{"id":1772,"date":"2026-09-04T11:13:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1772"},"modified":"2026-09-04T11:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:13:42","slug":"apples-on-the-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/apples-on-the-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Apples on the Snow (Yabloki na Snegu) 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;1772&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;Apples on the Snow (Yabloki na Snegu) 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 Yabloki na Snegu (Apples on the Snow)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A popular early-season Russian commercial heirloom variety (frequently sold by &#8220;Russkiy Ogorod&#8221;). The poetic name translates to &#8220;Apples on the Snow&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (bush). Grows very compact, typically around 40\u201380 cm (16\u201332 inches) tall. Highly suitable for container gardening (thrives in 3-gallon \/ 12L pots) or open ground. Often stops growing on its own after setting a few clusters. Prone to growing as a &#8220;volunteer&#8221; (self-seeding) if fruits are left on the ground.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Bright red, perfectly uniform round fruits with no green shoulders. They have a thin skin, soft and juicy flesh. While seed packets claim 50\u201370 g (1.8\u20132.5 oz), most growers report larger fruits around 80\u2013100 g (2.8\u20133.5 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Classic tomato flavor. There is some debate among growers: if picked early, they lean towards sweet-and-sour\/tart, but if allowed to fully ripen or slightly overripen on the vine, they become very sweet.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Ultra-early season. A reliable workhorse that sets fruit prolifically and &#8220;dumps&#8221; its entire harvest very quickly, usually finishing by mid-summer.<\/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\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zolushka (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (12,747 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yabloki na Snegu (Apples on the Snow)<br \/>\nSeeds by RO (Russkiy Ogorod).<br \/>\nHere is what they write:<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;The earliest, very productive variety. The plant is determinate. Fruits are small, uniform, weighing 50-70 grams (1.8-2.5 oz), without a green spot at the stem, bright red color, very good taste qualities.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It turned out to be the first to ripen (along with &#8216;Boni MM&#8217;). Sown on March 3, the first fruits ripened on June 25 (in the greenhouse). I think if June had been warmer, it would have ripened even earlier.<br \/>\nIn the seedling stage, it wasn&#8217;t a dwarf \u2014 it grew on par with everyone else, and stopped growing entirely after setting a few clusters almost in a row.<br \/>\nI pruned the suckers up to the first flower cluster.<br \/>\nOn average, there were 25 tomatoes per bush weighing about 100g (3.5 oz). They are all uniform, almost identical in size, while the bush itself is only about 40 cm (16 inches) tall.<br \/>\nThe taste is a regular tomato flavor, with thin skin.<br \/>\nIt dumped its harvest very quickly and was pulled out at the end of July&#8230;.<br \/>\nAmong the early varieties, I liked it very much.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/13417-011014075523.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_13417-011014075523.jpeg\" alt=\"Yabloki na Snegu tomato plant loaded with red fruit\" 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\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zolushka (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (12,747 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Repeated it in 2016 \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\ude4c (only the photos are sideways for some reason \ud83e\udd37)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/150\/13417-241016030057.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of Apples on the Snow tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/150\/13417-241016030206.jpeg\" alt=\"Cut Yabloki na Snegu tomato showing juicy inside\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/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\">Marisha (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,652 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Olya, what volume of soil did the little apples grow in??<\/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 Pro Grower (12,747 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Marisha wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nOlya, what volume of soil did the little apples grow in??<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>About 12 liters (~3.2 gallons).<br \/>\nI had 5 or 6 of them \u2014 I planted the runts (stunted weaklings) that were left unsold from my seedling batch.<\/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\">Olvia (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,829 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Zolushka wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nI planted the runts (stunted weaklings) that were left unsold from my seedling batch.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;m constantly wondering: do the runts actually give a better yield compared to the rich, robust seedlings?<\/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\">grawicapa (Pavel) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,579 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ivanovo (USDA Zone 4) | <em>&#8220;Carrying my cross 10m from the couch&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted it this year for a trial, seeds from &#8220;Russkiy Ogorod&#8221;.<br \/>\nSown on March 6, transplanted on May 28 under a canopy in the garden.<br \/>\nThe fruits started ripening in late July. The bush is not tall, about 80 cm (32 inches), I didn&#8217;t prune it. It set a lot of fruit, and in three weeks I&#8217;ve already harvested 2 kg (4.4 lbs).<br \/>\nThe fruits are soft and juicy. The ones that fully ripened, or even got slightly overripe, are very sweet.<br \/>\nAt an earlier stage, the taste is sweet-and-sour, but rich.<\/p>\n<p>Judging by how it sets fruit and the shape of the bush, it strongly echoes <em>Sibirskiy Skorospelyi<\/em> (Siberian Early).<br \/>\nThe only difference is in the taste, the &#8220;apples&#8221; are noticeably sweeter.<\/p>\n<p>Apples on the Snow on the left, Sibirskiy Skorospelyi on the right:<\/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\">Ludochka (Lyuda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Beginner (76 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew it a long time ago. I don&#8217;t plant it anymore because of the tart taste, and the next year it just grew as a volunteer (self-seeded). For those who like sweeter early tomatoes, <em>Yamal<\/em> and <em>Lyana Rozovaya<\/em> (Pink Lyana) are pretty good.<\/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\">grawicapa (Pavel) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,579 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ivanovo (USDA Zone 4) | <em>&#8220;Carrying my cross 10m from the couch&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And here are my little apples this year \ud83d\udc4d<br \/>\nJuly 20th of this year.<br \/>\nTrue, only the first two clusters look like this (huge), the standard for them is still 80-100g (2.8-3.5 oz).<br \/>\nAnd to say that Apples on the Snow are tart \ud83d\ude32, well I don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;d call sweet then.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Yabloki na Snegu (Apples on the Snow) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A popular early-season Russian commercial heirloom variety (frequently sold by &#8220;Russkiy Ogorod&#8221;). The poetic name translates to &#8220;Apples on the Snow&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). Grows very compact, typically around 40\u201380 cm (16\u201332 inches) tall. 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