{"id":3469,"date":"2026-09-24T14:34:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3469"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:34:51","slug":"vernaya-lyubov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/vernaya-lyubov\/","title":{"rendered":"Vernaya Lyubov (True Love) Long-Keeper 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;3469&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;Vernaya Lyubov (True Love) Long-Keeper 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): Vernaya Lyubov (True Love)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A rare Russian heirloom\/commercial variety. The name translates beautifully to &#8220;True Love&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate. It is a sturdy tree-type (rugose) dwarf that stays compact, reaching only about 24 inches (60 cm) tall.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Stunning golden-yellow rounded hearts with a very distinct, sharp pointed tip (beak). For a short plant, the fruits get surprisingly large, with some reaching up to 10.5 oz (300 g).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Texture &amp; Flavor (The Standout Feature):<\/strong> Growers are blown away by the texture. It cuts, feels, and crunches almost like an apple! The walls are incredibly thick (nearly 0.4 inches \/ 1 cm) with 3 seed locules. Despite the dense flesh, it is shockingly juicy and maintains a sweet flavor even when picked green and counter-ripened indoors.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Storage:<\/strong> It is a late-season variety. Because of its incredibly dense, apple-like flesh, it is a phenomenal &#8220;keeper&#8221; tomato. Growers specifically plant this variety to harvest late and store in boxes right up until New Year&#8217;s!<\/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\">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>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;m dealing with a tomato like this for the very first time, so I really want to talk about it. It&#8217;s a det (determinate), gets about 24 inches (60 cm) tall, on the late side. This was the only variety that didn&#8217;t manage to ripen fully on the vine for me, they only just started blushing out in the open dirt. Unfortunately, I don&#8217;t have a photo of them on the bush. To be fair, I started the seeds pretty late, March 20th.<\/p>\n<p>The bush itself is vigorous, tree-type (rugose). The fruits are the most beautiful yellow rounded hearts with a really distinct, sharp pointed tip (beak) \ud83d\udc4d. Pretty good size too, some of them push up to 10.5 oz (300 grams).<\/p>\n<p>When I cut it open, it just blew my mind. First of all, when slicing it, it feels like you&#8217;re cutting an apple, not a tomato, they are that firm and dense. And when I tasted it, I got the exact same feeling \ud83d\ude42, the juice just squirts everywhere!<\/p>\n<p>The walls are at least 0.4 inches (1 cm) thick, 3 seed cavities. Extremely juicy!!! Even though they were counter-ripened indoors, you can still really taste the sweetness. Plus, I get the feeling that these are the kind of tomatoes that will easily keep in storage right up until New Year&#8217;s without a problem. I&#8217;m definitely repeating this one next year, just gonna start the seeds earlier or stick it in the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/685-021014080322.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/685-021014080322.jpeg\" alt=\"Vernaya Lyubov thick walled yellow heart tomato\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/685-021014075247.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/685-021014075247.jpeg\" alt=\"True Love yellow oxheart tomato cross section\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/div>\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\">Olviya (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,829 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Galochka, what seed company are these from?<\/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 (11,157 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Galochka \u2764\ufe0f thank you so much for this miracle variety. \ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/92\/657-260915125941.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/92\/thumb_657-260915125941.png\" alt=\"Vernaya Lyubov thumbnail\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/div>\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\">stolin (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stolin, Brest Region, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Galya, when is the best time to start the seeds if I want to try keeping the harvested fruits in storage until New Year&#8217;s?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vernaya Lyubov (True Love) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A rare Russian heirloom\/commercial variety. The name translates beautifully to &#8220;True Love&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate. It is a sturdy tree-type (rugose) dwarf that stays compact, reaching only about 24 inches (60 cm) tall. \ud83c\udf45 Fruit Characteristics: Stunning golden-yellow rounded hearts with a very distinct, &#8230; <a title=\"Vernaya Lyubov (True Love) Long-Keeper Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/vernaya-lyubov\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Vernaya Lyubov (True Love) Long-Keeper Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,61,67],"tags":[872,74,43,96,477,873,409],"class_list":["post-3469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-orange-and-yellow-tomatoes","category-oxheart-tomatoes","tag-crunchy-tomato","tag-determinate-tomato","tag-late-season","tag-long-shelf-life","tag-thick-walls","tag-winter-keeper","tag-yellow-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3469","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=3469"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3471,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3469\/revisions\/3471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}