{"id":2443,"date":"2026-09-14T17:26:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2443"},"modified":"2026-09-14T17:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:26:51","slug":"altaechka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/altaechka\/","title":{"rendered":"Altaechka (Altai Girl) 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;2443&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;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Altaechka (Altai Girl) 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\">Share your rating<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Altaechka<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A fantastic commercial heirloom from Siberian breeders (Altai region). The name affectionately translates to &#8220;Little Altai Girl&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (bush). Compact, reaching about 70-90 cm (27-35 inches) in height. It produces beautiful stocky seedlings and is perfectly suited for open ground. Does not require strict pruning.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Beautiful raspberry-pink oxhearts. The fruits are firm and meaty. Commercial packets state a weight of 150-300g (5-10.5 oz), though real-world growers often see an average of 100-200g (3.5-7 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Excellent classic tomato taste. Sweet, reliable, and very satisfying for an early variety.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Early season. A great choice for short-summer climates to get pink hearts early in the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\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\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Pomidoroved <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,858 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Somewhere out there&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>ALTAECHKA Tomato.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Official Description:<\/strong><br \/>\nA mid-early variety from Altai breeders for open ground. This variety possesses all the qualities amateur gardeners dream of: early ripening, large fruit size, high yield, and excellent taste. It does not require pruning\/shaping and delights the eye right from the windowsill with beautiful, stocky seedlings.<\/p>\n<p>The plant is medium-sized, 70-90 cm (27-35 inches) tall, with a compact bush. The fruits are firm, raspberry-red in color, weighing 150-300 g (5-10.5 oz). Yield is around 6-7 kg per square meter (1.2-1.4 lbs per sq ft).<\/p>\n<p>The variety responds well to watering and complex mineral fertilizers. To speed up seed germination, improve plant health, and increase fruit set, it is recommended to use specially formulated plant growth stimulants.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Quoting Nadine (Sept 27, 2015):<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Altaechka<\/strong><br \/>\nDeterminate, early ripening, the fruits are pink hearts with excellent taste and good yield. Does not require bush shaping, the plant is 70-90 cm (27-35&#8243;) tall, compact. The fruits are firm, pinkish, weighing 150-300 g (5-10.5 oz).<br \/>\nIt is also one of the early pinks, just with smaller hearts. It ripened 5 days later than <em>Alsu<\/em>; <em>Velmozha<\/em> also has a similar ripening timeframe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/92\/14-270915133138.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/92\/thumb_14-270915133138.jpeg\" alt=\"Altaechka early pink oxheart tomato on the vine\" width=\"152\" 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\">Inn@ (Inna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,399 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Arti, Sverdlovsk Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Altaechka is from the &#8220;Siberian Garden&#8221; (SibSad) brand, from a packet like this:<\/p>\n<p>A very good tomato. Early-ripening and tasty. For me, Altaechka tomatoes didn&#8217;t quite reach the claimed 300 grams; on average, they were around 100 g (3.5 oz), with a maximum of 200 g (7 oz).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_07\/large.743119592_.jpg.5b37b73990203401ded5c1acc8eaa43a.jpg\" alt=\"Altaechka green tomatoes growing on a compact bush\" width=\"369\" height=\"598\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_11\/large.1251579478_.jpg.f247c47f34ddcfc35104ad7565a32e44.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested pink Altaechka tomato fruit\" width=\"311\" height=\"598\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_11\/large.671362549_.jpg.229486d572685d2fb2733a28b4414162.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced Altaechka tomato showing dense meaty interior\" width=\"392\" height=\"599\" \/><\/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 <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (407 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Udmurtia, Russia (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I agree with Inna&#8217;s comment. Over three years of growing, I liked the Altaechka tomato probably more than any of the other early varieties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Altaechka \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A fantastic commercial heirloom from Siberian breeders (Altai region). The name affectionately translates to &#8220;Little Altai Girl&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). Compact, reaching about 70-90 cm (27-35 inches) in height. It produces beautiful stocky seedlings and is perfectly suited for open ground. 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