{"id":1874,"date":"2026-09-05T17:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1874"},"modified":"2026-09-05T17:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:19:12","slug":"african-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/african-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"African Queen 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;1874&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;African Queen 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 African Queen<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A well-known Canadian heirloom variety, highly popular among Russian growers under the translated name &#8220;Afrikanskaya Koroleva&#8221; (\u0410\u0444\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0432\u0430).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall) with potato leaf foliage. The vines can be slightly spindly or wispy, but they are still highly productive. Growers often prune it to a single stem.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, pink, oblate (flattened-round) beefsteaks. They are massive, typically weighing 300-800g (10.5-28 oz \/ 0.6-1.7 lbs). The flesh is very dense, meaty, and contains few seeds.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Sweet, meaty, and exceptionally delicious. A top-tier flavor profile for fresh eating.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Mid-season variety. Peak harvest usually hits in August. Yields are generally high, though it can occasionally miss fruit sets in the middle trusses if weather conditions aren&#8217;t ideal.<\/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\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lana (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,417 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A large-fruited tomato variety. I pruned it to a single stem. The bush was wispy, but it produced well. The fruits are meaty and delicious. Average yield. Potato leaf.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited September 11, 2015 by Lana<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/63180_1bb543f48d400da508357a867acf315b58d111a9.jpg\" alt=\"Large pink African Queen potato leaf tomato\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/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\">Anela (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,216 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/102\/13349-191215133031.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of African Queen tomatoes on a table\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/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\">PolinaG (Natalia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,779 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>African Queen tomato (Canada) is a tall, mid-season variety. Potato leaf. The fruits are pink, oblate, meaty, with few seeds, weighing 300-800 g (10.5-28 oz \/ 0.6-1.7 lbs). Seeds were from Redko.<\/p>\n<p>The variety is mid-season. The main harvest was in August. The fruits are all large, meaty, and sweet. The yield is top-notch! I really liked it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_11\/644316360_(3).JPG.85e48c71a85d513f1f2d0c8820fbb810.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_11\/1396192541_(3).thumb.JPG.0150142775659e7c3f3334fc241b42b6.JPG\" alt=\"Large pink African Queen beefsteak on a scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_11\/1149698633_(4).JPG.71b9af7a13c0c6b06b1b8385e1afad29.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_11\/213420108_(4).thumb.JPG.e6cf13966bc30d49fcebd922dd8e6f07.JPG\" alt=\"Meaty slice of African Queen tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/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\">Svetikk <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,356 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Stupinsky District (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>African Queen is an excellent beefsteak tomato. The fruits are pink, large up to 600g (21 oz \/ 1.3 lbs), meaty, with excellent taste and good yield. Potato leaf.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/166-050917001047.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful pink oblate African Queen tomato fruit\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/166-050917000938.jpeg\" alt=\"Weighing large African Queen tomato\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Irina Fedorova <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,643 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaliningrad, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also grew it 2 years ago. I liked the taste, but the yield wasn&#8217;t great for me. It set the first and last trusses, but there was a gap in the middle (blossom drop), though I blame myself for that. I want to grow it again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of African Queen \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A well-known Canadian heirloom variety, highly popular among Russian growers under the translated name &#8220;Afrikanskaya Koroleva&#8221; (\u0410\u0444\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0432\u0430). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) with potato leaf foliage. The vines can be slightly spindly or wispy, but they are still highly productive. 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