{"id":2463,"date":"2026-09-14T17:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2463"},"modified":"2026-09-14T17:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:53:10","slug":"alsou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/alsou\/","title":{"rendered":"Alsou (Alsu) 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;2463&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;Alsou (Alsu) 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): Alsou (\u0410\u043b\u0441\u0443)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A very famous commercial variety developed by Siberian Garden (SibSad). Named &#8220;Alsou&#8221;, a beautiful traditional Tatar name meaning &#8220;rose-colored water&#8221;. It is highly regarded by growers in short-season climates around the world.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Tricky! It is technically semi-determinate. If grown outdoors in the open garden, it stays compact (about 80-100 cm \/ 3 ft). However, if planted in a greenhouse and fed well, it can stretch like an indeterminate up to 1.5-2 meters (5-6.5 ft). Like many true oxhearts, it has classic <strong>wispy, weeping foliage<\/strong> and thin vines. Don&#8217;t let its frail look fool you!<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Gorgeous pink oxhearts. The fruits can get absolutely massive, typically 300-400g (10-14 oz), but often reaching up to 800g (1.7 lbs) or even 1 kg (2.2 lbs) on the lower trusses. Very meaty with few seeds.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Sugary-sweet with a dense, &#8220;watermelon-like&#8221; flesh. An outstanding flavor profile for an early tomato.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Very early season. It is often the very first large beefsteak\/oxheart to ripen in the garden.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Growing Tip:<\/strong> Because the foliage is so sparse, many forum members recommend planting them densely, or even putting two plants in one hole!<\/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\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Cherry (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,822 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Baranovichi, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>ALSOU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A variety from &#8220;SibSad&#8221;. Pink-fruited, heart-shaped.<\/p>\n<p>I grew it in 2012. It grew in my greenhouse, reaching a height of about 1.5 m (5 ft). The plant looked frail, the main stem was thin, and the foliage was wispy\/drooping. My seedlings had a &#8220;late start&#8221; (I bought the seeds late), maybe that&#8217;s why it didn&#8217;t perform to 100% of its potential. I pruned it to a single leader, and it managed to set 3 trusses. The fruits weren&#8217;t overly huge\u2014roughly between 200 and 400 grams (7-14 oz). Quite juicy, good balanced taste, but not mind-blowing (I had other pinks to compare it with). I want to stress again that my seedling was a bit stunted at transplanting, so my conclusions from 2012 aren&#8217;t entirely objective. Plus, you can&#8217;t judge a variety based on just one year. So please take my description as a first impression, not a definitive verdict. I&#8217;ve read many positive reviews about this variety, including here on our forum.<\/p>\n<p>Please add your thoughts, those who have grown it!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/3424_54548ae1e056b91096d073a67132ac905d16d6c9.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou pink oxheart tomato plant\" width=\"819\" height=\"614\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/3426_bacd4a84d554466232cc2c3c5434e0af56de90d3.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou large pink tomato on the vine\" width=\"819\" height=\"614\" \/><\/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 <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,735 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Voronezh Region, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Olya, I also grew this variety in 2012. Also in the greenhouse. Fruit set was low, but I think that was due to the heat. However, the fruits were huuuuge, approaching a kilo (2.2 lbs). I&#8217;ll try it again this year. If it turns out like last year\u2014I&#8217;ll have to cull it. But I really liked the taste, it was sugary-sweet. Actually, in 2012, all the varieties I grew in the greenhouse amazed me with their sweetness. There wasn&#8217;t a single sour 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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I thought I heard that Alsou isn&#8217;t very tall? I was looking at it as a determinate variety&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Cherry (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,822 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Baranovichi, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Verochka, it WILL act as a determinate for you if you plant it outdoors in the open garden, you were right to look at it that way. For example, the famous <em>Pink Honey<\/em> (Rozoviy Myod) only grew to 1 m (3 ft) for me outdoors, but in the greenhouse in August it took off with a second growth spurt (after some feeding) and ended up being 1.8-2 m (6-6.5 ft) tall. Can you imagine the difference? So go ahead and try Alsou outdoors\u2014it will stay short.<\/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\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also planted it for the first year, in the open garden. The plant height was about 80 cm (31 inches). I removed suckers up to the first flower cluster, and after that, I didn&#8217;t touch it, just like I normally treat determinates. There were a lot of tomatoes. The one in the photo is an average one; the first ones were larger, 600 grams (21 oz) or more, but even the last ones weren&#8217;t too small. The plant didn&#8217;t look overly frail, probably because it was short. The flavor is very good, sugary, with solid meat inside. It&#8217;s a pity I didn&#8217;t think to take a photo of it sliced. They ripened all at once, quite early. I will definitely be planting it again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/3435_b4985d416017f08d7db9eb6bf58371d3ff6e4d03.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou pink oxheart on scale\" width=\"597\" height=\"511\" \/><\/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\">Tomchen (Tamara) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (984 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>What a beauty\u2014I can&#8217;t stop looking at it! \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p>For some reason, Siberian Garden seeds have been out of stock for this one. I included it in several orders, and they never sent it&#8230; an unfulfilled dream.<\/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\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>OLGA said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd I can share seeds. But my fruits were shaped like a turban on top, really interesting. And it had yellow shoulders.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Olya, like this? I didn&#8217;t have any green\/yellow shoulders at all.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/3441_b0235795cf9b9ed718a92c401cbf21a5f16f878e.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou large ribbed oxheart tomato\" width=\"411\" height=\"426\" \/><\/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 <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,735 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Voronezh Region, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yep.<\/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\">Meri <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,474 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Western Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew &#8220;Alsou&#8221; in 2011. As a seedling, it looked frail with thin vines, but later it showed itself in all its glory. It grew outdoors (under temporary row covers), reached about 1 meter (3 ft) tall, was highly productive, had huge fruits, and the taste was excellent. This year I&#8217;ll plant it in the greenhouse to see how it performs there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">barbariska (Lada) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,913 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted it in 2012. I agree with previous speakers: the fruits are large, it sets fruit well, and because it has sparse foliage, it&#8217;s perfect for dense planting or putting 2 plants in 1 hole.<\/p>\n<p>It was in the greenhouse this year, I&#8217;ll try it outdoors next time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">barbariska (Lada) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,913 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here are my ALSOU.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/5481_8157cd0ad44186a7d9bb85dff078ba2a6a3c4ac2.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou huge pink oxheart tomato\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/5483_dbc2254b292e540b8a3f04fedb9bd860d8657293.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou tomato on scale 840g\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" \/><\/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 k (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (37 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Alsou from SibSad is one of my absolute favorites. Heavy yielder, so many tomatoes that I had to prop the plant up from all sides. Pink, large fruits with excellent taste. It grew outdoors and was about 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\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">galina k (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (37 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The summer of 2013 turned out cold, and spring was very late, so I didn&#8217;t plant tomatoes outdoors. Alsou in the greenhouse grew much taller than it does in the ground\u2014like an indeterminate. The bush is compact, productive, with meaty pink tomatoes that tasted good even in that cold, sunless summer. It was less productive outdoors, but that&#8217;s natural\u2014it was getting too tall for the open garden, so after the 3rd truss, I topped it (cut off the growing tip), otherwise it wouldn&#8217;t have fit under my low tunnels, and we have to cover our outdoor tomatoes in August. I will definitely keep planting 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\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is the first truss on the Alsou plant. It only set three trusses, then the leaves started curling, and as a result, the plants quickly gave up their harvest and dried up by late July. The fruits were quite large, around 350-400 grams (12-14 oz).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/4\/14-151213115400.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/4\/thumb_14-151213115400.jpeg\" alt=\"Alsou early pink tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"160\" height=\"130\" \/><\/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\">Taleks (Alexander) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,416 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>In my open garden, the bushes grew small, weak, and rather frail. I didn&#8217;t get any massive tomatoes, but the taste of the ones that ripened on the vine blew me away! I never thought we could grow something like this outdoors up here in the north of the Leningrad region! Sweet, as if sprinkled with sugar&#8230; However, the ones that I had to ripen indoors on the counter were nothing special in flavor. Seeds were from Nadine. Thanks, Nadyusha!<\/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\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Season 2016.<br \/>\nThe Alsou tomato in the greenhouse. Still among my favorites because of the large, meaty, tasty fruits and early ripening.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been planting 5-6 bushes of it for 5 years now. And I&#8217;m not going to stop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/128\/14-030716114216.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/128\/thumb_14-030716114216.jpeg\" alt=\"Alsou tomato plant growing in greenhouse\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/14-090716132316.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/thumb_14-090716132316.jpeg\" alt=\"Large ripe Alsou oxheart\" width=\"148\" 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\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted Alsou for the first time. In the hoophouse, the variety reached 2 meters (6.5 ft) tall and showed good yields. The heart-shaped fruits had an excellent sweet taste and delighted the eye with their beauty and size.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/65333_35f386544f34a71e52096396ad6a927454359312.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou beautiful pink oxheart on vine\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/65335_6091fb40d415b140257fea295317775a90cfa2e2.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou thick meaty tomato slices\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/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\">Gala (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (315 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ve been planting Alsou for 3 years and have no intention of stopping. I love it for its earliness, yield, and taste&#8230; the frail plant structure is actually a plus for me\u2014it takes up very little space. I suppose in hotter regions the fruits might get sunscald due to the sparse leaves. During the hot summer of 2016, it performed very well: sowed on Feb 27, first ripe fruit picked on June 28 \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Plena (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,237 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew Alsou in 2015 outdoors in the garden, and got an early, highly productive, and tasty tomato. I was hesitant to repeat it in 2016 because I was moving almost everything into the greenhouse, and I thought it might lose its flavor. But if it does well in greenhouses down in Volgograd, then I should reconsider! \ud83c\udf38<\/p>\n<p>By the way, <em>Sensei<\/em> was very similar to it in shape, timing, and yield. The taste was also excellent. I planted 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\">egina (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (32 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ve been growing it for several years now. Outdoors in the open garden. It doesn&#8217;t get leggy as a seedling, and it establishes itself very quickly after transplanting. The plants are sturdy, about a meter (3 ft) tall. The first fruits are large, the subsequent ones are medium-sized and uniform. In sunny years, both the yield and the flavor are a delight.<\/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\">Lana_Sadovnica (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (287 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ll chime in about Alsou too (no photos though; I&#8217;ll try to photograph my tomatoes this year). I&#8217;ve been planting it for about five years. I don&#8217;t put it in the greenhouse, I don&#8217;t have enough space there for anything but my elite varieties. From SibSad. A very reliable variety. Outdoors it grows to about a meter, maybe 1.2m (4 ft), with fruit weights ranging from 200g up to 700-800g (7-28 oz). The tomatoes are large, sometimes (depending on the weather) they get green shoulders, but that&#8217;s only when the summer isn&#8217;t very hot. It always yields well and tastes great. I don&#8217;t can them whole because they are too big, but they are perfect for juice, Achuchuk (tomato relish), Lecho sauce base, etc&#8230; I planted it again this year, in mid-March, as usual for outdoor planting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ludochka (Lyuda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (76 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I plant it every year outdoors in the Moscow region. Always productive, not acidic. I&#8217;ll probably keep planting it forever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Katrinka (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,734 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ve been planting this variety for several years now (3-4 years). Seeds from Nadine. I always loved it for its taste, but it wasn&#8217;t a standout for yield. But this year, it turned out to be highly productive too. Loved it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/591-070917071030.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/thumb_591-070917071030.jpeg\" alt=\"Alsou large pink oxheart\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/591-070917071428.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/thumb_591-070917071428.jpeg\" alt=\"Huge Alsou tomato harvest\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/591-070917071600.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/thumb_591-070917071600.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced meaty Alsou tomato\" 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\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Cherry (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,822 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Baranovichi, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Katrinka said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI always loved it for its taste, but it wasn&#8217;t a standout for yield. But this year, it turned out to be highly productive too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You tamed it! \ud83d\ude04<\/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\">veronika57 (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (348 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kuzbass, Siberia (USDA Zone 2)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Alsou is also from NADINE, I grew it for the first time. Really liked it\u2014tasty, and the yield wasn&#8217;t bad at all! \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/181\/19352-140717002602.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/181\/thumb_19352-140717002602.jpeg\" alt=\"Alsou tomato cluster on the vine\" 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\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The Alsou variety didn&#8217;t let me down in the 2018 season either. The yield was excellent as always. The fruits are tasty and sweet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/68747_a55208b32f9eb1d4dc0c80477e91c7e3973cbff8.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou perfectly shaped pink oxheart\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/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 e (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (472 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Chuvashia, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Nadine said:<\/strong><br \/>\nSeason 2016. The Alsou tomato in the greenhouse. Still among my favorites&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nadezhda, thank you for the seeds! We liked them too. Tasty, productive favorites.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/128\/14-030716114216.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/128\/thumb_14-030716114216.jpeg\" alt=\"Alsou tomato plant\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/14-090716132316.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/thumb_14-090716132316.jpeg\" alt=\"Alsou ripe pink tomato\" width=\"148\" height=\"160\" \/><\/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\">L&#8217;vovna (Anna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,131 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yalta, Crimea (USDA Zone 8)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>These seeds had been sitting around in my stash since 2013. I sowed them without much hope\u2014figuring their turn had to come eventually&#8230; It turned out to be a good variety, productive and early\u2014it was the first of the big beefsteaks to ripen. It&#8217;s a keeper!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_12\/IMG_20210805_230314.jpg.d93e5992b7727d4db70be03730916a63.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_12\/IMG_20210805_230314.thumb.jpg.846e0e0fe5400d36adb17961fef400e0.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou large pink tomato on counter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Horn1051 (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,455 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tomsk, Siberia (USDA Zone 2)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grow Alsou as an early variety. I sow it in late February. I let it set 3 trusses. I pick the first fruits at the breaker stage (blushing). They ripen beautifully off the vine. It&#8217;s the fastest and tastiest of the early large tomatoes. In June, I plant a late-season seedling in between the Alsou plants. Everyone gets along just fine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Horn1051 (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,455 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tomsk, Siberia (USDA Zone 2)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The best of the early ones. Alsou photo from June 10th. A late-season tomato is planted between the bushes. Second photo is from June 28th, in the top corner there are 2 Alsou fruits that ripened indoors on the counter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/1055222091_20210610.jpg.96400bc8cd0fc601953522ed522ca5b6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/922112031_20210610.thumb.jpg.b1c429d064c2ba7cfe5992e5f93678fc.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou tomato plant in early June\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/1692008099_20210628.jpg.1227b9c530240df9f402ab08c179b2cd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/1057367006_20210628.thumb.jpg.1cee037a71780f5eaffb5f893497393b.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of early tomatoes including Alsou\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,360 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow \/ South Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Alsou. Grew in the greenhouse, pruned to 4 leaders\/stems. It set fruit on every single truss and grew to about 130 cm (4.2 ft) tall. The fruits are pink hearts with very good flavor, meaty, with few seeds, weighing up to 300g (10.5 oz). A wonderful variety, productive, and quite early for an indeterminate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_09\/DSCN0559.JPG.f43ba8f926de9b0584e2c60773c5c548.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_09\/DSCN0559.thumb.JPG.a4ecb03d809647ae92c22051152b8819.JPG\" alt=\"Alsou pink oxheart tomato crop\" 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\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yulia Antsifrova (Yulia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (191 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>I planted several oxheart varieties from Siberian Garden this year, including Alsou. Excellent variety, very large-fruited, tasty. It started ripening later than <em>Krasnomordina<\/em>. All my oxhearts from SibSad (Alsou, Batyania, Pink Honey, Krasnomordina) had the exact same thin, wispy plant structure, with most of the fruit load concentrated on the lower half of the plant. I planted 2 Alsou vines per hole and pruned each to 2 stems. The yield was solid, the fruits were large, beautiful, and tasty. Alsou and Batyania are roughly similar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220825_195039.jpg.af1e37a766067a307fcdb41ec9238f35.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220825_195039.thumb.jpg.d3550739f4306d00e244d09b1643df22.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou pink oxheart large fruits\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_173746.jpg.47ad09d95e140cd1a9e5e64a5b1a50d6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_173746.thumb.jpg.9a654593e59189ca3b1fab800ab35331.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou pink oxheart on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_173815.jpg.a145f46dae6b761a245def7c573053e3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_173815.thumb.jpg.b4b4d00f6328f25acfd8cd4a9ad32d78.jpg\" alt=\"Weighing huge Alsou tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_173832.jpg.c2b9a6d56555315a8def899985cb7d25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_173832.thumb.jpg.a54a8523d6571141842524b2a0721f8c.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou tomato slice showing meatiness\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_174749.jpg.bfa9bbce605cfc2f41bbeb39d49d7723.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_174749.thumb.jpg.474e1c79f0ce408b93dead95a04720ad.jpg\" alt=\"Alsou meaty tomato cross-section\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Alsou (\u0410\u043b\u0441\u0443) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A very famous commercial variety developed by Siberian Garden (SibSad). Named &#8220;Alsou&#8221;, a beautiful traditional Tatar name meaning &#8220;rose-colored water&#8221;. It is highly regarded by growers in short-season climates around the world. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Tricky! It is technically semi-determinate. If grown outdoors in the open garden, &#8230; <a title=\"Alsou (Alsu) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/alsou\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Alsou (Alsu) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,67,5],"tags":[48,72,30,11,49,81,15,14],"class_list":["post-2463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pink-tomatoes","category-oxheart-tomatoes","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-early-season","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-huge-tomato","tag-open-ground","tag-pink-oxheart","tag-sweet-flavor","tag-wispy-foliage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2463"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2465,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463\/revisions\/2465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}