{"id":2472,"date":"2026-09-14T18:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T18:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2026-09-14T18:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T18:10:53","slug":"appetitnyi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/appetitnyi\/","title":{"rendered":"Appetitnyi (Appetizing) 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;2472&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;Appetitnyi (Appetizing) 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<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): Appetitnyi (Appetizing)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A commercial variety from the Russian seed company Siberian Garden (SibSad). The name translates perfectly to &#8220;Appetizing&#8221; or &#8220;Mouthwatering&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> It behaves as a semi-determinate or a compact indeterminate. Outdoors in the open garden, it usually stops around 80-100 cm (31-40&#8243;). Inside a poly greenhouse, it can easily stretch to 1.7-1.8 m (5.5-6 ft). It requires pruning and staking.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Beautiful dark\/black beefsteaks, often retaining dark green shoulders even when fully ripe. Average weight is 200-300g (7-10.5 oz), but with good feeding and pruning, they can easily reach 500-800g (1.1-1.7 lbs).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Widely considered one of the best-tasting dark tomatoes on the forum. It is exceptionally sweet, rich, and complex, lacking the blandness that sometimes plagues other dark varieties.<\/li>\n<li>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Growing Tip:<\/strong> The dark fruits are somewhat prone to <strong>sunscald<\/strong> if grown outdoors in hot, southern climates without adequate leaf cover. Many growers prefer it as a greenhouse variety for this reason.<\/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\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Esme (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,701 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I didn&#8217;t grow this variety this past season, simply because I have so many untried varieties to test. Therefore, I don&#8217;t have any great photos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appetitnyi<\/strong> (SibSad). The packet says the color is ruby, the shade of a noble wine. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;d be tempted to drink wine of that exact shade \ud83d\ude02 But the taste is excellent, one of our family&#8217;s absolute favorites. The plant height is about 80-90 cm (31-35&#8243;). Mine were around 200 grams (7 oz), but a friend of mine, growing from my saved seeds, got fruits about one and a half times larger.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/7131_cb9201d705800f4e2bff3fcff513054a4297b360.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/7131_cb9201d705800f4e2bff3fcff513054a4297b360.jpg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi ripe dark tomato fruit\" width=\"600\" height=\"524\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A BEAUTY FOR OPEN GROUND! A large-fruited, high-yielding variety for open ground and plastic greenhouses, featuring unusually rich dark pink fruit color. The bush is determinate, growing up to 31\u201335 inches (80\u201390 cm) tall, with medium branching. Simple cluster. The large fruits weigh 12\u201316 oz (350\u2013450 g), are oblate-round with light ribbing, and attract attention from afar as they shimmer in the sun. The tomatoes shine in the sunlight with shades of fine dark red wine, whetting the appetite and making you want to try these firm, sugary-fleshed, highly delicious fruits. This variety is excellent for fresh summer salads and home canning\/winter preserves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/7129_fdf47084873e2b833bb7a2001b33dc7d885d3f25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/7129_fdf47084873e2b833bb7a2001b33dc7d885d3f25.jpg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi dark tomato seed packet\" width=\"353\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/7133_098595fb33a88d86e8d201203b8979369a164852.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/7133_098595fb33a88d86e8d201203b8979369a164852.jpg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi tomato cross section showing dark flesh\" width=\"600\" height=\"530\" \/><\/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\">Marina <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,483 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I really liked it too. Even in my growing conditions, it set large fruits, and most importantly\u2014out of all the black varieties, it has the best flavor. I plant several dark varieties, but if the others turn out worse than this one, I&#8217;ll just keep growing Appetitnyi exclusively.<\/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>Girls, what&#8217;s its maturity\/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\">Esme (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,701 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Alenka, it&#8217;s mid-season (definitely not late!).<\/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\">Sweet (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,792 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belgorod Region, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Forgive the shocking details: I sowed it last year sometime in mid-April. It managed to fully ripen two trusses (I had two bushes), and it set an absolute ton of fruit higher up, but they just didn&#8217;t have time to bulk up and ripen \ud83d\ude4c I definitely don&#8217;t mind sparing some space for it in my tall greenhouse \ud83d\ude18 Thanks, Galya!<\/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\">GalinaD (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,874 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Cherepovets, Vologda Region (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also really liked Appetitnyi. The tastiest of all the dark ones I&#8217;ve grown. It grew in the greenhouse. Height was somewhere around 1.7-1.8 m (5.5-6 ft) (it grew next to <em>Feyerverk<\/em>, they were almost identical in height). The weight of the first tomatoes was between 360-450 grams (12-16 oz). The tomatoes are incredibly tasty, especially when they retain their green shoulders.<\/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\">Sweet (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,792 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belgorod Region, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This year, my biggest fruit was 500 grams (1.1 lbs).<\/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\">Smarisa (Mariya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,695 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted this variety for the first time this year. One bush in the greenhouse, one outdoors in the open garden. In the greenhouse, the plant height was 1.8 m (6 ft); outdoors it was shorter, just over a meter (3+ ft). Both bushes produced a solid yield. Tomato weights were 200-300 grams (7-10.5 oz).<\/p>\n<p>I absolutely loved the taste \ud83d\ude0b\ud83d\ude0b\ud83d\ude0b, the most delicious of all the dark varieties I&#8217;ve tried.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/1816-200814122159.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/thumb_1816-200814122159.jpeg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi dark tomato cluster\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/1816-200814122237.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/thumb_1816-200814122237.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Appetitnyi dark beefsteak tomatoes\" 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\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Vestochka (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (247 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/55\/277-260215115146.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/55\/thumb_277-260215115146.jpeg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi tomato seedlings\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/55\/277-260215115235.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/55\/thumb_277-260215115235.jpeg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi young tomato plant\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/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 111 (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,757 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls, did you prune\/sucker it?<\/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\">Drosera (Svetlana) <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>Of course, it&#8217;s better to prune it. Definitely remove suckers up to the first truss, since it&#8217;s a determinate, not a dwarf\/tree-type, and it&#8217;s not an early variety either.<\/p>\n<p>It actually performs better for me outdoors than in the greenhouse. Even though the outdoor fruits are smaller and often don&#8217;t have time to fully color up on the vine (but they ripen nicely off the vine indoors), if I didn&#8217;t prune it, I&#8217;d probably only get tiny, cherry-sized fruit&#8230;<\/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\">Drosera (Svetlana) <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>Photos from the old forum.<\/p>\n<p>Greenhouse grown:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/62908_c9d7be365cb210994998fdf8bbcbd2aebc6c7594.jpg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi dark tomato grown in greenhouse\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Outdoor grown (next to a <em>Black Moor<\/em> \/ Chernyi Mavr tomato for color comparison):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/62910_0d6aeb0d22debed770122eb7159aba4fc91efd2d.jpg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi compared to Black Moor tomato\" width=\"954\" height=\"768\" \/><\/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 111 (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,757 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Drosera said:<\/strong><br \/>\nOf course, it&#8217;s better to prune it. Definitely remove suckers up to the first truss&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thanks, I&#8217;ll do just that. Mine is also growing outdoors.<\/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\">deliza (Lyubov) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,081 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It turned out to be one of the sweetest varieties this season. The largest one was 800g (1.7 lbs)\u2014I gave it away as a gift. I weighed it, but didn&#8217;t have time to photograph it. I have 2 bushes growing in the greenhouse, and there are still a few green ones left. It was rated with the highest possible scores by numerous &#8220;taste testers&#8221; \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p>The yield is decent, but it dropped some blossoms and skipped setting fruit on a few trusses (probably due to the heat).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/13629-080815052616.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/thumb_13629-080815052616.jpeg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi large dark beefsteak\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/75\/13629-140715123057.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/75\/thumb_13629-140715123057.jpeg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi unripe green tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/75\/13629-140715123138.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/75\/thumb_13629-140715123138.jpeg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi tomato plant setting fruit\" 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\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">mama-khoma (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (71 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Appetitnyi: the one in the photo isn&#8217;t the largest, there were specimens up to 400g (14 oz). I grew it outdoors. In appearance and size, it turned out very similar to <em>Chocolate Miracle<\/em> (Shokoladnoye Chudo), but the flavor is much more pronounced\u2014sweet with a slight tang (Choc. Miracle is a bit bland), and the skin is sturdy but not tough. I really liked this variety.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/14837-270815165151.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/thumb_14837-270815165151.jpeg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi dark tomato\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/14837-270815165041.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/thumb_14837-270815165041.jpeg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi beautiful dark flesh\" 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\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">azure (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,895 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Don Region (South Russia) (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Appetitnyi. \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t like growing outdoors in my climate. For example, <em>Tsingtao<\/em> and <em>Angolan<\/em> handled the heat well, but Appetitnyi suffered from sunscald. But the taste is very good! \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\ude0b Someday I&#8217;ll try it again, but inside the greenhouse.<br \/>\nSeeds from Balashov.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/161\/12090-270117114608.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/161\/thumb_12090-270117114608.jpeg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi dark tomatoes harvested\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/161\/12090-270117114948.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/161\/thumb_12090-270117114948.jpeg\" alt=\"Appetitnyi rich dark tomato slice\" 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\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olya Pskovishna (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Moderator (14,072 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pskov, Russia (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Copying this from my 2020 garden report) I didn&#8217;t plant it this year. I love it for its earliness (in my conditions).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appetitnyi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year it was the very first of the indeterminate varieties to ripen. This year it lost out to <em>Inzhirnyi<\/em> (Fig), but it wasn&#8217;t far behind either. It set fruit well, there was no blossom drop. The tomatoes are uniform, all roughly 250 grams (9 oz). It is a short indeterminate; this year I pruned it to 3 leaders\/stems. The taste is good.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/appeoJ5XjX_BRpU.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/appeoJ5XjX_BRpU-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/appeoJ5XjX_BRpU-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/appeoJ5XjX_BRpU-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/appeoJ5XjX_BRpU-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/appeoJ5XjX_BRpU.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/appepuRcZ5sEnno.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/appepuRcZ5sEnno-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/appepuRcZ5sEnno-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/appepuRcZ5sEnno-926x1024.jpg 926w, https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/appepuRcZ5sEnno-768x849.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/appepuRcZ5sEnno-1389x1536.jpg 1389w, https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/appepuRcZ5sEnno.jpg 1736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Appetitnyi (Appetizing) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A commercial variety from the Russian seed company Siberian Garden (SibSad). The name translates perfectly to &#8220;Appetizing&#8221; or &#8220;Mouthwatering&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: It behaves as a semi-determinate or a compact indeterminate. Outdoors in the open garden, it usually stops around 80-100 cm (31-40&#8243;). Inside a poly greenhouse, &#8230; <a title=\"Appetitnyi (Appetizing) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/appetitnyi\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Appetitnyi (Appetizing) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,66,89,5],"tags":[19,74,416,72,724,23,49,45,214,15],"class_list":["post-2472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-bicolor","category-black-purple-tomatoes","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-dark-tomato","tag-determinate-tomato","tag-green-shoulders","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-indeterminate-tomato","tag-mid-season","tag-open-ground","tag-siberian-heirloom","tag-sibsad","tag-sweet-flavor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472","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=2472"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2475,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472\/revisions\/2475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}