{"id":3567,"date":"2026-09-25T13:58:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T13:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3567"},"modified":"2026-10-13T07:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:02:55","slug":"gary-o-sena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/gary-o-sena\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary O&#8217; Sena Tomato Reviews, Yield &#038; Photos"},"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;3567&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;Gary O\\u0026#039; Sena Tomato Reviews, Yield \\u0026amp; Photos&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): Gary O&#8217; Sena<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A well-known US variety bred by Keith Mueller. It is a cross between Brandywine and Cherokee Purple.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall). Traditionally, it should have Potato Leaf (PL) foliage, though several growers note segregation or off-types producing Regular Leaf (RL) plants. Vigorous growth that requires space.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, oblate beefsteaks with a dark pink-to-purple skin and deep crimson\/wine-colored flesh. They are notoriously meaty, often producing very few viable seeds.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Early to mid-season. It is highly regarded for being one of the earliest large dark beefsteaks to ripen. Yields can vary depending on heat (can drop blossoms), but it usually sets a reliable crop.<\/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\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Danko (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Gary O&#8217; Sena (USA). Bred by Keith Mueller and a great producer. Indeterminate, Potato Leaf (PL) foliage. The fruits are oblate beefsteaks, dark pinkish-purple, with absolutely outstanding flavor. For me, it&#8217;s consistently one of the earliest large slicers to ripen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/54169_17da4c77db7e33b74e4db297ebe888dafb07d474.jpg\" alt=\"Gary O' Sena ripe tomato on plant\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/54171_82d40962917ccb024fa6967925543c25bab1cfde.jpg\" alt=\"Dark pink purple beefsteak tomato\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/54173_99864a663ed7aef5c6ed15e2c81e481504b3979f.jpg\" alt=\"Gary O' Sena tomato slice showing dense flesh\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/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 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It didn&#8217;t turn out to be high-yielding for me&#8230; The taste is good, weight is around 8.8-14 oz (250-400 g). Grew it in the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/12397-040816164652.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/12397-040816164652.jpeg\" alt=\"Gary O' Sena tomatoes harvested\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/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\">Ketrin007 (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,490 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Taldomsky District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Someone handed me these seeds at our first forum seed swap. I honestly thought it was a pepper variety at first, so I&#8217;m not even sure who to thank! Definitely going on my grow list.<\/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\">\ud83d\udc64 Member (289 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Gary O&#8217; Sena is hands down my favorite variety; it\u2019s earned a permanent spot in my greenhouse. I&#8217;ll take some pics this season and get them uploaded.<\/p>\n<p>Fruits run anywhere from 7 oz up to 1.3 lbs (200-600 g). The color is super interesting &#8211; a wine-red with lilac undertones, and a deep, rich dark red inside. Always productive for me. Back in 2016, we had a brutal, hot summer. Most of my plants only managed to set on the first and second clusters, and many varieties just completely dropped their blossoms further up, no matter how much I babied them. Not Gary! This guy powered right through and kept producing. Maybe not to its max potential, but it held onto its blossoms!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a PL variety. My only real complaint is that it\u2019s a space hog. The plant gets massive, which is an issue in my greenhouse. But for tomatoes this gorgeous, I&#8217;ll forgive it.<\/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\">grawicapa (Pavel) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,579 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ivanovo (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>First time growing this one. I can&#8217;t really speak to earliness or yield because my plant got zapped by a late spring frost and took forever to bounce back from a stump \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n<p>But the color is beautiful, and the flavor is nice and sweet, especially considering how bad of a tomato year it was.<\/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\">\ud83d\udc64 Member (289 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A quick follow-up on Gary. I decided to actually save some seed this year since a lot of folks wanted to swap for it&#8230; Well, I managed to get exactly four seeds out of an entire tomato! Turns out, the seeds in this variety are tiny &#8211; mostly just unviable slivers\/duds &#8211; with very few plump, good seeds.<\/p>\n<p>The flavor though&#8230; my whole family picks this one out of the bowl. None of them even made it into the canning jars this year because we ate them all fresh. The interior color is wild; it seriously looks like dark blood.<\/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 (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,885 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew this one this season specifically to restock my seeds and enjoy the flavor. My Gary O&#8217; Sena actually threw Regular Leaf\u00a0 foliage instead of Potato Leaf, so I was really curious to see what the fruit would look like.<\/p>\n<p>They ripened to a brownish-burgundy, super sweet, early, and absolutely zero cracking when fully ripe. Didn&#8217;t drop blossoms either. Totally loved it \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\ude0b I think I\u2019ve finally found my perfect dark tomato!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/33-280817065603.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/thumb_33-280817065603.jpeg\" alt=\"Brown burgundy Gary O Sena tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/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\">Ketrin007 (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,490 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Taldomsky District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lana_Sadovnica wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nWell, I only got four seeds out of a whole tomato! It turns out the seeds in this variety are very, very small; mostly just undeveloped flecks; and there are very few plump, viable seeds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Wow, but in the photo it looks like it&#8217;s loaded with seeds! \ud83d\ude32<\/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\">\ud83d\udc64 Member (289 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t know, maybe I&#8217;ve been growing an off-type for years \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f But mine never had that many seeds. I just never bothered paying I don&#8217;t know, maybe I&#8217;ve been growing an off-type all these years \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f But mine never had that many seeds. I just never really paid attention before and didn&#8217;t realize how few fully developed ones there were.<\/p>\n<p>My original seeds came from Popenko <em>[Editor&#8217;s note: a popular Russian heirloom seed vendor]<\/em>, and my fruit always comes out perfectly shaped. No heavy ribbing or fluting like you see on Lorraine Beauty. If it was ribbed, I would have tossed the seeds by now-I&#8217;m just not a fan of ribbed tomatoes, personal preference \ud83d\ude42.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadezhda 69 (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,650 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orenburg (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Olga wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy Gary O&#8217; Sena turned out to be a regular leaf, NOT a potato leaf&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here\u2019s what happened to me: Got my seeds in a forum swap (thanks again ladies! \ud83c\udf3a). Since I was trialing a bunch of new varieties, I only planted 3 of each. Well, out of my 3 Gary O&#8217; Senas, 2 were PL and 1 was RL.<\/p>\n<p>While they were growing, I figured maybe a stray seed got mixed in during processing. But when they ripened, I realized it was definitely genetic segregation. The fruit on both types was practically identical in shape and flavor \ud83d\udc4d. There was a slight difference in size and skin color though: the PL fruit was darker and a bit smaller, while the RL plant pumped out tomatoes that were about 1.5x bigger with more of a red skin, even though the interior was still clearly a dark tomato.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/33-280817065603.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/thumb_33-280817065603.jpeg\" alt=\"Gary O Sena tomato comparison\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/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\">Ketrin007 (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,490 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Taldomsky District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thanks Nadezhda, good to know!<\/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>I pulled my first ripe ones on July 4th. PL plant, beautiful burgundy-brown skin, and great flavor. It did suffer from some blossom drop in the mid-summer heat, only leaving 1-2 tomatoes per cluster, but it kept setting fruit right up until the fall. The one on the scale was the very first to ripen, so it&#8217;s a bit on the smaller side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/14-081118051050.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/thumb_14-081118051050.jpeg\" alt=\"First ripe Gary O' Sena on scale\" width=\"142\" height=\"160\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/14-081118051208.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/thumb_14-081118051208.jpeg\" alt=\"Meaty dark flesh of Gary O Sena\" width=\"160\" height=\"148\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/14-081118050954.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/thumb_14-081118050954.jpeg\" alt=\"Potato leaf Gary O Sena ripe fruit\" width=\"160\" height=\"154\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/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\">echeva (Evgeniya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udc64 Member (78 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Novosibirsk Region, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Oh man, I totally fell in love with this one! Big, vigorous PL plants, loaded clusters all the way up the vine, massive fruit top to bottom, and zero cracking. I just weighed one I saved for seed -over 1 lbs (500 g)! Deep wine color, sweet flavor, and almost completely solid meat. A forever favorite for me!<\/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\">grawicapa (Pavel) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,579 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ivanovo (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Ladies, how many fruits do you get per truss? My Gary produces complex trusses with about a dozen buds forming on them.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no way to get large fruits like that unless you thin the trusses and leave only about three per cluster.<\/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\">echeva (Evgeniya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udc64 Member (78 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Novosibirsk Region, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>grawicapa wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s no way to get large fruits like that unless you thin the trusses and leave only about three per cluster.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>All of mine were huge, with 4, 5, sometimes 6 fruits per cluster. It was a great producer, though flavor-wise it turned out just a little mild for my taste. Still, it&#8217;s DEFINITELY getting a permanent spot in the garden. Give it another shot! (I grew them outside, no pruning. For Western Siberia, that&#8217;s a SUPER RESULT!)<\/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 (5,735 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>Grew it in 2019. The variety is highly productive and tasty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/380398412_3(1).jpg.59237c5eff1a2174f29f5d8b8e8e0c1d.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/195248128_3(1).thumb.jpg.0e572412ad1f588ee5dd19f18983853b.jpg\" alt=\"Gary O Sena tomato on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/106130061_1(1).jpg.c2f2651c9bb3ecfb6b4469c73fd36cf8.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/1866448362_1(1).thumb.jpg.3bc790fd31d4efd75fc934ab50b6609f.jpg\" alt=\"Gary O Sena cut open\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><br \/>\n<\/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\">neLENtyayka (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,794 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kemerovo, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew it in the greenhouse in 2019. A massive, powerful vine, absolutely loaded with uniform, blemish-free tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>Flavor-wise, it was the best tasting dark tomato of my 2019 season! Extremely sweet!<\/p>\n<p>Seeds came from Lena @rosvo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_01\/large.cf4a75de586a.jpg.3928bad760f7841ea87d2cf16ad8f9cf.jpg\" \/><\/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\">lesvicant (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udc64 Member (20 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Khabarovsk (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Our family also fell for this big, dense, delicious Gary. And for good reason. First, it\u2019s huge (who doesn&#8217;t love a giant tomato?), second, it\u2019s meaty and tastes amazing \ud83d\ude09, and third, it was a brand new variety for us.<\/p>\n<p>Really happy with it. Grown outdoors in Khabarovsk, summer 2022.<\/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\">Via271281 (Viktoriya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udc64 Member (120 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Minsk Region, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Afternoon everyone. I ran this one in 2022. Despite a blistering hot summer here in the Minsk region, it pumped out massive beefsteaks on the lower clusters and all the way up the vine. It takes a lot to surprise me, but I was shocked.<\/p>\n<p>I pruned it to two main stems. On both leaders, the bottom two clusters had 3-5 fruits each, and they were giants! One of the stems actually started buckling under the weight, I had to do some emergency tying. The fruits are meaty and delicious. If I didn&#8217;t have such a huge backlog of seeds to test out, I would have definitely planted it again in 2023, but greenhouse space is tight. Without a doubt, a top favorite!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">F<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">fenics (Pavel) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udc64 Member (2,773 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ivanovo (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Gary finished strong as always: 14.5 lbs (6.6 kg) total across 60 fruits.<\/p>\n<p>I just let it go crazy and bush out to about 6 stems, so it acts almost like a semi-determinate, capping out around 3.5 ft (1 m) tall.<\/p>\n<p>I have a feeling my Gary O&#8217; Sena might be a cross\/off-type, but that doesn&#8217;t make it any less tasty, whether it&#8217;s for fresh eating or canning.<\/p>\n<p>Got the seeds back in &#8217;16 from Lyuda @Lyudasik, and it makes my grow list almost every year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_12\/1.JPG.98aa5884876895ac4044cae46cc10e5e.JPG\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_12\/1.thumb.JPG.29970d56e33258e80bc8ef10acc7b94a.JPG\" alt=\"Harvested Gary O' Sena tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Gary O&#8217; Sena \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A well-known US variety bred by Keith Mueller. It is a cross between Brandywine and Cherokee Purple. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Traditionally, it should have Potato Leaf (PL) foliage, though several growers note segregation or off-types producing Regular Leaf (RL) plants. Vigorous growth that requires &#8230; <a title=\"Gary O&#8217; Sena Tomato Reviews, Yield &#038; Photos\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/gary-o-sena\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Gary O&#8217; Sena Tomato Reviews, Yield &#038; Photos\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,1,94],"tags":[131,19,72,888,82,20,71],"class_list":["post-3567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-purple-tomatoes","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-heirloom-other","tag-blossom-drop","tag-dark-tomato","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-keith-mueller","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-purple-beefsteak","tag-sweet-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3567","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=3567"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5225,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3567\/revisions\/5225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}