{"id":300,"date":"2026-08-19T13:10:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=300"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:15:17","slug":"rome-tomato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/rome-tomato\/","title":{"rendered":"Rome (Rim) Heirloom Tomato: Huge Red Beefsteaks 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;300&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;Rome (Rim) Heirloom Tomato: Huge Red Beefsteaks 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 Rome (Rim)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A very popular, colossal red heirloom variety named after the city of Rome (in Russian: <em>\u0420\u0438\u043c \/ Rim<\/em>). Widely circulated among Russian and Ukrainian collectors (originally sourced from A. Kulik).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, late-season, and extremely vigorous. The bushes easily exceed 2 meters (6.5 ft) in a greenhouse and around 1.5-1.8m (5-6 ft) in open ground. It requires exceptionally strong support\u2014multiple growers report the plant breaking its stakes or snapping branches due to the sheer weight of the fruit trusses.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Massive, heavily ribbed red beefsteaks. While they easily average 300-500g (10.5-17.5 oz), weights of 700g, 900g, and even over 1 kg (2.2+ lbs) are commonly achieved. <strong>Important Note:<\/strong> Because of its massive size, the variety is prone to developing hollow seed chambers (voids) inside. Some growers dislike this, while others use the hollow halves as &#8220;stuffing tomatoes&#8221; (menazhnitsa).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Reviews on taste are highly polarized. Some growers report a sweet, perfectly balanced classic tomato flavor. Others found it slightly acidic with a watery texture. Do not let it overripen on the vine, as it loses its flavor quality and the skin can become wrinkly in storage.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Yield:<\/strong> Starts off slow as a late variety, but once it gets going, it produces a &#8220;solid wall&#8221; of giant tomatoes. Trusses can weigh up to 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs) each!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\">Sandr (Alexander) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (339 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A late variety, planted late, mid-April into open ground. The fruits are large, the declared weight of the fruits was 1.5 kg+ (3.3 lbs), they didn&#8217;t grow that big for me, they were 300-500g (10.5-17.5 oz). Productive, good tomato flavor. I will definitely plant it next season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57473_98f68f04638e43ed7686dea0ad7fe1e89948b790.jpg\" alt=\"Large red Rome tomato on the vine\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57475_bcd66dda37c1f8636fbc567eb1d91b7860a56cbf.jpg\" alt=\"Rome tomato cross section\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57477_640f5163861935825b2232e4df0de0809da33a06.jpg\" alt=\"Red ribbed Rome tomato\" \/><\/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\">Galya-64 (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,414 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also liked this late variety. The fruits are huge, up to 700 grams (1.5 lbs), beautifully gathered and ribbed at the stem. The yield wasn&#8217;t great for me &#8211; 6 pieces, but they were large, beautiful, and tasty \ud83d\udc4d My bush grew in the greenhouse, very vigorous, about 1.7-1.8 meters (5.5-6 ft) tall.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/685-220814045004.jpeg\" alt=\"Giant red ribbed Rome tomato\" \/><\/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\">Eva77 (Tatiana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,809 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from V. Redko.<\/p>\n<p>Rome, I liked it very much, beautiful and tasty, it&#8217;s just a pity it wasn&#8217;t productive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/8260-220814063019.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/thumb_8260-220814063019.jpeg\" alt=\"Rome tomato sliced on a plate\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/8260-220814063048.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/thumb_8260-220814063048.jpeg\" alt=\"Massive red Rome tomato on scale\" \/><\/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\">Angelina <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,052 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Liked it very much \ud83d\udc4d highly productive and very tasty \ud83d\ude0b<\/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\">Svetlyachok-plyus (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Angelin, well of course, you live in the South \ud83d\ude09.<\/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\">Pani Tomat (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,773 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Rome:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/62201_2c855465ca3d43b28b6f8df3047dbfdba91035d4.jpg\" alt=\"Giant Rome tomato weighing over 800g\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/62203_17ae25696b5b8549e703c39fb910c2c6a7e00c9a.jpg\" alt=\"Huge flat round red tomato\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/62211_625054c7512e9ea057abb644ab47a8a1da1479f9.jpg\" alt=\"Ribbed red Rome tomatoes\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/62209_bb7d702eaad85d6eca9b9dcef28492d8b2da84ad.jpg\" alt=\"Two massive Rome tomatoes\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/62207_46653eda6d2c051dd90ec8cf0aafe910705c29a0.jpg\" alt=\"Rome tomato slice showing some voids\" \/><\/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 class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Irin, how was the taste and yield?<\/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\">Pani Tomat (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,773 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Alena Andreeva said:<\/strong><br \/>\nIrin, how was the taste and yield?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alena, I liked the taste, meaty, balanced, sweet and sour. The only thing was there were voids (hollow chambers) near the seed locules &#8211; maybe it&#8217;s a feature of the variety, maybe it&#8217;s a flaw in my growing technique.<\/p>\n<p>The yield was super, I had 3 tomatoes in a truss, roughly the same size, the weight of a single truss was 3.3 &#8211; 3.5 kg (7.2 &#8211; 7.7 lbs)! It set 4 trusses and tore down the support structure. I tried to lift it up and snapped the main stem. A mandatory candidate for planting in 2015.<\/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 class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Irin &#8211; what a beauty \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\ude4c<\/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\">Pani Tomat (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,773 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Alena, I was ecstatic myself, the whole surrounding neighborhood was taking photos with Rome \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/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\">Aleksandra54 (Aleksandra) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,053 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Oryol Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Rome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/7745-090914064846.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/thumb_7745-090914064846.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of large red Rome tomatoes\" \/><\/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\">mopsdad1 (Mikhail) <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>Rome is a strange variety. 2 bushes in the greenhouse. They grew to the roof. One doesn&#8217;t have a single fruit. The second one set 2. They will be about a kilo (2.2 lbs) each. But outdoors in open ground, it sets fruit perfectly.<\/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\">mopsdad1 (Mikhail) <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>My bushes redeemed themselves. They set an ocean of fruit right under the roof. This year it&#8217;s the leader in taste. The variety is definitely excellent.<\/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\">Andrey_K (Andrey) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (994 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The variety has hollow voids inside, which is why the fruits are big but lightweight. The taste itself is uninteresting, with clear acidity.<\/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\">mopsdad1 (Mikhail) <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>There is very little acidity. The tomatoes are actually heavy. The taste is balanced. I grow seedlings for my mom, and she requested that I only plant this one out of all the large-fruited varieties for next year.<\/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\">Eva77 (Tatiana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,809 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I have no voids inside, it&#8217;s tasty, productive, and large! \ud83d\udc4d<\/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>My Rome-2 was a little hollow inside. But I liked it. It&#8217;s staying on my grow list. Weighed it carefully&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/92-240815120115.jpeg\" alt=\"Giant Rome tomato on old scale\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">rudik (Oleg) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,872 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>tomatinka said:<\/strong><br \/>\nWeighed it carefully&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s no less than 3 kilos (6.6 lbs) \ud83d\ude09<\/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>No, about two (4.4 lbs)&#8230; I don&#8217;t remember exactly. \ud83d\ude33<\/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\">Pani Tomat (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,773 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Rome 2015:<br \/>\nExact weight in grams:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/13618-240815074546.jpeg\" alt=\"Rome tomato weighing 800g\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/13618-240815074814.jpeg\" alt=\"Another giant Rome tomato on scale\" \/><\/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\">Valeriy1968 (Valeriy) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,504 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Vologda (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>When I offered a fruit of Rome to the village locals for seeds, they refused, saying they don&#8217;t grow mutants \ud83e\udd23. But generally, these are the most large-fruited out of more than 50 planted varieties. The largest was 970 grams (2.1 lbs), it&#8217;s a pity I had to pick it green (I snapped the branch), it might have grown even more. There was no sun this year, so it&#8217;s hard to judge the taste, but in principle, it&#8217;s normal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/104\/13966-070116103552.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/104\/thumb_13966-070116103552.jpeg\" alt=\"Kilogram Rome tomato ripening indoors\" \/><\/a><\/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 class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Rome also turned out productive. All fruits are large, beautiful&#8230; The largest in size among all varieties was 912g (2 lbs), but other varieties, although visually smaller, were actually heavier&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>From 2 bushes, including 5 pieces that are still hanging, I got 29 fruits.. \ud83d\ude4c<br \/>\nThank God the bushes didn&#8217;t break, although they sagged..<\/p>\n<p>Everyone liked the variety\u2014tasty! Despite some voids, it turned out very juicy and meaty. Mine will probably finish ripening on the vine&#8230; It&#8217;s over 30\u00b0C (86\u00b0F) here during the day..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/77\/13629-250715060828.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/77\/thumb_13629-250715060828.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Rome tomatoes\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/85\/13629-200815033908.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/85\/thumb_13629-200815033908.jpeg\" alt=\"Loaded Rome tomato bush\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/85\/13629-200815034144.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/85\/thumb_13629-200815034144.jpeg\" alt=\"Rome cross section showing meaty walls\" \/><\/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 111 (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,757 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Guys, how tall does it get in open ground? Did you prune it to two stems?<\/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\">Andrey_K (Andrey) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (994 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted it in open ground.. it grew 1.20m (4 ft) tall&#8230; but it is literally empty inside \ud83d\ude06<br \/>\nNearby there were varieties of the exact same size that weighed twice as much. You cut it open and inside there are solid voids. In my opinion, this is not good.<\/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\">mopsdad1 (Mikhail) <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>There are voids, but they are very small near the seeds. They do not affect the taste at all. One of the tastiest varieties. Tastier than Yablochnyi Lipetskiy. The only thing is you can&#8217;t let it overripen &#8211; the taste changes for the worse. The variety has taken permanent residency in my garden. I found seeds only in the fifth fruit. The first 4 were completely seedless.<\/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\">HelenS (Lena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (246 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Penza Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The variety, to my taste, is a big nothing &#8211; unproductive, tasteless, but beautiful))<br \/>\nToday morning, having read the reviews, I ran to look &#8211; maybe I was mistaken..) ..no, still just beautiful, and that&#8217;s it)))<br \/>\nYou can use it as a stuffer tomato \/ serving dish (menazhnitsa))) I probably won&#8217;t sow it a third time.. \ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/13565-270815162321.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/thumb_13565-270815162321.jpeg\" alt=\"Hollow Rome tomato used as stuffer\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/87\/13565-290815143038.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/87\/thumb_13565-290815143038.jpeg\" alt=\"Hollow interior of Rome tomato\" \/><\/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\">Natalya 83 (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (308 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Rome. A vigorous bush, yield is below average, 3 fruits per bush. Large, very beautiful. I am planting it for the second year. Last year it was 1 bush &#8211; 2 tomatoes. This year 2 bushes &#8211; 7 tomatoes. Don&#8217;t know the taste yet &#8211; they haven&#8217;t ripened. Today is 06.09.15, sowed it like all indeterminates on March 8 &#8211; it&#8217;s a late tomato.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/5088-060915152259.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/thumb_5088-060915152259.jpeg\" alt=\"Large green Rome tomato on bush\" \/><\/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\">IrinaA <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,492 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Sverdlovsk Region, Ural (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My yield also turned out below average. Maybe the summer is to blame, not enough heat, only four fruits grew on two stems, but they are all identical like in the photos. Taste-wise &#8211; an ordinary, tomato flavor. There are voids, but insignificant ones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/12-030815113459.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_12-030815113459.jpeg\" alt=\"Rome tomatoes growing\" \/><\/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\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is what my Rome looked like, slightly hollow, so they were light. Both fruits are the first ones from megablooms (fused flowers) from two bushes and didn&#8217;t even reach a kilogram \ud83d\ude42 visually it seemed they weighed more. Taste is good. But you shouldn&#8217;t let them overripen, they lose their flavor.<\/p>\n<p>In open ground it was just over 1.5 meters (5 ft), but not much, maybe 1.6m.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/84\/14-170815130456.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/84\/thumb_14-170815130456.jpeg\" alt=\"Megabloom Rome tomato\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/84\/14-180815092024.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/84\/thumb_14-180815092024.jpeg\" alt=\"Rome cross section\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/96\/14-281015113133.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/96\/thumb_14-281015113133.jpeg\" alt=\"Rome tomato sliced\" \/><\/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 F (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,225 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Novosibirsk, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It grew over 2 meters (6.5 ft) in the greenhouse, pruned to two stems, sowed on February 16, late-season, we picked the first one on July 30. All fruits are large up to the top tier. The variety is a bit hollow inside, and by autumn the voids became larger, the taste for me is mediocre.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/96\/12345-241015092922.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/96\/thumb_12345-241015092922.jpeg\" alt=\"Large hollow Rome tomato\" \/><\/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_Zg (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,047 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I really liked the variety, there was a solid wall of giant beauties. Favorite of 2015.<\/p>\n<p>And this is one of the last ones picked in October.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/14409-050815074451.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/thumb_14409-050815074451.jpeg\" alt=\"Solid wall of Rome tomatoes\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/98\/14409-161115072947.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/98\/thumb_14409-161115072947.jpeg\" alt=\"Late season Rome tomato\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zolushka (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (12,747 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>Yield \ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c, it broke the support ties.<br \/>\nThe largest tomato of 2015.<br \/>\nTaste is average &#8211; it went into juice, the voids are insignificant, but it is beautiful!!!<br \/>\nThere were no seeds in the first fruits.<br \/>\nA worthy fellow, especially if you need to surprise someone \ud83d\ude32 \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/103\/13417-251215012443.jpeg\" alt=\"Giant Rome tomato weighing heavily\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/103\/13417-251215012743.jpeg\" alt=\"Massive harvest of red Rome tomatoes\" \/><\/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\">cat2008 (Oksana) <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>This year I repeated it from my own seeds &#8211; the yield increased significantly \ud83d\ude4c Late variety, broke all the ties&#8230;<br \/>\nDefinitely going on repeat \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/141\/12397-200816163532.jpeg\" alt=\"Heavy trusses of Rome tomatoes\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pp.vk.me\/c837626\/v837626196\/1948d\/wInzAPDXnNs.jpg\" alt=\"Rome tomato slice showing meaty texture\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Radanad (Nadezhda) <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>The yield is good, the taste is ordinary, the look is spectacular, but it dries out first (the skin wrinkles quickly in storage), so it&#8217;s better to consume it immediately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">U<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Uef (Vadim) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (80 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Magnitogorsk, Ural (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Rome &#8211; the fruit quality is simply ideal. Its beauty matches its quality. And its yield surpasses both \ud83d\ude04.<\/p>\n<p>BUT, if I&#8217;m being honest, and one must always be honest, the taste is a bit sour, there is a slight strange aftertaste (I haven&#8217;t encountered such an aftertaste anywhere else), organoleptic properties &#8211; watery mushy flesh.<\/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 Baranov (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (312 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Uef said:<\/strong><br \/>\nBUT, if I&#8217;m being honest&#8230; the taste is a bit sour, watery mushy flesh.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And me, the taste simply amazed me with its sweetness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Rome (Rim) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A very popular, colossal red heirloom variety named after the city of Rome (in Russian: \u0420\u0438\u043c \/ Rim). Widely circulated among Russian and Ukrainian collectors (originally sourced from A. Kulik). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, late-season, and extremely vigorous. The bushes easily exceed 2 meters (6.5 ft) in a &#8230; <a title=\"Rome (Rim) Heirloom Tomato: Huge Red Beefsteaks Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/rome-tomato\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Rome (Rim) Heirloom Tomato: Huge Red Beefsteaks Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,211],"tags":[46,72,30,11,43,49,47,166,230],"class_list":["post-300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-ribbed-tomatoes","tag-giant-tomato","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-huge-tomato","tag-late-season","tag-open-ground","tag-red-beefsteak","tag-ribbed-tomato","tag-stuffer-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300","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=300"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":304,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300\/revisions\/304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}