t seen it myself.<\/p>\n<p>Did anyone else grow from this same batch this year? What grew?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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\">Radanad (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">Beginner (23 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Minsk, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Not a bad variety \u2014 productive, all fruits are large, the flesh is juicy and buttery. Unfortunately, it didn&#8217;t build up enough sugar, but I will repeat it to make a final decision.<\/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\">Valentina (Valentina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Vegetable Grower (825 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Khakassia, Abakan (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also grew the Aelita one. I liked it, but it was a bit late for me. Started ripening in August and didn&#8217;t have time to fully ripen on the vine. But the potential is \ud83d\ude4c. I will sow the seedlings earlier, in February. The fruit color is raspberry. The flesh is meaty. The taste is balanced. Most importantly, it didn&#8217;t catch any diseases at all \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.vfl.ru\/ii\/1509600585\/c4937690\/19243920_m.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.vfl.ru\/ii\/1509600585\/c4937690\/19243920_m.jpg\" alt=\"Yaponskiy Krab from Aelita\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/195\/20102-101017122150.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/195\/20102-101017122150.jpeg\" alt=\"Raspberry pink Japanese Crab\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Elizara (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,443 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orel (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I bought these Krab seeds today. Well, let&#8217;s see what grows next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_07\/1812602338_--12.jpg.7a8f2f7bd62613ecd4017e5bc0b108bd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_07\/531699661_--12.thumb.jpg.0b54252b4d65de0cc0ed17f533b625cb.jpg\" alt=\"Yaponskiy krab seed packet\" width=\"165\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Elizara (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,443 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orel (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Elizara:<\/strong> I bought these Krab seeds today. Well, let&#8217;s see what grows next year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Who knows what actually grew? Because these same seeds have been sitting in my stash for 2 years&#8230; And another packet from Poisk. But the girls from the forum sent me so many seeds that planting these crabs got pushed back a few years )))<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_07\/1812602338_--12.jpg.7a8f2f7bd62613ecd4017e5bc0b108bd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_07\/531699661_--12.thumb.jpg.0b54252b4d65de0cc0ed17f533b625cb.jpg\" alt=\"Seed packet picture\" width=\"165\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yuliya Antsifrova (Yulia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Vegetable Grower (191 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga region, Medyn (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted seeds from Poisk this year. I went online to look up the seed packet, and it turned out there are a ton of variations of the exact same packet with completely different data. Somewhere it says the tomato is red, and somewhere else it says raspberry. Mostly it says 600g (1.3 lbs) on the packet, but on mine, it says 350g (12 oz). And all packets are from the Poisk company with the exact same photo. So I took a picture of my packet and the back of it.<\/p>\n<p>So, my variety turned out to be up to 1.8m (6 ft) tall, very productive. The fruits were mostly round or globe-shaped like balls with weak ribbing. There were also a few nearly heart-shaped ones. And flat-round ones with plump wavy sides occasionally appeared too. But mostly round balls. The variety is early; it was one of the very first to ripen. In my top three were Yaponka, Yaponskiy Krab, and Verkini. My whole group of oxhearts from Siberian Garden (like Alsu, Rozovyi Med, Batyanya, etc.) ripened later, even though they were listed as early-ripening.<\/p>\n<p>The taste of the fruits is very good. Meant for fresh salads. It set fruit all the way to the top, and all were large. It ripened in waves, we ate them through September inclusively. A good variety, I will keep it in the form I got it. I didn&#8217;t quite figure out the color. It still seems red to me, not raspberry, as written on the packet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220807_093221.jpg.15a43de7243df464b974dd6630cb1ebb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220807_093221.thumb.jpg.cda793670906ca4abc00588514d4ba67.jpg\" alt=\"Yaponskiy Krab from Poisk growing\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220809_185905.jpg.56954a523733c02b7f7f7cbc58d82abd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220809_185905.thumb.jpg.4f883c21def0467b1de264232e756a1f.jpg\" alt=\"Yaponskiy Krab fruit on scale\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220809_185913.jpg.ff13a78c7d66e43273b66d140525d437.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220809_185913.thumb.jpg.16bec38b63f2da4d4ba525c46e8e97a7.jpg\" alt=\"Yaponskiy krab weight\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220809_190428.jpg.b1382691e9b526a82d2d845ee0cd45d5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220809_190428.thumb.jpg.e2dc5a538469116a0d8c0e52755a3880.jpg\" alt=\"Poisk packet Yaponskiy Krab slice\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220816_201804.jpg.d26390079293da6b601de762f4ecacef.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220816_201804.thumb.jpg.febfba98d9d83689316127eb443214c3.jpg\" alt=\"Large round red Yaponskiy krab\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220816_201837.jpg.fd3e0cc611a33a37f7dc8f2db52529db.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220816_201837.thumb.jpg.d2bcda91570b6b1edb361c9fe9e28737.jpg\" alt=\"Cut Yaponskiy krab\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_181056.jpg.5734acb2b8965e99e4b587e588352971.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_181056.thumb.jpg.9dab2ab7762a7c867841ded36bb64f37.jpg\" alt=\"Slice on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_181119.jpg.091dba17159c7708d024ceba94770993.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_181119.thumb.jpg.be183f0385964f9155507e6b5e66788e.jpg\" alt=\"Dense meaty red tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_181134.jpg.b64db791911b8b55c92640007c02b3d7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_181134.thumb.jpg.c506277a380a87a40b7a4b7ae38f8f63.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of red round Yaponskiy Krab\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_181149.jpg.ce98cea098c48b53dfbcd03e9ffe7499.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_181149.thumb.jpg.da93486a08d704ee80d507c29261873b.jpg\" alt=\"Yaponskiy Krab tomato group\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/PhotoCollage_1667374780209.jpg.c6ad952966fe32dfb11a741469e36f9e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/PhotoCollage_1667374780209.thumb.jpg.192e6a98f4986c6c38f418b7f677d423.jpg\" alt=\"Collage of Yaponskiy Krab seed packets\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220809_192842.jpg.361d30ccca87d6e38e1c94ce87078f13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220809_192842.thumb.jpg.b7f391f4786e55b8b1c524a557c7da12.jpg\" alt=\"Final slices of Japanese Crab\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Yaponskiy Krab (Japanese Crab) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A very famous commercial Russian variety originally registered by &#8220;Demetra-Sibir&#8221; (Altai region). The name translates to &#8220;Japanese Crab&#8221;, referring to the ribbed, somewhat flattened shape of the original strain that supposedly resembles a crab. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, vigorous, and tall (typically 1.5\u20132 meters \/ 5\u20136.5 &#8230; <a title=\"Japanese Crab (Yaponskiy Krab) Tomato Reviews\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/japanese-crab\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Japanese Crab (Yaponskiy Krab) Tomato Reviews\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,211,5],"tags":[48,30,50,11,33,16,23,49,75,15],"class_list":["post-1745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-ribbed-tomatoes","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-early-season","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-high-yield","tag-huge-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-meaty","tag-mid-season","tag-open-ground","tag-siberian-variety","tag-sweet-flavor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1745","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=1745"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1746,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1745\/revisions\/1746"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}