{"id":1944,"date":"2026-09-08T18:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1944"},"modified":"2026-09-08T18:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:21:11","slug":"blush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/blush\/","title":{"rendered":"Blush 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;1944&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;Blush 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 Blush (Artisan Blush Tiger)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> <strong>INDETERMINATE (Tall\/Vining).<\/strong> The bush features delicate, thin, and wispy &#8220;weeping&#8221; foliage that often looks wilted or fragile, even when perfectly healthy. Despite its delicate appearance, it is highly vigorous and can reach over 2 m (6.5 ft). It produces a massive amount of suckers and requires diligent pruning.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> Created by Fred Hempel of Artisan Seeds (USA). Often sold in Russia under the translated name Bashful Blush.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Elongated julienne\/bullet-shaped cherry tomatoes (20-30g \/ 0.7-1 oz). The color is a translucent golden-yellow heavily striped with bright pink and red. <strong>Warning:<\/strong> Highly prone to cracking in rainy weather or if over-watered.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Highly debated! When given enough sun, potassium, and allowed to fully ripen on the vine (until the pink stripes are prominent and the fruit is slightly soft), it has a remarkably sweet, fruity flavor akin to grapes or nectarines, with almost zero classic tomato taste. If picked too early, shaded, or overwatered, it can be sour and thick-skinned.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Mid-season. Very cold-tolerant and disease-resistant (especially to late blight). Incredible yields with huge trusses.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Community Note:<\/strong> Throughout this thread, growers discuss a specific seed line distributed by user <em>&#8220;remko&#8221;<\/em>, which many claim produces larger, thinner-skinned, and sweeter fruits than standard commercial packets.<\/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\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Elena (ElenaN) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elongated, bi-colored, and striped cherries all at once; about 14 fruits per truss. Sweet with a fruity taste.<\/p>\n<p>Indeterminate variety. It grew outdoors in open ground, and the bush reached a height of 1.4 m (4.5 ft). The bush is not wide, I led it in 4 stems. It loves to produce suckers, even at the seedling stage. As seedlings, the bushes are very beautiful and differ from other varieties\u2014the leaves are lacy, dark green with a bluish tint.<\/p>\n<p>A very productive and unpretentious variety!<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited February 9, 2014 by Pomidoroved<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/56793_22bf015421a491db50cb130cd622316b6d699f36.jpg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes hanging on the vine\" width=\"412\" height=\"298\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/56795_a08015eed1578b560c6ece3b76476739fee618b8.jpg\" alt=\"Striped Blush cherry tomatoes close up\" width=\"283\" height=\"386\" \/><\/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\">Elena (ElenaN) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Continuation:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/56797_6dcf73cc9b66081a75414252e325652ab2226c1d.jpg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes harvest on a plate\" width=\"352\" height=\"378\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/56799_511c6f15f4c0edd6fa3424732536b99fefa1ecba.jpg\" alt=\"Blush tomato cut in half showing dense flesh\" width=\"245\" height=\"216\" \/><\/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\">Elena (Kaliningradka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (211 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>What an interesting variety! \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p>In the last photo, the fruits look almost transparent; you can immediately tell it&#8217;s incredibly delicious!<\/p>\n<p>I looked it up, and it turns out &#8220;Blush&#8221; translates to &#8220;Shameful Blush&#8221; (Stydlivy Rumjanets)! \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited September 29, 2013 by Kaliningradka<\/em><\/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\">Elena (ElenaN) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yes, that&#8217;s absolutely right, Blush &#8211; Shameful Blush!<\/p>\n<p>The variety came from D. Gusev.<\/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\">Elena (ElenaN) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Photo from October 15.<br \/>\nTowards the end of summer and in autumn, the color of the fruits changed slightly, becoming paler. I think the color and taste of this variety depend heavily on the amount of sun and fertilization.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58384_0caa15a5b7da5835af9f2ff9cf8f4dc47ac816e8.jpg\" alt=\"Paler Blush tomatoes harvested in late autumn\" width=\"444\" height=\"332\" \/><\/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\">Nadezhda (Nadia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Beautiful! Color, taste, and yield! But how does it perform when pickled\/canned?<\/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\">Elena (ElenaN) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I haven&#8217;t tried canning them, but the fruits are quite firm and store well. So, for those who love pickled cherries, I think this variety will turn out pretty good!<\/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\">Elena (Kaliningradka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (211 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elena, thanks to you, I now also have this wonderful variety!!! \ud83d\udcdd\ud83d\udc83<\/p>\n<p>Please tell me, when should I sow it for seedlings? What is its ripening time?<\/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\">Elena (ElenaN) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elena! I checked my notes \ud83d\udcdd. I sowed Blush on February 25, and the first ripe fruits were ready by early July. So that makes it a mid-season variety!<\/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\">Alena Andreeva <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (12,011 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elena, is it worth taking up valuable greenhouse space for them?<\/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\">Elena (ElenaN) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Alena, they should theoretically be sweeter in a greenhouse. But I still wouldn&#8217;t take up greenhouse space with this variety\u2014they grew perfectly well in open ground (outdoors) for me. I pulled the Blush bushes out last among all my plants, in early October. They turned out to be very cold-tolerant.<\/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\">Tatiana (Tomatanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Moderator (10,243 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elena, did they catch late blight (phytophthora)? And what is the approximate weight of the fruit? I am only planning to plant this one cherry variety this season.<\/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\">Elena (ElenaN) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Tatiana! They did not get late blight. The fruits weigh about 20-30 g (0.7-1 oz), and the sizes are roughly 3.5 x 2 cm or 4 x 2.5 cm (1.4 x 0.8 in or 1.6 x 1 in).<\/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\">vikysia <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,864 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elena, thank you for such beauty and deliciousness! \ud83c\udf3a<\/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\">Nelli <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (27,498 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I want to add the following about this tomato&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>When people say a tomato has a &#8220;fruity taste,&#8221; you might imagine the smell of fruit or just a slight aftertaste&#8230; But I had never seen or even imagined anything like this tomato.<\/p>\n<p>Let me explain.<\/p>\n<p>If you eat it in the dark or with your eyes closed, you might think it&#8217;s not a tomato at all, but a grape. It has such a dense consistency. And the taste is not tomato-like at all, although it&#8217;s sweet with a hint of acidity&#8230; But there are seeds, and the seed locules are normal, though absolutely not watery. The size is just slightly larger than a &#8216;Lady&#8217;s Finger&#8217; grape&#8230; The color is also amazing, with barely noticeable stripes on a lighter background.<\/p>\n<p>It grew outdoors for me, between currant bushes, meaning practically in the shade. Moreover, I planted 3 tomatoes in one hole&#8230; it just happened that way, they grew in a bucket for a long time, and I was afraid to disturb the roots during transplanting&#8230; Next year I want to provide it with more comfortable conditions. Out of all cherries, I will only grow this one and <em>Honey Drop (Medovaya Kaplya)<\/em>, but the latter only for pure sweetness&#8230;<\/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\">Elena (trofi) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,715 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd South Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew outdoors, never covered it with anything. It was planted late and ended up in poor soil\u2014I basically planted tiny weaklings in the ground around May 10th. It started fruiting in early August. The fruits are very beautiful. As for the taste\u2014it was a bit sour, the skin was thick, and the yield for me was quite small (took too long to get going). But the bush was healthy.<\/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\">Svetlana (Svetikk) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,359 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Stupino), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Nelli said:<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you eat it in the dark or with your eyes closed, you might think it&#8217;s not a tomato at all, but a grape&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nelli, very accurate about the grape taste! \ud83d\udc4d Sweetish, firm fruits store well and don&#8217;t crack. The variety grew outdoors, indeterminate, and productive. I liked it very much, I want to plant it again \ud83d\ude0b Elena, thank you for the seeds! \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>trofi said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs for the taste\u2014it was a bit sour.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\ud83d\ude32 strange&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/166-050914021347.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/thumb_166-050914021347.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes close up\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/166-050914021224.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/thumb_166-050914021224.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes on a bush outdoors\" 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\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Elena (trofi) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,715 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd South Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetlana, mine grew outdoors, while yours was in a greenhouse. And I was eating it around mid-August, when we were already spoiled by abundance, and the rains had started. \ud83d\ude03 \ud83d\ude03<\/p>\n<p>We compared it with <em>Honey Drop<\/em> (the kids did), and they said this one was sour, while HD was tasty. But I won&#8217;t plant any cherries anymore\u2014everyone only eats large beefsteaks or cocktail sizes. Nobody even bothers to pick the cherries, so we just left all the bushes with them hanging. \ud83d\ude1e \ud83d\ude1e<\/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\">Elena (ElenaN) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls! I am so glad! \ud83d\ude18 \ud83d\ude18 \ud83d\ude18 \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<p>And regarding the taste, my tomatoes were also a bit sour in August. I concluded that the taste and sweetness of this variety depend heavily on the balance of nutrients in the soil. In September, the fruits became sweet again \ud83d\ude0b<\/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\">Elena (trofi) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,715 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd South Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elena, is it still alive outdoors for you? \ud83d\ude32 \ud83d\ude32 We pulled out all our outdoor tomatoes on September 3rd.<\/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\">Svetlana (Svetikk) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,359 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Stupino), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>trofi said:<\/strong><br \/>\nSvetlana, mine grew outdoors, while yours was in a greenhouse. And I was eating it around mid-August&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Elena, mine also grew outdoors. Right now, all the fruits (some still green) are lying in the house, ripening off the vine\u2014we cleared the garden bed for cover crops. I periodically snatch Blushies from the tray\u2014the counter-ripened ones are tasty too. They are not as sweet as Honey Drop, and their size is almost cocktail\u201425-30 grams (1 oz). I try not to give them away much\u2014I&#8217;ll eat them all myself \ud83d\ude48<\/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\">Elena (ElenaN) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elena! I didn&#8217;t plant it this year, but last year I pulled it out absolutely last in early October. The bush didn&#8217;t get sick with anything at all.<\/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\">Elena (trofi) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,715 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd South Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetlana, maybe I am being too strict with them, as cherries are apparently just not our thing. \ud83d\ude09 \ud83d\ude09 But I actively gifted them to people and amazed them with their beauty. They are, of course, very unusual.<\/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\">Elena (trofi) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,715 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd South Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yes, Elena, the bush is very healthy, I agree. \ud83c\udf3a \ud83c\udf3a Next to a single case of late blight that I observed on <em>Black Cherry<\/em>, this one was still standing completely green (I mean the leaves).<\/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\">Galina (GalinaD) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,874 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Cherepovets, Vologda Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also really liked this variety. Both the taste and the color. I decided that out of all cherries, I will only grow this one. My family also doesn&#8217;t really eat cherries. The bush is not aggressive and invasive like other cherries. It&#8217;s still growing outdoors, the leaves are green.<\/p>\n<p>Outdoors, the yield is much higher than in the greenhouse.<\/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\">Tatiana (Tomatanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Moderator (10,243 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This variety conquered me too; it is my sweetest one this year. The skin is firm, it cans well. Productive, I lead it into 5 stems in the greenhouse, and there are still many green ones hanging.<\/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\">Svetlana (Drosera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 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>Yes, the variety is very beautiful \ud83d\udc4d , but it didn&#8217;t turn out particularly sweet for me. It didn&#8217;t get much sun \ud83d\ude48.<br \/>\nElena, thank you for it \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61358_0f3580679c73497c694bc804e7051d1fc13ec6e4.jpg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes developing stripes\" width=\"624\" height=\"800\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61360_fe44c71facfdcf673fd1a92bf7113ab00dcf8d38.jpg\" alt=\"Ripe Blush tomatoes on a scale\" width=\"639\" height=\"800\" \/><\/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\">elena77 <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,595 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And this variety conquered me too \ud83d\udc4d, productive, sweet, firm, and the size is just right for jars \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\udc4d&#8230; Elena \ud83c\udf3a \ud83c\udf3a \ud83c\udf3a<\/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\">Elena (ElenaN) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thank you, girls \ud83c\udf3a \ud83c\udf3a \ud83c\udf3a<\/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\">Svetlana (Lana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,417 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted this tomato after reading Elena&#8217;s review and didn&#8217;t regret it! The variety is just super! Furthermore, yesterday I finished eating the last tomatoes of this variety. The sweetness was still there, though not to the same extent as in summer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/563-271014120949.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/thumb_563-271014120949.jpeg\" alt=\"Last Blush tomatoes of the season\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\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\">Tatiana (Tatiana Kemerovo) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,694 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>I want to try it outdoors in 2015. Tomatanya wrote that she led it in a greenhouse with 5 stems. Svetlana, how did you grow it outdoors? How many stems? It&#8217;s an indeterminate, right?<\/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\">Svetlana (Svetikk) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,359 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Stupino), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tatiana Kemerovo said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI want to try it outdoors in 2015. Tomatanya wrote that she led it in a greenhouse with 5 stems. Svetlana, how did you grow it outdoors? How many stems? It&#8217;s an indeterminate, right?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I barely prune any cherries outdoors\u2014they grow however they want; a flower cluster appears immediately from every sucker. I only remove the lowest suckers near the ground for better ventilation, and maybe a little bit inside the bush. But by early August, I start removing new suckers and pinching off the tops\u2014so that whatever has already bloomed has time to set and grow. So I don&#8217;t even count the stems.<\/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\">Galina (Galina P.) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (37,710 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Chekhov), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Blush also grew outdoors. I removed the lower suckers and then just left it alone. There were so many tomatoes! \ud83c\udf45 The taste was very good. I will definitely plant it again in 2015.<br \/>\nThe seeds were from Elena (ElenaN). \ud83c\udf3a \ud83c\udf3a \ud83c\udf3a \ud83c\udf3a \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t find a photo of the whole bush though. \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/125-021214130603.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/thumb_125-021214130603.jpeg\" alt=\"Basket full of freshly picked Blush cherries\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/125-021214130525.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/thumb_125-021214130525.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes close up\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Natalia (Yaroslavna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Super productive, low-maintenance variety with colorful candy-like fruits \ud83d\ude0b<br \/>\nI grew it in a greenhouse, tucked in a corner, so it was somewhat deprived of attention\u2014but it still pumped out a massive amount of fruit \ud83c\udf45<\/p>\n<p>The flesh is firm, sweet with fruity notes&#8230; The fruits store for a very long time (by the way, I still have about a dozen left right now, they almost naturally sun-dried themselves) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Seeds of this wonderful variety were gifted by Elena (ElenaN), THANK YOU! \ud83d\ude18<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/45\/318-141214135610.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful plate of Blush tomatoes\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/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\">Natalia (Natalia Khotkovo) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,753 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Productive, tasty, grew outdoors without any special care. In the photo, it is not completely ripe, so the stripes aren&#8217;t very visible, but it was very striped. Seeds from ElenaN. Elena, thank you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/25\/411-200714075647.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/25\/thumb_411-200714075647.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes on vine\" 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\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Irina (Pani Tomat) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,773 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It grew outdoors. I believe that cherries of any kind do not belong in a greenhouse; I only keep large-fruited beefsteaks in there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/62235_79487f4c78acd07d83cbbeade4de90e11d79541a.jpg\" alt=\"Blush tomato harvest outdoors\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" \/><\/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\">Alena (Alena Latvia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,366 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>VERY beautiful and meaty fruits grew on the Shameful Blush cherry. It has a tomato taste, but I have much sweeter cherries; this one doesn&#8217;t reach the level of a perfectly sweet variety yet. Maybe the special taste will appear in the later fruits. So far, on the first and second trusses, the flesh is slightly mealy and a bit bland, the seeds are a little sour, and there are a lot of them (my other cherries have far fewer; today I squeezed a whole portion of seeds from just one tomato for saving, usually it takes 3-4 cherries). But the beauty is indescribable.<\/p>\n<p>It sets clusters quickly; at first, it seemed like it would fall behind, but no, it&#8217;s fast. It is weather-sensitive, clearly stalling when the cold hit. I got the seeds from Kulik; I think I need to repeat it and see how it behaves from my own seeds. Only in the second year will I decide its fate. Also, for many growers, this cherry is &#8220;chubby&#8221;, but on my first clusters, they are perfectly straight &#8220;fingers&#8221;. I understand it all depends on the conditions. I had a bad year and the taste wasn&#8217;t great, although other cherries are doing fine.<\/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\">Tatiana (Tomatanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Moderator (10,243 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It&#8217;s growing for the second year for me. It sets fruit noticeably better\u2014almost all the flowers were pollinated; last year there were skipped flowers on the trusses. But I remembered it as the absolute sweetest! This year, the first fruits didn&#8217;t shine with sweetness, apparently, the cold is taking its toll. But I didn&#8217;t notice any stunted growth\u2014it just keeps growing and setting fruit continuously.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/30-040815052135.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_30-040815052135.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes setting well\" 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\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tatiana (Tomatanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Moderator (10,243 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>By September, the sweetness increased, which makes me very happy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/30-040915151440.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/thumb_30-040915151440.jpeg\" alt=\"Sweet Blush tomatoes in September\" 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\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olya (Zolushka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (12,750 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It turned out to be very productive for me. Seeds from ElenaN &#8211; thank you! \ud83c\udf45<\/p>\n<p>I liked it very, very much &#8211; both tasty and beautiful, great for fresh eating and for pickling \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p>Everything that bloomed, set fruit. It grew outdoors in open ground and ripened on the vine.<br \/>\nThe first photo is from August 3, planted out on May 10. So it falls into the mid-season category.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/102\/13417-231215050226.jpeg\" alt=\"Heavy clusters of Blush tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/102\/13417-231215050342.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes close up\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/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\">Iva (salix) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (631 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>For me, this variety turned out to be quite early outdoors &#8211; the first single ripe fruits were on July 10th, and by August 1st it was ripening en masse. Very sweet, but it is best for fresh eating and treating guests; the skin is not very suitable for canning.<\/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\">Elena (Anela) <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\">\n<p>Seeds from ElenaN &#8211; thank you \ud83c\udf45. I liked it very much, they are so beautiful and tasty in jars \ud83d\ude0b they didn&#8217;t burst.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/103\/13349-271215074817.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful jars of pickled Blush tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"850\" \/><\/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\">Tatiana (Tatiiyasha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (700 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls, I planted these tomatoes this year. But space is limited in the greenhouse. How is it best to train them: plant 1 and prune it to 2-3 stems, or plant 2 and grow each on a single stem? What do you advise?<\/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\">Tatiana (Tomatanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Moderator (10,243 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tatiiyasha said:<\/strong><br \/>\nHow is it best to train them: plant 1 and prune it to 2-3 stems, or plant 2 and grow each on a single stem?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tatiana, Blush can easily handle 4-5 stems, so it&#8217;s better to just plant one.<\/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\">Tatiana (Tatiiyasha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (700 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Tatiana, thank you \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<p>This is actually very good news\u2014I&#8217;ll use that extra spot for another variety. Greenhouse space is worth its weight in gold; I want to try so many new varieties \ud83d\ude09<\/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\">Svetlana (Svetlyachok-plus) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A beautiful variety, extremely productive \ud83d\udc4d \ud83c\udf45. The taste varied depending on the rain, ranging from very sweet to slightly bland. It fruited until the very end. Outdoors until mid-September. I sent them to the freezer, it&#8217;s a very convenient size for that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/114\/757-270316091651.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/114\/thumb_757-270316091651.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes looking beautiful\" 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\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Iva (salix) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (631 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;m planting Blush for the second year, and this time from my own saved seeds, something completely absurd grew\u2014it&#8217;s only 50 cm (20 in) tall! And at this height, the third truss is already blooming, while the bottom two are setting fruit. By the truss and fruit shape, it&#8217;s definitely Blush, but where did this dwarf growth come from??? \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n<p>Last year it was 1.8 meters (6 ft) tall!<\/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\">Svetlana (Svetlyachok-plus) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It probably remembered some distant dwarf ancestor \ud83d\ude09.<\/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\">Iva (salix) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (631 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Svetlyachok-plus said:<\/strong><br \/>\nIt probably remembered some distant dwarf ancestor \ud83d\ude09.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Svetlana, I don&#8217;t know who its ancestors are \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>But the first truss appearing at a height of 10 centimeters (4 in) scares me \ud83d\ude2c<br \/>\nThe leaves are the same, the fruit shape is the same, but it&#8217;s some kind of pygmy \ud83d\ude20<\/p>\n<p>Once it ripens, maybe it will become clearer what exactly happened here.<\/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\">Tatiana (Tomatanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Moderator (10,243 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Iva, it grows slowly at first. I&#8217;ve been planting it for three years; it will grow big eventually. Mine is currently just over a meter (3 ft) tall.<\/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\">Tatiana (Tatiiyasha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (700 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Tatiana, does that mean it is a late-season variety?<br \/>\nI planted it for the first time. And it seems to be stalling. I thought the weather was to blame.<\/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\">Ekaterina (Katrinka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,734 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine started ripening as one of the very first in early July. Its height is about a meter (3 ft) right now, growing outdoors.<br \/>\nSown on February 27.<\/p>\n<p>Mine aren&#8217;t as red as the girls&#8217; in the photos; they are transparent-amber, very beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/591-110716144820.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/thumb_591-110716144820.jpeg\" alt=\"Amber Blush tomatoes\" width=\"98\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Tatiana (Tatiiyasha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (700 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I really liked this variety.<\/p>\n<p>For me, it&#8217;s the tastiest \ud83d\ude0b But I love sweet tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>Very productive and undemanding. I regret planting so few. Next year, I will train it to 4 stems instead of 2 \ud83d\ude09<\/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\">Oksana (cat2008) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,827 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orsha, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>An amazing variety! Grew outdoors&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/12397-050816170935.jpeg\" alt=\"Large plate of beautiful Blush tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\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\">Ilya (ilja) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I really liked Blush for its beauty and taste. In the greenhouse, it grew to 2 meters (6.5 ft). The fruits were juicy and sweet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/65217_fd314c7a38643559e4313bb18cdec1ef7213bc1b.jpg\" alt=\"Ilya's Blush tomatoes\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/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\">Vera (tomatinka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Blush.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/141\/92-220816045404.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes close up\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/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\">Vera (tomatinka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/139\/92-110816134209.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes ripening on vine\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/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\">Vera (tomatinka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/139\/92-110816134255.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush clusters\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/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\">Svetlana (azure) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,895 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Don Region, Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Blush. \ud83d\ude0b Seeds from Tatiana-Tomatanya. \ud83c\udf3a The photo isn&#8217;t great, because these tomatoes rarely survived until a photo shoot\u2014a very sweet cherry. The flesh is dense, almost like grapes. \ud83d\udc4d I will definitely repeat it this year. \ud83d\udcdd<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/161\/12090-270117120850.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/161\/thumb_12090-270117120850.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes harvested\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/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\">Ekaterina <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (20 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls, can you buy this variety in a regular store?<\/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\">Nadezhda (Ogorod Larionovykh) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,429 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I haven&#8217;t seen it in stores. And I have practically none of my own seeds left, I gave them all away. Look for it in the Wishlist section on the forum.<\/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\">Elena (Elena56) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (137 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Good day! Has anyone grown Blush outdoors in the North-West? According to my calculations, it won&#8217;t fit in the greenhouse, but I really want to try it. I sowed it for the first time this year.<\/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\">Svetlana (garnet) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (436 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd North-Western Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 2)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Elena56 said:<\/strong><br \/>\nHas anyone grown Blush outdoors in the North-West?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t show its potential here in the North at all: a huge bush, but barely any fruits. It&#8217;s beautiful, but that&#8217;s about it. \ud83d\ude1e The taste was like water. In canning\u2014it was just skin. I didn&#8217;t even bother saving seeds. It grew outdoors and ripened fully on the vine.<\/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\">Elena (Elena56) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (137 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetlana, thank you! That&#8217;s what I thought\u2014outdoors with our weather, Blush will likely just produce foliage. Maybe I&#8217;ll plant it in a flowerbed; at least the bush is pretty and the leaves are lacy.<\/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\">Yulia (Tiffany) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (20,171 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Las Palmas, Spain<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Good evening, Elena! I grew Blush outdoors last year. It is a very productive and unpretentious variety. Sweet, tasty, and beautiful fruits. I didn&#8217;t really prune the bush; it grew as it wanted. But you absolutely must tie the stems, otherwise they collapse under the weight of the clusters. It turned out to be a great keeper in storage. I liked it, and I will definitely repeat it in the future. And specifically outdoors\u2014it&#8217;s a pity to take up space in the greenhouse if it grows perfectly well outside. And our climate is not much different. We also get hurricanes and prolonged heavy rains. It was my first experience growing tomatoes outdoors, and I loved the result.<\/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\">Elena (Elena56) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (137 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yulia, thank you! You reassured me, because I have 4 Blush seedlings, and the spots in the greenhouse are all allocated (haven&#8217;t planted them out yet, it&#8217;s still cold here). I&#8217;ll prepare a spot for the Blushes by the chain-link fence, it&#8217;ll be easy to tie them up. Beans grew there last year. And I suppose I should cover them with plastic or agrofleece at first? I&#8217;ve never grown tomatoes outdoors before.<\/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\">Mikhail (mopsdad1) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,123 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stary Oskol, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I have 3 bushes outdoors. They&#8217;ve started to bloom. Sown on March 7. First time planting them. The beginning is impressive. <em>Anna German<\/em> is right next to it\u2014the bush is also solid already, but doesn&#8217;t even have signs of flower clusters yet. I sowed them at the same time.<\/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\">Elena (Elena 62) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,063 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Fellow forum members, please help me identify which of these seedlings looks more like the Blush (Shameful Blush) variety? From the seeds I bought, seedlings with completely different leaves grew.<\/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\">Oksana (Oksana-pepper) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,063 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Blush is on the left. I have the same one growing. Graceful, wispy foliage.<\/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\">Elena (Elena 62) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,063 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Oksana! Thank you, I have no room for unplanned experiments!!!<\/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\">Tatiana (Tatiiyasha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (700 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Elena56 said:<\/strong><br \/>\nGood day! Has anyone grown Blush outdoors in the North-West?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Elena, my dacha is in the Vsevolozhsk district. And the difference in crop ripening between us and the Gatchina district is 2-3 weeks (my friend&#8217;s parents are near Volosovo). Therefore, I do not plant tomatoes outdoors. But in the greenhouse, they were gorgeous. Tasty and sweet. In jars, they lost their dessert taste and burst, but they still disappeared instantly.<\/p>\n<p>With our Leningrad weather, you might not see them ripen outdoors at all \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n<p>You really should try to squeeze at least one plant into the greenhouse for comparison \ud83d\ude09<\/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\">Elena (Elena56) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (137 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tatiiyasha said:<\/strong><br \/>\nYou really should try to squeeze at least one plant into the greenhouse for comparison \ud83d\ude09<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tatiana, thank you. I have already prepared a spot for one Blush plant in the corner of the greenhouse. I really want to try their dessert taste.<\/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\">Tatiana (Tatiiyasha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (700 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elena, I am simply a fan of this variety. It&#8217;s almost embarrassing to recall how I would go into the greenhouse, looking around to make sure my husband wasn&#8217;t watching, and just indulge in these tomatoes \ud83d\ude02<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I just read about my favorite variety, turns out I&#8217;m not the only one obsessed with it. Girls, last year ALL of my fruits cracked. I liked everything about it: the deliciousness, color, shape, the elegance of the foliage, and yet the bush isn&#8217;t just a weak weed, it&#8217;s quite robust. But the cracking&#8230; I understand it might be a flaw in my agricultural practices, but it really seems prone to it. And it is indeed very resistant to late blight.<\/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\">Svetlana (Svetikk) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,359 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Stupino), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>remko said:<\/strong><br \/>\nGirls, last year ALL of my fruits cracked&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Elena, did it grow outdoors? That&#8217;s from excess moisture, it rained often. I grew it outdoors, and since August was dry, there were absolutely no cracked ones.<\/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\">Yulia (Tiffany) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (20,171 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Las Palmas, Spain<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Good afternoon, Elena! My Blush also grew outdoors. I saw it at Svetlana&#8217;s and was desperate to plant it. I wrote about all its wonderful qualities above. Not a single fruit cracked for me, and we certainly have plenty of moisture and rain here.<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>No, it was in the greenhouse, but right next to the door. So its &#8220;feet&#8221; were in the greenhouse, but almost all the foliage was basically outside. I was given the seeds with the words: &#8220;strictly for the greenhouse, and incredibly delicious.&#8221; This year I planted it everywhere: in the greenhouse, in the garden, and even on a raised warm bed. I even have one volunteer plant growing, and it already has a cluster. I liked it very much even with the cracking, so I will never give it up. But I had to mention this characteristic trait of it.<\/p>\n<p>What else I liked about it: in August, when I had already removed many tomatoes from the greenhouse, Blush clearly got a second wind. It rapidly produced new shoots and bloomed profusely, managed to set fruit, and everything had time to ripen. Every single tomato ripened on the plant, I didn&#8217;t pick a single green one. And it was already cold in September, but its leaves looked as fresh as ever.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of ripening time, it truly is mid-season. It grew its little &#8220;sausages&#8221; but was in no rush to ripen, and then somehow it was ripening, growing, and blooming all at once&#8230; I saved quite a few seeds from it, although honestly, making the choice between eating it or saving it for seeds was agonizing because the little rascal is shockingly tasty&#8230; It didn&#8217;t even cross my mind to can it; I could eat them non-stop like fruit. That&#8217;s why I saved seeds, just to have them. So if anyone needs some, just ask, I&#8217;ll share.<\/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\">Anna (Aruna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (354 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tver Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I am very interested in this variety; I want to try it next year. I&#8217;m looking at the photos, and for some, it&#8217;s almost red with stripes, for others it&#8217;s yellow. Does it grow like that on the same bush, are there different types, or does it depend on growing conditions and weather?<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t know what kind of willpower one must have to not devour them while they are still in the stage of a creamy-colored sausage with a scarlet blush. I couldn&#8217;t resist. Leaving tomatoes for seeds was pure torture, watching them sit there rosy, bright, and semi-transparent. They really develop their color with heat and time. When fully ripe, they become semi-transparent, brightly colored, and the stripes turn almost crimson. But even at the creamy stage with delicate little red stripes, these tomatoes are very sweet.<\/p>\n<p>So yes, they look different for everyone, depending on your patience to wait for full ripeness.<\/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\">Tatiana (Tatiiyasha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (700 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elena, +100 \ud83d\ude02<\/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\">Lyudmila (Shevyachok) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Moderator (12,050 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Omsk Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It&#8217;s so nice that this particular variety was the first to set fruit among my &#8220;transplants&#8221; from the Moscow region. They are so tiny, but you can already see the stripes. I planted it for the first time, outdoors. Judging by the reviews, I should be regretting that I only planted one bush!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/178\/22760-280617013202.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/178\/22760-280617013202.jpeg\" alt=\"Tiny Blush tomato starting to show stripes\" 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\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Elena (Belka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,499 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Chekhov, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine is small and weak, and I accidentally snapped the top off the only one I had. But I will wait&#8230; and admire yours for now.<\/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\">Lyudmila (Shevyachok) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Moderator (12,050 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Omsk Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted it for the first time. It brought me joy with early flowers and fruit set, but&#8230; The bush withered, became somehow shriveled, and the fruits are small, though I think that&#8217;s just how it happened this time. I will definitely plant it next year. THEY WERE THE FIRST TO RIPEN OUTDOORS FOR ME. I can&#8217;t say anything about the taste yet, we are waiting!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/183\/22760-260717120705.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/183\/thumb_22760-260717120705.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomato growing on a weak bush outdoors\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/183\/22760-260717121042.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/183\/thumb_22760-260717121042.jpeg\" alt=\"Close up of Blush tomato ripening\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/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\">Alla (amarant) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,069 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted it for the first time.<br \/>\nA good, abundant, festive, and tasty little tomato.<br \/>\nI planted just one bush in a polycarbonate greenhouse on the edge of a side bed. It wasn&#8217;t aggressive. I started leading it in two stems, but they both split, so I left all 4 stems.<br \/>\nAt the moment, 12 trusses have set, each with 11 to 17 tomatoes, and at least 6 more are blooming. I have already tasted it. In a word: deliiiiiicious \ud83d\ude0b \ud83d\ude0b \ud83d\ude0b<br \/>\nOverall, an excellent cocktail-type tomato.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/183\/13612-260717123049.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/183\/13612-260717123049.jpeg\" alt=\"Large trusses of Blush tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Lyuda (Ludochka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (76 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A wonderful sweet tomato \ud83d\ude0b I have it outdoors on 3 stems. A sea of fruits, a favorite of both adults and kids. Beautiful at any stage. I got the seeds from some online store, not from the forum members.<\/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\">Natalia (qame) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,102 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Khabarovsk, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Exactly \ud83d\ude03: wonderful, a sea of fruits, everyone&#8217;s favorite, and a beauty \ud83d\udc4d But regarding the sweetness, it seemed a bit sour to me. We identified other varieties as sweet with a honey taste. I will definitely plant it again though \ud83d\udc4d<\/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\">Olya (Lyolikovna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,488 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine is sweet; you can pop them like candy \ud83d\ude0b<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Sour? Blush has absolutely no acidity in its taste, at least mine don&#8217;t.<\/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\">Natalia (qame) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,102 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Khabarovsk, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I just snacked on a couple right now. Against the background of sweetness, I can clearly feel the acidity (even if there isn&#8217;t much, it&#8217;s there). And there&#8217;s a long sour aftertaste in the mouth. Maybe my soil gives this tomato such a taste.<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Acidity is only felt in Blush if there is still some greenish color in its skin. Once it turns completely yellow, it develops an absolutely fruity taste, and if you scoop out all the flesh with the seeds, Blush doesn&#8217;t even have a tomato taste anymore.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not arguing with anyone about taste; I&#8217;m only describing my sensations. Besides, the amount of red blush strongly depends on the region, soil, or growing methods (I don&#8217;t know exactly what). My blush never reaches bright scarlet even when overripe. This year I have a lot of Blush, so some tomatoes had the chance to fully ripen to softness, but alas, they remain creamy with a very light pinkish blush. But for some people, it turns bright red. Well, this year I tried a bright scarlet Blush, and it had a note of fruity acidity in its taste\u2014specifically fruity, like slightly sour grapes.<\/p>\n<p>Mine don&#8217;t have this acidity; the unripe ones have tomato acidity, and the fully ripe ones have a sweet, fruity taste.<\/p>\n<p>I genuinely have never eaten a sweeter tomato, specifically sweeter. Tastier? Undoubtedly, yes. But that delicious tomatoey, savory, sugary taste\u2014that&#8217;s not Blush. Blush is purely sweet, fruity, very tender, productive, and ripens quite quickly. A definite plus for me is that the tomatoes in a cluster ripen gradually. I am currently picking ripe ones from 3-4 clusters on the same plant: 2-3 are ripe per cluster, the rest are green, even though they are full size.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a tomato that definitely does not fear cool weather and being outdoors; it will be one of the first to ripen outside, and in a greenhouse, it can produce until the deep cold hits. However, if picked green, it ripens poorly indoors\u2014it shrivels faster than it ripens.<\/p>\n<p>And everyone I&#8217;ve treated to Blush acknowledges its supreme sweetness. No one has been able to name a sweeter tomato in comparison. Again, not tastier, but sweeter.<\/p>\n<p>This is my very, very subjective IMHO.<\/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\">Natalia (qame) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,102 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Khabarovsk, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I only pick them fully ripe \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p>For me, the varieties <em>Slastena<\/em> and <em>Cherokee Green Gold<\/em> were sweeter \ud83d\ude0b \ud83d\ude0b \ud83d\ude0b<\/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\">Lyudmila (Ludaost) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (945 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>remko said:<\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a tomato that definitely does not fear cool weather and being outdoors; it will be one of the first to ripen outside&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My Blush planted outdoors in a bucket absolutely refused to grow. It withered, withered, and finally died completely, even though other cherries and dwarfs are growing perfectly fine, setting fruit, and turning red\/yellow. So I didn&#8217;t get to try this Blush. I&#8217;ll plant it in the greenhouse next year.<\/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\">Olya (Olviya) <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>remko said:<\/strong><br \/>\nNo one has been able to name a sweeter tomato in comparison. Again, not tastier, but sweeter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;ll name one \ud83d\ude02 &#8211; <em>Summer Sun<\/em> is significantly sweeter than Blush.<\/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\">Natalia (NATA-HA) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,222 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Novosibirsk Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Last year, Blush was the most cloyingly sweet tomato, even the last ones that I picked green and ripened indoors. But this year I don&#8217;t recognize it\u2014it tastes like an ordinary tomato. However, it&#8217;s growing in the shade this year, maybe that&#8217;s the reason \ud83e\udd37<\/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\">Natalia (qame) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,102 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Khabarovsk, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>By the way, that&#8217;s an interesting observation. My 3 bushes are also growing on the shaded side of the greenhouse. Next year I need to plant them closer to the sun. \ud83d\udcdd<\/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\">Elena (elena0508) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,578 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I had 2 bushes growing in the greenhouse. For me, it didn&#8217;t turn out very productive or sweet. Not many ripened on the bush; I picked them at the mature green stage. In terms of sweetness, there are sweeter ones out there. But these yellow-pink grape tomatoes are extraordinarily beautiful!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\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\">Tatiana (Tatiana Senchukova) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (542 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Arkhangelsk Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Please tell me, has anyone planted Blush and <em>Candy Sweet Icicle<\/em>? The fruits look very similar in photos. I grew Icicles this year, and Blush is planned for next.<\/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\">Lyuda (Ludochka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (76 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Dears! I want to add something: I grew Blush both in the Moscow region and in the Ryazan region. If you compare the taste, in Ryazan the kids loved it for its fruity flavor. And in the Moscow region, adults liked it for its interesting peppery aftertaste (a certain sharpness) with an absence of sourness.<\/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\">Nadezhda (Radanad) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 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>An excellent variety\u2014productive, sweet, beautiful. Just like candies. It grew outdoors in open ground.<\/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\">Elena (Lisenok) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,024 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ryazan Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/195\/67-121017225159.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/195\/thumb_67-121017225159.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful Blush clusters\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/195\/67-121017225254.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/195\/thumb_67-121017225254.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes close up\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>amarant said:<\/strong><br \/>\nPlanted it for the first time&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I see your Blush also has complex (multi-branching) trusses.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited November 13, 2017 by Drosera<\/em><\/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\">Yulia (Tiffany) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (20,171 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Las Palmas, Spain<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Good morning, Elena! My Blush also had complex trusses last year. It grew outdoors however it wanted and was very productive and tasty. The fruits were even and beautiful. But they weren&#8217;t giants like yours; compared to yours, they were very modest in size. It seemed to me that your fruits even had a slightly different shape. Seeing your photos, \ud83d\udc4f I understand your enthusiasm for this variety \ud83d\ude0b<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t giant. The truss had both large and smaller ones. Amarant&#8217;s aren&#8217;t small either. Maybe the fact that I pruned it to a single stem played a role? True, once the bush reached about 1.5 meters (5 ft), it grew however it wanted and set a lot of fruit there, but the tomatoes at the top were much smaller.<\/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\">Svetlana (Lana_Sadovnica) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (287 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I want to say a big thank you for all the reviews on this tomato \ud83c\udf3a. I sometimes used to pause my eyes on it in Popenko&#8217;s catalog, but then kept scrolling. Now I will definitely order it; I&#8217;m selecting varieties for 2018. My only question is, can anyone answer how it will behave outdoors in the Southern Urals? Maybe someone from Chelyabinsk has grown it&#8230; Greenhouse space is strictly limited.<\/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\">Yulia (Tiffany) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (20,171 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Las Palmas, Spain<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>remko said:<\/strong><br \/>\nMaybe the fact that I pruned it to a single stem played a role?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You did 1 stem&#8230; and I probably had about 6. I saw a photo of Svetlana&#8217;s bush the previous year and was very impressed. She also gave it the freedom to choose \ud83d\ude03. My bush grew upwards at first, and then the stems laid out like a palmette and grew horizontally. There was a massive amount of fruit \ud83c\udf45<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lana_Sadovnica said:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy only question is, can anyone answer how it will behave outdoors in the Southern Urals?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It grows perfectly fine outdoors in the Moscow region. I&#8217;m sure it will grow quite well in the Southern Urals too. It&#8217;s not prone to diseases. The only thing is, Blush grows tall even outdoors, so it needs staking. Outside, Blush gets a more intense color; it turns out much &#8220;blushier&#8221;. But keep in mind, in some years, Blush can suffer from severe cracking. Last year, every single one that I tried to leave on the bush until fully ripe cracked; this year, only a few cracked.<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yulia, you have to love it for its yield alone. And added to that yield is the delicious taste. It can handle many stems and fruits high up, but the fruits do get smaller.<\/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 (Irina_N) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,954 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also plan to grow it outdoors next year \ud83d\ude33 There&#8217;s no space in the greenhouses!<\/p>\n<p>My plan is this: I&#8217;ll leave 3 stems, and at a height of about 1.2-1.3 meters (4 ft) I will top them all. Do you think anything will actually grow?<\/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\">Svetlana (SvetaR) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (27,468 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>remko said:<\/strong><br \/>\nIt grows perfectly fine outdoors in the Moscow region.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh, Elena&#8230; \ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve talked myself hoarse explaining that nightshades do NOT grow well outdoors in all parts of the Moscow region. Even super-determinates struggle outside for me, let alone indeterminates. And the thought of completely removing covers, like people do on sandy soils, is something I can&#8217;t even fathom.<\/p>\n<p>And as for judging the Southern Urals&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Until a person tries it, they&#8217;ll never know. The conditions in the Southern Urals vary widely too; it&#8217;s much bigger than the Moscow region.<\/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\">Galina (ALIANNA) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,189 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stavropol Krai, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Try planting it in the garden. It is very resistant to diseases, it should survive; it&#8217;s a very worthy cherry.<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetlana, but it&#8217;s definitely worth <em>trying<\/em> to grow Blush outdoors. Because in terms of ripening time, it is definitely not late, and it is quite resistant to both low temperatures and many diseases. It does catch leaf mold (Cladosporium), though with its delicate wispy foliage, that&#8217;s barely an issue. But late blight didn&#8217;t touch it, even though some purple-brown plums growing right next to it caught the blight.<\/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\">Svetlana (SvetaR) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (27,468 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It&#8217;s not only possible to try, but necessary. Otherwise, how will you know?<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t catch leaf mold for me, nor did it catch another disease that was rampant in my greenhouse that year.<\/p>\n<p>I really like this variety. And I&#8217;ve noticed it has a quirk: one year it can be incredibly delicious, and another year it&#8217;s just ordinary.<\/p>\n<p>But I think that applies not just to Blush; some other varieties behave the same way.<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetlana, regarding the taste, I noticed that it needs additional feeding with potassium and phosphorus, basically wood ash. I specifically sprinkled some for it every 2 weeks, just like for eggplants, and that&#8217;s when it becomes sweeter.<\/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\">Svetlana (SvetaR) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (27,468 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yes, I agree. Some add salt, some add sugar, some know magic words&#8230; \ud83d\ude03<\/p>\n<p>But it seems to me that it&#8217;s all unpredictable anyway.<\/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\">Tatiana (Tyapochka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (909 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls (and boys), good day!<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Shameful Blush. I liked the variety, although I haven&#8217;t formed a final opinion about it. I grew it for the first time this year, but I&#8217;ve decided to repeat the attempt next year and judge it then.<\/p>\n<p>The bush seemed quite flimsy to me (I had to tie it in several places), but despite that, it is productive. The clusters appear one after another, the tomatoes are among the earliest, and the ones ripened on the vine have a very good taste\u2014moderately sweet and sour, with some special delicate, yet still tomatoey, flavor. The skin is somewhat firm, but the walls are thin. Very beautiful\u2014yellow-orange with red streaks, truly like a blush. And they look almost transparent.<\/p>\n<p>What I didn&#8217;t like: since I mostly pick my tomatoes green, during indoor ripening the skin toughened up even more\u2014so much that it was hard to bite into. And compared to those grown in other conditions, mine turned out quite small&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>They look great in a jar, and the shape is convenient for canning.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited November 13, 2017 by Drosera<\/em><\/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\">Alena (alenanikolskaya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (17 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This year I planted 3 bushes in the greenhouse for the first time. They took over everything! You have to remove suckers almost daily! Tons of fruit! It bloomed right until the frost killed it. It&#8217;s very beautiful pickled in jars. And in salads, if cut into halves, it&#8217;s just gorgeous! I will plant it next year; I&#8217;ll try it outdoors!<\/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\">Elena (Belka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,499 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Chekhov, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It&#8217;s a pity to waste them in jars! My daughter wouldn&#8217;t even let me take seeds. Such deliciousness is worth its weight in gold!<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>For sure, pickling Blush or putting it in a salad is just ruining it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\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\">Tatiana (Tyapochka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (909 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ll try to insert an image after all.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll say it again\u2014I liked them, but the skin was too tough; I had to strain to bite into it&#8230;<br \/>\nAnd in the photo, you can see that mine look a bit weak compared to yours&#8230; So I will try to grow them again this season&#8230;<br \/>\nOr maybe they are predominantly for greenhouse growing, and not for the conditions of a Siberian forest? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.tvoysad.ru\/2017\/11\/12\/RUMYNET1094e49bc685089b.md.jpg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes on vine\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.tvoysad.ru\/2017\/11\/12\/8_RUMYNETf988e0e444d16719.md.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested Blush tomatoes\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/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\">Elena (Belka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,499 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Chekhov, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I had bad soil. So it was just a pathetic sight\u2014a case of &#8220;hug and cry.&#8221; Yours is robust!<\/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\">Mila (Pomidornaya Zemlya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (241 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ll say my piece about Blush too. It really needs heat for flavor. It grew outdoors, in Moldova, a southern tomato country. It was on the sunny side, started to ripen, but had no flavor. Only when the African heat hit us at the end of July did the fruits finally develop flavor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/199\/20730-121117115232.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/199\/20730-121117115232.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes grown in Moldova\" width=\"1000\" height=\"807\" \/><\/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\">Elena (Belka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,499 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Chekhov, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t say there was a lot of heat. But there was flavor. And a very strange one at that. A fruit with a tomato aftertaste.<\/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\">Mila (Pomidornaya Zemlya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (241 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Belka said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI wouldn&#8217;t say there was a lot of heat. But there was flavor. And a very strange one at that. A fruit with a tomato aftertaste.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You have a greenhouse, and I have open ground (outdoors). Even with the same air temperature, it&#8217;s warmer in the greenhouse. Our summer was surprisingly rainy, maybe that also played a role.<\/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\">Elena (lenusya-tigrusya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,080 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Vyazma, Smolensk Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls, can I brag a little too? \ud83d\ude33 My Blush succeeded both in taste and yield. My daughter appreciated it, even though she is completely indifferent to fresh tomatoes. She said to plant it again! \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/187\/20622-140817023029.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/187\/thumb_20622-140817023029.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful cluster of ripe Blush tomatoes\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/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\">Elena (LenaK) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (779 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd West Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Blush has been a favorite of ours for three seasons. The variety is very beautiful and productive! This summer it lacked sun and heat; it was tasty, but less sweet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/201\/23892-271117053437.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/201\/thumb_23892-271117053437.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes hanging on the plant\" width=\"102\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Tatiana (Tatiana Senchukova) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (542 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Arkhangelsk Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elena, a very beautiful tomato! Did you train it to 1 stem?<\/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\">Tatiana (Tyapochka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (909 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>LenaK said:<\/strong><br \/>\nBlush has been a favorite of ours for three seasons.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh, it&#8217;s so abundant for you&#8230; Awesome!<\/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\">Elena (LenaK) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (779 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd West Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tatiana Senchukova said:<\/strong><br \/>\nDid you train it to 1 stem?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I lead all my tomatoes to a single stem, rarely two, because of the cramped space in the greenhouse. Every year I try to plant them less densely, but there are always so many new varieties.<\/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\">Nadezhda (Nadezhda 69) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,650 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orenburg, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This variety came to me under the name &#8220;Shameful Blush&#8221; thanks to the girls from the forum 3 years ago, and I&#8217;ve planted it for three years in a row\u2014tasty, meaty, beautiful, productive. This year, 2 bushes had typical fruits, but on the third bush, the fruits were oblate (flattened-round), though the color remained the same. I saved seeds from it, but why did this happen? It&#8217;s not a hybrid, so there shouldn&#8217;t be any de-hybridization? I don&#8217;t want to lose the variety&#8230; has anyone encountered this?<\/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\">Svetlana (Drosera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 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<blockquote><p><strong>Nadezhda 69 said:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8230;on the third bush, the fruits were oblate (flattened-round)&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No, I can&#8217;t even imagine an oblate cherry tomato \ud83d\ude48.<br \/>\nDo you have a photo? \ud83e\udd10<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Nadezhda 69 said:<\/strong><br \/>\nhas anyone encountered this?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Cross-pollinated with another variety?<\/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\">Nadezhda (Nadezhda 69) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,650 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orenburg, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And it wasn&#8217;t a cherry, the tomato was about 300 grams (10.5 oz); I don&#8217;t have the exact records on hand right now. Inserting the photo, it didn&#8217;t work immediately (photo was on the PC, I was writing from the phone, just got to the computer).<\/p>\n<p>As for cross-pollination, I don&#8217;t know. There were 3 bushes, 2 with typical fruits, and one produced this. All fruits on that bush were different, not just isolated ones. By their appearance, the bushes themselves did not differ from each other.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited November 30, 2017 by Nadezhda 69<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/201\/20922-291117235713.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/201\/20922-291117235713.jpeg\" alt=\"Large oblate mutant tomato grown from Blush seeds\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Tatiana (Tatiana Senchukova) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (542 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Arkhangelsk Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Nadezhda, good day, and did this giant taste different from the regular tomatoes of the variety?<\/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\">Nadezhda (Nadezhda 69) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,650 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orenburg, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The taste didn&#8217;t differ much.<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Nadezhda 69 said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd it wasn&#8217;t a cherry, the tomato was about 300 grams&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Did you save seeds from the non-standard one? If Blush produced 300-gram oblate tomatoes, then I am first in line for your seeds. By the shape, it looks like the tomato developed megablooms; in that case, these are weather-induced mutations and are unlikely to be stable. Or perhaps it&#8217;s a cross-pollination from previous years, and this seed just resulted in this. I would definitely isolate such a tomato, save its seeds, and plant it as an experiment. What if this shape stabilizes? A large, sweet Blush is my absolute dream.<\/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\">Svetlana (Drosera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 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>In my opinion, it&#8217;s just a regular seed mix-up, and not a bi-color but a striped one, it looks very much like <em>Vintage Wine<\/em>.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s better to take this one to the &#8220;Help identify the variety!&#8221; thread.<\/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\">Nadezhda (Nadezhda 69) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,650 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orenburg, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>remko said:<\/strong><br \/>\nDid you save seeds from the non-standard one?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I saved seeds from it, I also wanted to plant it as an experiment to see what comes of it next. True, the experiment wasn&#8217;t planned for 2018, since the queue of new varieties + favorites is big, but maybe by spring I&#8217;ll find a spot. Elena, if you want, I can send you its seeds. As for a mix-up with <em>Vintage Wine<\/em>, that&#8217;s ruled out, since I don&#8217;t have that variety and I planted from my own saved seeds, not sent ones.<\/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\">Elena (herbina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,026 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I found a few Blushes in my mom&#8217;s kitchen \ud83d\ude32, they of course look more like raisins now and are only good for tossing into soup, but the very fact \ud83d\ude1b of a fresh tomato surviving past New Year&#8217;s is amazing.<\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t intentionally try to store them like that; we picked the stragglers green, they laid on the glazed balcony for a long time, and then moved into the warmth.<\/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\">Albert <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (499 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tomsk, Russia (USDA Zone 2)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine only grew to standard sizes. Grew it for the first time. The taste is very good, and it&#8217;s a cutie visually. Abundant, trouble-free. I&#8217;ll probably repeat.<\/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\">Svetlana (Svetikk) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,359 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Stupino), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I repeated this variety from a different source, from Elena-Remko (although I liked the first version too). The fruits are indeed slightly larger and also very tasty, sweet! Outdoors, the bush turned out even taller (grew as an indeterminate &#8211; up to 170 cm \/ 5.5 ft) and more abundant than in the greenhouse (up to 140 cm \/ 4.5 ft). I didn&#8217;t prune it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited September 4, 2019 by Svetikk<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/DSCN0019.JPG.c77840ee0baf814eb7c8087b0f133274.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/DSCN0019.thumb.JPG.2da6ec1e9d0a08d9f2046f003f141f43.JPG\" alt=\"Remko's Blush tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/DSCN0014.JPG.c387acd934185b424b7bfec0e7b6b2f5.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/DSCN0014.thumb.JPG.7a734d095424368fb37eeb0703841424.JPG\" alt=\"Large blush tomato on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/DSCN9991.JPG.783fc185bdaee29f0daf97a722e7ab71.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/DSCN9991.thumb.JPG.45aec9ff7d955935d55e31b7647fed94.JPG\" alt=\"Beautiful striped Blush\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/DSCN0008.JPG.73e434775f9d9172790d59629cfb622c.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/DSCN0008.thumb.JPG.324657e48dc33956e81b9f2fbf9e2707.JPG\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes close up\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/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\">Gulfiya (Botanik) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,635 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted it this year, seeds were from @remko. Thank you so much for the seeds!<\/p>\n<p>These were the tastiest tomatoes in my life. My experience is small, it&#8217;s only my first season with the forum&#8217;s variety diversity. But the experience is impressive.<\/p>\n<p>They are the only tomatoes my son snatched from the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p>Blushies picked green in late September right on the truss are still ripening in the kitchen. The bright tomato taste has been preserved. It&#8217;s not the sweet August Blush, but they are tasty tomatoes. In December!<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited December 6, 2019 by Botanik<\/em><\/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\">Tatiana (T@tk@) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Blushies&#8230; The first trusses&#8230; Many thanks to Elena Remko!<\/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\">Tatiana (T@tk@) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Blushies colored up first out of fifty varieties, and interestingly, simultaneously in the polycarbonate greenhouse and outdoors (it&#8217;s still cold at night, 4-5 degrees Celsius \/ 39-41\u00b0F, so they are under spunbond).<\/p>\n<p>Decided to pick the first trusses today. I&#8217;m growing this variety for the first time, so I can&#8217;t quite determine the degree of ripeness. Accidentally snipped it along with green ones. To the touch, the tomatoes are still firm, and they have been hanging in this color condition for more than a week. I thought there should be more red stripes, but didn&#8217;t wait any longer, as they say the first tomatoes should be picked as early as possible. Haven&#8217;t tasted them yet, again on the advice of some forum members who believe the fruit&#8217;s flavor unfolds better if they sit for a couple of days. I&#8217;m being patient&#8230;.. In anticipation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited June 24, 2020 by T@tk@<\/em><\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>You rushed it, they should have hung a bit longer. But the one in the center of the last photo is ready, try it.<\/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\">Tatiana (T@tk@) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>remko said:<\/strong><br \/>\nYou rushed it, they should have hung a bit longer<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thank you, Elena, I&#8217;ll know for next time! Tasted it&#8230;, it&#8217;s tasty, but hasn&#8217;t reached full sweetness yet&#8230; Probably will be sweeter later.<\/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\">Diana (Di) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (283 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I adore it. These are my favorite cherries. Large, firm, sweet. Growing it for the second time. I decided not to prune (remove suckers). Seems fine. But I should have shaped it a little at the beginning of the season, otherwise some stems ended up lying on the ground.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_07\/IMG_20200716_164449.jpg.8b2c6919c2d80806c4cd9f31b4cdaa21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_07\/IMG_20200716_164449.thumb.jpg.4203c4505312a0b87b46c0bf265471be.jpg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes growing unpruned\" 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\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tatiana (T@tk@) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Finally!!! The Blushies (from Elena @remko) have gained their sweetness! So much so that they outshined <em>Summer Sun<\/em>! Summer Sun also has a sweet taste, but compared to Blush, it&#8217;s somewhat blandly sweet, not as vibrant. Blush&#8217;s taste is more balanced, bright, intensely sweet, it really does resemble grapes! <em>Candy Sweet Icicle<\/em>, by the way, ended up in third place in terms of taste. And all the large beefsteaks are still tasteless and bland so far.<\/p>\n<p>I grew Blush outdoors and in two polycarbonate greenhouses with different hole amendments and different planting dates. In the greenhouse, the fruits are larger, the bushes are taller than outdoors, and they hit the roof a long time ago (yesterday I topped them, too lazy to train them along the ceiling). The taste slightly differs between the two greenhouses; in the one planted earlier, the taste is sweeter. Outdoors, the fruits are significantly smaller, but the taste turned out to be the brightest and seemingly the sweetest, probably due to a higher acid content balancing it.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, the tomatoes in the greenhouse differ not only in their larger size, but for some reason also in color\u2014they almost lack red stripes.<\/p>\n<p>If only we had beefsteaks like this!!!<\/p>\n<p>Elena, once again, thank you for such deliciousness!<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>T@tk@ said:<\/strong><br \/>\nIf only we had beefsteaks like this!!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s so sweet your teeth will ache \ud83d\ude03<\/p>\n<p>There is a large-fruited tomato with a similarly mind-blowing taste: <em>Grub&#8217;s Mystery Green<\/em>.<\/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\">Tatiana (T@tk@) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thanks, Elena, I&#8217;ll write it down in my wishlist!<\/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\">Tatiana (Prostoy chaynik) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,064 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I am planting Blush for the first year, seeds from Svetikk. As a seedling, it was a bit frail, tried to die on me, and didn&#8217;t want to show a growing point. But somehow, closer to planting time, it started growing, and in the greenhouse, it became a normal, non-aggressive, lacy bush. During the seedling stage, it split in two, so I was forced to lead it in 2 stems; it didn&#8217;t produce many suckers.<br \/>\nMarch 4th it sprouted on a cotton pad, March 10th it showed cotyledons, moved to the greenhouse on May 9th, and the first fruit ripened on July 6th. The clusters aren&#8217;t huge, but I am a beginner gardener.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_07\/IMG_20200729_121606.jpg.b2b41a407f925d199c6095adefc27fda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_07\/IMG_20200729_121606.thumb.jpg.693f2233e791633786bfcb55c723bda2.jpg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes on vine\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_07\/IMG_20200727_151429.jpg.d5141f615cd8dd58204e12180c91e8dc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_07\/IMG_20200727_151429.thumb.jpg.16855c501b6545b564e4054770953edb.jpg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes harvest\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_07\/IMG_20200719_121937.jpg.e7af4c61f0b81d7fbbb019b563fa9dd8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_07\/IMG_20200719_121937.thumb.jpg.05775d192568adca2f39987398bd36b5.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful elongated Blush tomato\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/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 (Irina Fedorova) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,645 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>Blush from Remko is significantly larger in fruit size than the regular Blush. Tasty, my granddaughter&#8217;s favorite variety, though it seems to me that Candy Sweet Icicles are sweeter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/20200806_083307.jpg.9c76a116f6d69544aeaa7f6df9b51ec0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/20200806_083307.thumb.jpg.97a43cb31f12402f3e8a25177602f4a2.jpg\" alt=\"Large Blush from Remko\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/20200806_091212.jpg.1aac23242f5938f34d6eaef88ec72104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/20200806_091212.thumb.jpg.405991c7d3d86429cfe6ca3576f5a4b4.jpg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes close up\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Natalia (Petrofka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,057 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls, maybe this is a bit off-topic, but I haven&#8217;t really seen any difference between Blush and <em>Candy Sweet Icicle<\/em> yet. Aren&#8217;t they the same variety? I have 3 bushes of each planted from different sources side by side. I plant cherries separately in a flowerbed, like flowers. So far, only Blush sent from Kostroma has started to color. By appearance, I can&#8217;t tell them apart. The fruit shape and leaves (long lobes with leaf blades pointing backward, like arrowheads) are identical. I haven&#8217;t tasted them yet.<\/p>\n<p>I also have <em>Maglia Rosa<\/em> planted with them. I wanted to compare them all. But summer didn&#8217;t go well right from spring.<\/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\">Tatiana (TatianaSh) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,471 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>For me, Candy Sweet Icicle differed greatly from Blush. In color, size, and taste. I can definitely say they are different varieties. Candy Sweet Icicle also segregated by color for some; different ones grow for some people. Maybe there was a mix-up from whoever sent them to you. Natalia, take a photo when they ripen, and we&#8217;ll identify exactly what&#8217;s growing for you.<\/p>\n<p>Unripe <em>Maglia Rosa<\/em> looks like Blush, but when they start coloring\u2014Blush is yellow with red stripes, Maglia is pink with stripes. I also have <em>Green Tiger<\/em> from this series growing next to Blush. While unripe, they are identical twins. But the Tiger will be green with yellow stripes when ripe.<\/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\">Natalia (Petrofka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,057 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Tatiana, thank you. I am apparently just impatient. Everything is ripening so slowly this year. Maybe they will all turn out different upon closer inspection. I haven&#8217;t even eaten a single tomato of mine yet, except for <em>Pygmy<\/em>.<\/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 (Irina Fedorova) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,645 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>Natalia, all 3 varieties are different. Blush is the tallest (6 stems), the fruits are the largest of the three, yellow with pink stripes. Candy is shorter, fruits are smaller, the color is pink with a bronze tint, and they are the sweetest for me. Maglia Rosa is a determinate that requires no pruning, a little over 1 m (3 ft) tall, fruits are bright pink with gold stripes, also very tasty and sweet. I don&#8217;t have photos yet, except for Blush.<\/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\">Tatiana (T@tk@) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Petrofka said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI haven&#8217;t really seen any difference between Blush and Candy Sweet Icicle yet. Aren&#8217;t they the same variety?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For me, they are completely different in both color and taste. Candy Sweet Icicle is denser, sweet-sour, the acidity is quite noticeable and there is less sweetness than in Blush. Blush changes its taste from bland-sweet to sweet, sometimes to cloyingly sweet, and the acidity is either barely noticeable or completely absent. Some forum members wrote that it tastes like grapes&#8230; For me, some very ripe, soft, and almost transparent tomatoes really did taste like grapes.<\/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\">Natalia (Petrofka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,057 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Blush is already coloring up for me. It perfectly matches the shape and color. I don&#8217;t know about the taste yet. And the rest are all still green.<\/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\">Tatiana (T@tk@) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Petrofka said:<\/strong><br \/>\nBlush is already coloring up for me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Natalia, when did you sow it?<\/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\">Natalia (Petrofka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,057 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>T@tk@ said:<\/strong><br \/>\nNatalia, when did you sow it?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In mid-March. Planted out in open ground in May. But May was cold, so it wasn&#8217;t early.<\/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\">Tatiana (T@tk@) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Petrofka said:<\/strong><br \/>\nPlanted out in open ground in May<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I sowed on February 20, planted out on May 10, the first ripe ones were in both open ground and the greenhouse around the twenties of June. But outdoors, the bushes sharply stalled in development and the tomatoes are twice as small. I probably won&#8217;t plant it outdoors anymore, it struggles there for me.<\/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\">Natalia (Petrofka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,057 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>T@tk@ said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI sowed on February 20&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>How early they ripened! Everything is like frozen in time for me this year. Like in slow motion.<\/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\">Natalia (Petrofka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,057 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I arrived at the dacha yesterday. All these varieties started to show color. Everything matches the descriptions\u2014they are different. I tasted Blush. The taste so far is just a good tomato flavor. I didn&#8217;t like the very tough skin. We will wait for the continuation.<\/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 (Irina Fedorova) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,645 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>By the end of August, Remko&#8217;s Blush became simply incredibly delicious! I want to express my huge gratitude to Elena Remko for introducing this wonderful variety to the masses!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/20200822_084443.jpg.437bd3f466adb3cac86981d62c72f3b0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/20200822_084443.thumb.jpg.ab98736a8d51723857fa04ab97ef3356.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully colored Remko's Blush\" width=\"225\" 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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Petrofka said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI tasted Blush. The taste so far is just a good tomato flavor. I didn&#8217;t like the very tough skin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Natalia, that&#8217;s not my Blush. Ask Ninulya for seeds, I sent some to her, and you&#8217;ll understand the difference. Mine is larger, more tender, and very, very sweet.<\/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\">Lyudmila (Khrizantema57) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,441 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The variety is super. &#8220;A song&#8221; &#8211; said one of my friends. &#8220;I&#8217;ll plant the whole greenhouse with it&#8221; &#8211; said the second friend. It grew however it wanted. Completely loaded with fruit. Huge thanks to Svetikk and Remko.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/IMG_20200906_184447.jpg.42f15ec38a31b8afcf0401c97b00b3bf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/IMG_20200906_184447.thumb.jpg.073a4b3bec924ed58f73ff62100e2b1d.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully colored Blush\" width=\"225\" 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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Khrizantema57 said:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe variety is super&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They look so nice. Delicious!<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls, I discovered a variety even sweeter. Truly sweeter than Blush. Its sweetness is just brighter. Also icicle-shaped and smaller than Blush, or at least it turned out that way for me this year. The discovery of the year for me: <em>Brad&#8217;s Atomic Grape<\/em>.<\/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\">Yulia <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (27,001 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Alexandrov, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I have Blush from Remko. My husband does not like sweet tomatoes. His attitude towards them is perfectly conveyed by the phrase: &#8220;You planted fruits, but will we have any tomatoes?&#8221; I just put Blush on a plate and placed it on the table. My husband showed no interest. I asked him to try it. He reluctantly popped a tomato into his mouth. Then another one&#8230; and another&#8230; and another. When less than half was left, he twirled a tomato in his hand and said with surprise &#8211; &#8220;I never thought sweet tomatoes could be tasty!&#8221; And then he asked if I would repeat them next season. Curtain drops! \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>A productive, very beautiful, and very tasty variety! Again, more of a fruit than a tomato. A treasure, not a tomato. For some reason I couldn&#8217;t find the file with the whole bush, though I think I took a picture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_10\/1_1.jpg.680a2bec8d424a6a8fda464b20d694cd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_10\/1_1.thumb.jpg.61a85b428b2af0d6a95fd6f226d18933.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful plate of Blush tomatoes\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_10\/1_2.jpg.13ee8d55b0309af34a58f8c78f08441d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_10\/1_2.thumb.jpg.5117ee994fabeee18397e6e5b2af4327.jpg\" alt=\"Close up Blush tomato\" width=\"168\" 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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>They do still crack. I deliberately select the largest flawless ones for seeds, without a hint of a crack. I see Yulia has some cracks. But it must be noted they crack less now; initially, more than half had cracks. Now there are just a couple on the bush.<\/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\">Yulia <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (27,001 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Alexandrov, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>remko said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI see Yulia has some cracks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Elena, those are isolated cases. The bulk of them are smooth, large, and delicious.<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Yulia said:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe bulk of them are smooth, large, and delicious.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Try not to save seeds from the cracked ones. They really do become fewer with selection.<\/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\">Oksana (Oksana Evgenyevna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,146 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Aktobe, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>T@tk@ said:<\/strong><br \/>\nBy the way, the tomatoes in the greenhouse differ not only in their larger size, but for some reason also in color\u2014they almost lack red stripes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is due to less insolation in the greenhouse. There is always more sun outdoors, so the tomatoes produce more dark pigment. And by the way, the taste is brighter outdoors in most cases, the exception being a number of varieties to which it doesn&#8217;t matter whether it&#8217;s a greenhouse or outdoors\u2014they are practically the same there, though usually more productive in a greenhouse. Most anthocyanin ones are like that, <em>Pork Chop<\/em>, hybrid cherries, <em>Summer Sun<\/em>.<\/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\">Tatiana (T@tk@) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Oksana Evgenyevna said:<\/strong><br \/>\nthe taste is brighter outdoors in most cases, the exception being a number of varieties&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oksana, thank you. I&#8217;d love to know the names of such varieties.<\/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\">Svetlana (Drosera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 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>Don&#8217;t forget that this is the Blush thread in the catalog. At least use a spoiler.<\/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\">Anna (Gella) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (108 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I want to say this about Blush. Sowed it the first year; the year was very favorable for tomatoes (warm early summer), but in August there were 3 weeks of continuous rain. Everything that could crack, cracked, Blush was one of the earliest and stopped cracking last. But if you pick on time and eat\/dry immediately, it&#8217;s fine.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the taste &#8211; it&#8217;s very sweet, there are probably sweeter varieties (I haven&#8217;t encountered them yet), but it&#8217;s not just sweet, it&#8217;s very rich overall &#8211; both sweet and even salty. Very unusual taste. It rarely happens to me that all tomatoes are eaten right off the bush. I don&#8217;t even have a photo of Blush, we ate them semi-green off the bush &#8211; it gains sugar even when semi-colored. It&#8217;s awesome dried, again it&#8217;s a pity they get eaten immediately.<\/p>\n<p>I tried leading the bush in 2 stems, but it so stubbornly produces suckers that I gave up by August and whatever grew, grew. And quite a lot grew, I must say. It set fruit with a few skips, but overall the clusters were almost full.<\/p>\n<p>Overall I liked it a lot, I will plant 3-4 times more in 2021.<\/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\">Svetlana (swetlanna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,085 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And how is it for pickling?<\/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 Sh) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Moderator (2,745 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Every year I close quart jars of Blush and Candy Sweet Icicles.<\/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\">Tatiana (T@tk@) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>swetlanna said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd how is it for pickling?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Good!<\/p>\n<p>I also tried pickling, but only using the cold method. I liked it.<\/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\">Svetlana (swetlanna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,085 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thank you, I&#8217;m just selecting different varieties. Can you send the cold pickling recipe in a PM? We love it but can&#8217;t seem to find the right recipe.<\/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\">Marina (TIMM) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (146 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew 4 varieties of &#8220;pearlescent&#8221; icicles this year: Blush (from Remko), Candy Sweet Icicles light and dark, Maglia Rosa. I can&#8217;t single out any particular variety; in principle they are identical in taste, yield, and disease resistance, Maglia Rosa is slightly shorter in height, and well, the colors vary among the varieties (yellow-pink, pink-yellow, green-brown, pink), they look beautiful together in a salad bowl. Sweet, without special gourmet nuances in taste, firm, skin is quite thick, they acquire a particularly sweet taste when very well ripened (so they are slightly soft to the touch). At the beginning of the season they were in high demand in our family, but at the peak of the rich-tasting beefsteaks they got lost. In any case, out of all the cherries this year, I liked them the most.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited December 3, 2021 by TIMM<\/em><\/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\">Alexander (Aleksander) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,853 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Malakhovka), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I got the seeds for this variety many years ago, sowed it, and as always for new varieties, tried just one plant\u2014it successfully died from wilt (Fusarium). I didn&#8217;t return to it for many years until an acquaintance I shared the seeds with described how good it was. This year I&#8217;m trying 3 plants; while they grew in pots in a heated greenhouse, everything was fine. Then I planted two in an unheated greenhouse, both showed signs of wilt, I replaced one with the one remaining in the heated greenhouse, and treated the second with Pharmaiod. The replaced one has no signs of wilt, the new leaves on the second one are not wilting, we&#8217;ll see what happens next.<\/p>\n<p>It seems this variety is susceptible to wilts, at least Fusarium. But both plants are quite delicate\u2014short and skinny. Is it always like this?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_05\/1652318451_2891.jpg.7af0df93451484aec3bf8093d14e1f02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_05\/683277493_2891.thumb.jpg.a1617efd4e410317db52a83a9d7e973d.jpg\" alt=\"Skinny Blush tomato plant\" 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\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tatiana (Tatunya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,824 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Istra, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Aleksander said:<\/strong><br \/>\nIt seems this variety is susceptible to wilts, at least Fusarium.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Have you tried Sporobacterin? I highly recommend it, try it and you won&#8217;t regret it. I&#8217;ve saved cucumbers more than once when I overwatered them in cold weather. Now I keep it on hand for all occasions.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited May 28, 2022 by Tatunya<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Aleksander said:<\/strong><br \/>\nBut both plants are quite delicate\u2014short and skinny. Is it always like this?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s always like that. The Blush bush is a &#8220;hug and cry&#8221; situation, the leaves droop and sometimes you can&#8217;t tell if it&#8217;s wilting or if it was just born that way. Don&#8217;t be scared and don&#8217;t worry, this skinny and droopy tomato is capable of a very decent yield. And it&#8217;s capable of supporting thickets and jungles of branches with a large number of tomatoes. You need to prune its suckers up to chest height, then let it go and just tie up the droopy branches. It will overwhelm you with harvest. You can trust me because the tastiest Blush is named after me&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>My Blushes have wilted too. I wouldn&#8217;t say regularly, but it happened a couple of times. Once the reason was wireworms in the roots. The second time, who knows&#8230;. It wilted and that was it.<\/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\">Alexander (Aleksander) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,853 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Malakhovka), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tatunya said:<\/strong><br \/>\nHave you tried Sporobacterin?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tatiana, somehow I find it hard to believe that one fungus will quickly eat another fungus in the plant&#8217;s vessels and clear them up, restoring their patency. For prevention in the soil or on the leaves to reduce the amount of harmful fungus, sure, it might work, but for curing&#8230;<\/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\">Tatiana (Tatunya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,824 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Istra, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Last year, I saved late-sown cucumber seedlings that way; they were wilting so badly&#8230; I thought I had ruined them, but no, they recovered and didn&#8217;t wilt again. Same with summer-sown peppers, it&#8217;s like they caught a &#8220;cold&#8221;&#8230; I&#8217;ve used it more than once, even on a cucumber plant in my apartment when I overwatered it.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth a try.<\/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\">Vladimir (lesvicant) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (20 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Khabarovsk, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I will never give up this little tomato now. It will always have a place, even if I decide to plant over a hundred varieties. It is good in every way, and many forum members here haven&#8217;t skimped on the praise, so I won&#8217;t repeat them. If anyone wants to see how it grew for me during the summer of &#8217;21, here are some frames. Back then I didn&#8217;t even know it had the name Blush.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_08\/1351926301_.jpg.efa9c871cfda0707395ec709d37b6817.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_08\/2106692694_.thumb.jpg.38703061fddee79b47cd5a568cdbb566.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful cluster of Blush\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_08\/1227935113_-.jpg.2682e9d74d5413fa2ed05a58e901bb13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_08\/1883304553_-.thumb.jpg.a44e472bf75a1dd3405ded82a4df072e.jpg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes close up\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" \/><\/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\">Serge (CWERT) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (743 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Can Blush be sun-dried, could anyone advise?<\/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\">Tatiana (TatianaSh) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,471 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t think so. Its walls are very delicate. And how can you send such deliciousness to be dried? I would choose something firmer and meatier. Like Bendrik&#8217;s Plums, for example.<\/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 (Suolg) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,732 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I tried it this year. There&#8217;s barely anything left of the tomato.<\/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\">Natalia (Buketuk) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (275 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volokolamsk, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted Blush from Svetikk this summer. Honestly, I wasn&#8217;t impressed at all, yes, beautiful, tasty, but no &#8220;wow&#8221; factor \ud83e\udd37 Maybe it was just the summer&#8230; I canned them.<\/p>\n<p>BUT, the ones picked last in September lay around until New Year&#8217;s and nothing happened to them, i.e., they didn&#8217;t sprout inside.<\/p>\n<p>I had a <em>Persimmon (Khurma)<\/em> tomato lying on the balcony, so when I found it, it looked like a horror movie \ud83d\ude31 ALL! the seeds inside had sprouted, didn&#8217;t break the skin, but swelled up the whole fruit &#8211; it was terrifying to look at \ud83d\ude2c. But Blush just lay there like a darling; only <em>Roma<\/em> from outdoors picked in August lay longer&#8230; probably conserved itself&#8230;?<\/p>\n<p>I need to try Blush from Remko, they say it&#8217;s much sweeter.<\/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\">Svetlana (Svetikk) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,359 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Stupino), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Buketuk said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI need to try Blush from Remko, they say it&#8217;s much sweeter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My Blush is exactly from Remko; that&#8217;s how I label it everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_02\/654499178_3.JPG.4699c34fadc98a2e4445dadc2492ac90.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_02\/43153695_3.thumb.JPG.19efa906bdc3d43569dce04063bb156c.JPG\" alt=\"Remko's Blush\" 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\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Natalia (Buketuk) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (275 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volokolamsk, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>\ud83e\udd37 Then I&#8217;ll plant it again \ud83e\udd14 we&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe it just didn&#8217;t like my soil?<\/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\">Tatiana (Tatiana Senchukova) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (542 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Arkhangelsk Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I had Blush from the forum girls, didn&#8217;t impress me at all, but I decided to find Blush from Remko (again, the forum girls shared). It really is night and day; the one from Remko is delicious, explosive, definitely on my permanent grow list! \ud83d\udc4d<\/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\">Natalia (Buketuk) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (275 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volokolamsk, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Svetikk said:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy Blush is exactly from Remko; that&#8217;s how I label it everywhere.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In your photo, they are more orange. I noticed that the ones that gained more orange color and brighter hues were tastier. They probably lacked sun here. Mine were much paler, yellow-pink.<\/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\">Serge (CWERT) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (743 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>2 Blushes. Is one a mutant?)<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited March 2, 2023 by CWERT<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_03\/KffU2p2VJrk.jpg.ea5dac698c191b2afacb9374e7c9b4e4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_03\/KffU2p2VJrk.thumb.jpg.498127dd5be423d86edd699e5e31551a.jpg\" alt=\"Blush seedling\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_03\/XNosf1MQmNI.jpg.49065243f74a4ad6e5fee370e8c4886b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_03\/XNosf1MQmNI.thumb.jpg.f8f401c2f0dd2418783896a4491cca91.jpg\" alt=\"Blush seedling with 4 cotyledons\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" \/><\/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\">Mila (Milayug) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,993 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Rostov-on-Don, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>As many people, as many opinions; I didn&#8217;t like it. There&#8217;s nothing unusual about it. Last year I planted 3 bushes, they all grew, they all fruited a lot, like normal cherries. In our climate, everything is sweet. It wasn&#8217;t suitable for sun-drying. Too juicy, only skin is left. It cracked constantly.<\/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\">Svetlana (sofochkamai) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,293 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<blockquote><p><strong>CWERT said:<\/strong><br \/>\n2 Blushes. Is one a mutant?)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nothing terrible, it will grow up and won&#8217;t differ from the others. Once I actually had a little tomato sprout with four cotyledons; I left it just to see, and it turned out for the best. It just split into two before the cotyledons, and then two stems went right up from them, so there were two leaves on each. The point is it split BEFORE the cotyledons, which is rare, and later this bush produced an excellent harvest of large, tasty fruits )))<\/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 (Olgazve) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,614 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Milayug said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs many people, as many opinions; I didn&#8217;t like it&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And it was just so-so for me too. I expected more. It didn&#8217;t overwhelm me with a harvest, the taste was a bit sour, and the skin was thick.<\/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 (Jacline) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (577 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tomsk, Russia (USDA Zone 2)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Olgazve said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd it was just so-so for me too. I expected more. It didn&#8217;t overwhelm me with a harvest, the taste was a bit sour, and the skin was thick.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Regarding the somewhat thick skin, the fact that it cracks, and that it&#8217;s not suitable for sun-drying\u2014that&#8217;s a matter of taste and individual needs, but I&#8217;m surprised about the sour taste&#8230; We have Blush from Remko and <em>Candy Sweet Icicle<\/em> on our permanent grow list. Every year I try 1-2 cherry or cocktail varieties in addition to these goodies, and none of them can stand the competition.<\/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 (Olgazve) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,614 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Jacline said:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8230;but I&#8217;m surprised about the sour taste&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Everyone&#8217;s tastes are different. My husband liked it, but I thought it was just so-so, so I won&#8217;t waste space on it. There are many varieties, and the greenhouse is not made of rubber. I made a note for myself, maybe I&#8217;ll repeat it someday.<\/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\">Elena (remko) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,317 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (Vereya), Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Folks, there&#8217;s no point in arguing. It can be sour and have a thick skin&#8230; But not mine. The Kostroma folks have the version from ElenaN; I tried it, the skin is so thick you could choke on it, and it&#8217;s completely tasteless. So I am in total agreement with Olga\u2014<em>that<\/em> Blush is complete garbage.<\/p>\n<p>The signs of my version: the little rascal cracks because the skin is <em>too thin<\/em>. It&#8217;s easy to fix: before watering, pick all the ripe and yellowing ones. It counter-ripens beautifully in the sun and gets even sweeter, but it doesn&#8217;t crack anymore. And of course, save seeds only from the uncracked ones. It&#8217;s very sweet; your fingers get sticky from the juice. The color depends on the sun; the more sun it gets, the brighter the blush. Does the color affect sweetness? In my opinion, no; ripeness affects sweetness\u2014the riper it is, the sweeter.<\/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\">Valery (Valtwelve) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,846 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Between Samara and Ufa, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>For me, Blush is the absolute best cherry variety! The taste is fantastic! I&#8217;m just crazy about it! And the yield! Amazing! Usually, highly productive ones aren&#8217;t that tasty, but this one&#8230; !!!<\/p>\n<p>August 1, outdoors. And the same place on August 19. I barely pruned it, left 3-4 stems at the beginning, and then only occasionally removed excess suckers when I walked by. But the bushes grew massive and it became very crowded\u2014you need to space them out more. It&#8217;s more productive on 3-4 stems, but you need to add some rotted manure or two-year-old compost to the garden bed.<\/p>\n<p>But yes, Elena, it does crack. I believe that&#8217;s because it&#8217;s very difficult to maintain even soil moisture outdoors without drip irrigation. It didn&#8217;t crack in the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited September 21, 2023 by Valtwelve<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_09\/858032366_Blush01_08.jpg.ef7929897b1a2f81553e7db9d0314c16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_09\/1035593285_Blush01_08.thumb.jpg.2180c1edd33c1e79525c9f3e9b50b078.jpg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes harvest August 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_09\/278574805_Blush()19_08.jpg.20af973673a03b8b6ce0ad081d5fad03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_09\/589346519_Blush()19_08.thumb.jpg.e29e99c80db1726d1f390828108d6140.jpg\" alt=\"Blush tomatoes harvest August 19\" 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\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tina (Tink@) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (681 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My little Blush is acting weird this year. The plant itself isn&#8217;t growing tall, and the first trusses are just 15-20 cm (6-8 in) from the ground. But it has already set tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_06\/IMG_0669.jpeg.0d7099f024e17f2b289fb243173279a3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_06\/IMG_0669.thumb.jpeg.27dc917562e747cde56ef9118469f274.jpeg\" alt=\"Blush tomato setting fruit low on the plant\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_06\/IMG_0668.jpeg.c4a88276f75f235bc66f765afc612540.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_06\/IMG_0668.thumb.jpeg.eebb26f0eaf376f8bd7751c50fccda1c.jpeg\" alt=\"Low growing Blush trusses\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/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\">Anna (Malanka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,973 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<blockquote><p><strong>Tink@ said:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy little Blush is acting weird this year. The plant itself isn&#8217;t growing tall, and the first trusses are just 15-20 cm from the ground&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mine are acting up too. But for them, it&#8217;s the exact opposite\u2014they are stretching upwards, the trusses are sparse, they aren&#8217;t branching out, just pushing out lanky suckers. One bush actually topped itself (terminated) at the very first truss, now it&#8217;s continuing to grow from a sucker. I gave a seedling to a friend; hers is almost red and not sweet at all! Although, maybe she just left it on the vine too long?<\/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\">Natalia (Natalia79) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,735 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Blush also grew its first truss very low, but otherwise it is behaving decently. It lives outdoors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_07\/IMG_0592.jpeg.b5d14fb62f9aaa3b32076b80b899d605.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_07\/IMG_0592.thumb.jpeg.77f3d3f67b2d6d722a9ea890a8488f00.jpeg\" alt=\"Outdoor Blush setting fruit low\" 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\">Serge (CWERT) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (743 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I ran an experiment this year. I have always planted seeds of this variety from Remko. This year I came across it from Aelita (commercial seed brand).<\/p>\n<p>And here is the Aelita result. To me, the taste is exactly the same\u2014fruity, sugary; I can&#8217;t find any differences from memory. But Aelita&#8217;s fruits are larger in size. It was the very first to ripen out of all the varieties sitting in the greenhouse. It sets fruit well in any weather.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited August 26, 2025 by CWERT<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/TWuoZGiBIT4RRGzFcUaN_O8fQgS_a1VaqFgUHwZ1FOUZlqElBZeDlXuQfGjaaxYwQ_fswYHFAgGGIGTsGyVbFZGQ.jpg.8cae2ac7c1f3193ca5a2b84b0ce5e472.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/TWuoZGiBIT4RRGzFcUaN_O8fQgS_a1VaqFgUHwZ1FOUZlqElBZeDlXuQfGjaaxYwQ_fswYHFAgGGIGTsGyVbFZGQ.thumb.jpg.f2636aabd718440e84970cffb8d17897.jpg\" alt=\"Large Blush tomatoes from commercial seeds\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/p4FUHYQ1fh7A_RS9jzLoIJFVYiQGsF_8w7yrFhqNy_JboHDghg9MagE5Ue2-ApSLBuDqd7AtwCzYziQuJFQTEt6f.jpg.e9dc686dd8ca2975afc22007faf099cb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/p4FUHYQ1fh7A_RS9jzLoIJFVYiQGsF_8w7yrFhqNy_JboHDghg9MagE5Ue2-ApSLBuDqd7AtwCzYziQuJFQTEt6f.thumb.jpg.668fcdf29fd638185a8e4a5b9e929410.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested commercial Blush tomatoes\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Vera (tomatinka) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_09\/20250904_090704.jpg.6d0f8f3d5dd8348012a6ab026042b218.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_09\/20250904_090704.thumb.jpg.6f1619d13c2689ed1c98cd83cef05f1d.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully striped Blush tomato harvest\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Blush (Artisan Blush Tiger) \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: INDETERMINATE (Tall\/Vining). The bush features delicate, thin, and wispy &#8220;weeping&#8221; foliage that often looks wilted or fragile, even when perfectly healthy. Despite its delicate appearance, it is highly vigorous and can reach over 2 m (6.5 ft). 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