{"id":3652,"date":"2026-09-26T11:25:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3652"},"modified":"2026-09-26T11:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:25:44","slug":"grapefruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/grapefruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Grapefruit Tomato Review &#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;3652&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;Grapefruit Tomato Review \\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): Grapefruit<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A highly regarded commercial\/heirloom variety. The original &#8220;true&#8221; Grapefruit is a stunning bi-color tomato (yellow\/orange with a red blush and red marbling inside).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate. A very tall and powerful plant, easily reaching <strong>6.5\u20138 ft (2\u20132.4 m)<\/strong> in a greenhouse. It can be grown outdoors but prefers a lot of sunlight and does not tolerate shading well.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large to giant bi-color beefsteaks. They often weigh between <strong>10.5 oz to 1.5 lbs+ (300\u2013700 g)<\/strong>. <em>Note: See the forum debate below regarding pink and dark mutations!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Mid-season to mid-late.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Widely considered by Russian growers to be one of the absolute best-tasting bi-colors. It is incredibly sweet, juicy, and fruity. It avoids the blandness that sometimes plagues other yellow\/red bi-colors.<\/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<h2 id=\"forum-reviews\">Grower Reviews &amp; Photos<\/h2>\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\">Marisha (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,652 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I was surprised to see that this variety isn&#8217;t in the catalog yet. Mine are from Marinochka in Sochi &#8211; thank you so much!!! \ud83c\udf3a \ud83c\udf3a \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<p>Grapefruit is an indet, growing in the greenhouse, currently about <strong>7.8 ft (240 cm)<\/strong> tall. It was one of the first to set fruit and it sets trusses with almost no dropped blossoms. I&#8217;d be hard-pressed to guess the total weight currently on the bush \ud83d\ude32, but it&#8217;s a LOT. Can&#8217;t taste them just yet, they should be ripe in a few days. If the flavor is worthy, this tomato will definitely become a permanent resident in my garden.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited August 2, 2014 by Marisha<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/28\/2141-020814163702.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/28\/thumb_2141-020814163702.jpeg\" alt=\"Grapefruit tomato heavy truss\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/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\">Drakonka (Tamara) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,544 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also have Grapefruit from Marina in Sochi. In the greenhouse, the height is <strong>5.2 ft (160 cm)<\/strong>. The yield, of course, is lower than Marisha&#8217;s &#8211; only 8 fruits total, but they are all roughly the same weight, and the ones at the top are probably even bigger. The first one weighed <strong>12.7 oz (360 g)<\/strong>. I really liked the taste. It has already secured a spot on my planting list for next year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/3128-280714071335.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced bi-color Grapefruit tomato\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/3128-280714075922.jpeg\" alt=\"Grapefruit tomato weighing scale\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/3128-280714080515.jpeg\" alt=\"Yellow and red marbled tomato meat\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/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\">Marisha (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,652 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>What a beauty! Mine is just about to ripen, I really want to pick a fully ripe one right off the vine, but since there are so many fruits, the ripening is delayed. Maybe I should have picked the first truss early, as usual, so it wouldn&#8217;t slow down the rest of them.<\/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\">Nadia (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Grapefruit, seeds from Redko. Indet, currently <strong>5 ft (1.5 m)<\/strong>. Very delicious \ud83d\ude18, but the yield is low. I&#8217;ll grow it again and try to tame it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/28\/10291-310714112726-285012345.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/28\/thumb_10291-310714112726-285012345.jpeg\" alt=\"Large yellow bi-color tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Amira-12 (Raisa) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,247 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And here is my Grapefruit! Large, sweet, and very tasty! Seeds from Marina in Sochi. I also had a Grapefruit from Lesya in Kryzhopol. They are almost identical. But Marina&#8217;s ripened faster, so it made it into the photo album first. \ud83d\ude42 And I happily devoured Lesya&#8217;s and gave the rest to the kids.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/26\/6450-210714144312.jpeg\" alt=\"Grapefruit sliced tomato halves\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/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\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Very productive &#8211; I&#8217;m surprised myself&#8230; I&#8217;ll get about <strong>11 lbs (5 kg)<\/strong> from a single bush, which is a lot for me. The plant is very vigorous; initially, I pruned it to 2 stems, but now it looks like it&#8217;s growing into four&#8230; late season, large fruits, nice tang\/acidity, juicy. Huge thanks to Toma-Drakonka for the seeds! \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited November 26, 2015 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/99\/12397-241115172356.jpeg\" alt=\"Massive bi-color Grapefruit tomato sliced\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" \/><\/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\">Sofiya 27 (Sofiya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,154 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;m growing this variety for the third year. Originally, seeds from Popenko. It does well both outdoors and in the greenhouse. Yield is average. I test a lot of bi-colors every year, but nothing has beaten this one in flavor yet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/72\/13683-020715135653.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/72\/thumb_13683-020715135653.jpeg\" alt=\"Green Grapefruit tomato truss\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/13683-020815081728.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_13683-020815081728.jpeg\" alt=\"Ripe bi-color tomato\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/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\">Marisha (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,652 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Grapefruit 2015 \ud83d\ude0b \ud83d\ude0b \ud83d\ude0b a single picking, and I had 3 harvests just like this \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/82\/2141-110815134250.jpeg\" alt=\"Table full of ripe bi-color tomatoes\" width=\"722\" height=\"951\" \/><\/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\">Vitana (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,777 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Izhevsk, Udmurtia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted Grapefruit for the first time in 2015. In the greenhouse, it turned out to be one of the largest, although it was a bit late and didn&#8217;t have time to show its full potential. Here is one of the beauties:<\/p>\n<p>Loved both the taste and the size!<\/p>\n<p>The first fruits were on the smaller side, but on the second and third trusses &#8211; it was just a sight to behold!<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited December 11, 2015 by Vitana<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\">Lesya <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (9 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>@Sofiya 27 wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m growing this variety for the third year&#8230; It does well both outdoors and in the greenhouse. Yield is average. I test a lot of bi-colors every year, but nothing has beaten this one in flavor yet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hello Sofiya 27, could you please tell me how tall your Grapefruit got outdoors?<\/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\">Sofiya 27 (Sofiya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,154 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>@Lesya wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nHello Sofiya 27, could you please tell me how tall your Grapefruit got outdoors?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hello! Outdoors my Grapefruit was a little over a meter. I don&#8217;t remember exactly, but I remember it wasn&#8217;t tall, maybe around <strong>4\u20134.2 ft (1.20\u20131.30 m)<\/strong>.<\/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\">Cherepashka (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (74 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also love this variety. To me, it&#8217;s the tastiest. There is a faint, barely noticeable hint of tang\/acidity in it, which makes it impossible to confuse with any other variety. Planted several bushes this year, and I told my family that the Grapefruit tomatoes are mine alone \ud83d\ude0b<\/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\">Lesya <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (9 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>@Sofiya 27 wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nHello! Outdoors my Grapefruit was a little over a meter&#8230; maybe around 4-4.2 ft (1.20-1.30 m).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thank you&#8230; that&#8217;s exactly what I needed to know.<\/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\">Vitana (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,777 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Izhevsk, Udmurtia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This year, Grapefruit surprised and delighted me even more. Its fruits were the largest. Here is the record weight for this season:<\/p>\n<p>The best harvest was on a bush that grew freely in the grape greenhouse. Grew to 2 stems, was about <strong>6.5 ft (2 m)<\/strong> tall. On the upper trusses, the tomatoes were even larger than on the lower ones. I picked the last fruits in October, we just recently ate the last one.<\/p>\n<p>The taste is very good! And it&#8217;s a beauty \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/16852-011116134958.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/thumb_16852-011116134958.jpeg\" alt=\"Giant Grapefruit tomato on scale\" width=\"160\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/16852-011116134827.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/thumb_16852-011116134827.jpeg\" alt=\"Massive bi-color fruit\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/16852-011116135147.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/thumb_16852-011116135147.jpeg\" alt=\"Tomato plant growing tall\" width=\"160\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/16852-011116135408.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/151\/thumb_16852-011116135408.jpeg\" alt=\"Huge sliced bi-color beefsteak\" width=\"160\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">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\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew it again from my saved seeds and realized that this variety cannot tolerate even the slightest shading &#8211; it grew in the middle of the central bed, and the yield and fruit size are significantly inferior to last year (last year it grew right near the entrance door).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/141\/12397-200816041323.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of Grapefruit tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/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\">vladimir1801 (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (640 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Indet, hard to judge maturity times based on 2017, very beautiful and tasty tomato, this year all tomatoes are showing excellent taste, probably protesting against the bad weather \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.vfl.ru\/ii\/1502222144\/5df97abc\/18185131_s.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.vfl.ru\/ii\/1502222144\/5df97abc\/18185131_s.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful bi-color tomato\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/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\">ALIANNA (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,189 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stavropol Krai (USDA Zone 6\/7)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This year my Grapefruit turned out a bit tart, but it stores incredibly well and is sitting in storage right now without losing any weight.<\/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\">DenIra (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,004 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd SW Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And mine turned out very sweet this year \ud83d\ude0b Plus it was the very first of the bi-colors to ripen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/15344-230817025505.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/thumb_15344-230817025505.jpeg\" alt=\"Grapefruit slice showing red center\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/15344-230817025728.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/thumb_15344-230817025728.jpeg\" alt=\"Bi-color tomato on a plate\" 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\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ivanovochka (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,297 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>My Grapefruit was very tasty, sweet, and incredibly beautiful. Grew in the greenhouse, indet, ripened late for me. First time planting it, but it&#8217;s staying for a long time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/16635-140917101710.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/thumb_16635-140917101710.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautifully marbled tomato slice\" width=\"160\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/16635-100917085326.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/thumb_16635-100917085326.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of colorful heirloom tomatoes\" width=\"122\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>In the greenhouse, Grapefruit turned out productive, up to <strong>6.5 ft (2 m)<\/strong> tall, mid-season maturity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/67277_0967a73bc111f0992d5b20d57c3cb0bce9a6f8ba.jpg\" alt=\"Solid red off-type Grapefruit tomato\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/67279_4b8ad5b5f338c8955ef16aa3be8bd8abcf60c723.jpg\" alt=\"Red tomato on vine\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/67281_795002e70492cd07c0bddde68c5205d7eb0b4674.jpg\" alt=\"Solid red tomato slice\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ludochka (Lyuda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (76 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted it for the second year and will continue to plant it. Last year it was a bit late, but this year it was one of the first, though last year it was outdoors and this year in a Stabilen film greenhouse. Mine wasn&#8217;t as huge as Ilya&#8217;s, it was around <strong>10.5 oz (300 g)<\/strong>, sweet.<\/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\">TatyanaSh (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,471 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ramensky District, Moscow (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Ilya&#8217;s doesn&#8217;t look like a bi-color.. \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Not a speck of red\/yellow marbling in the photo.. or is it just the lighting?<\/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\">Nataly (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,085 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Istra, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>@TatyanaSh wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nIlya&#8217;s doesn&#8217;t look like a bi-color.. \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Not a speck of red\/yellow marbling in the photo.. or is it just the lighting?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, neither the color nor the shape looks like Grapefruit. It&#8217;s an off-type (wrong seeds).<\/p>\n<p>But here are mine. Very tasty, productive, beautiful!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/236\/14163-170818144347.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/236\/thumb_14163-170818144347.png\" alt=\"True bi-color Grapefruit tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nataly (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,085 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Istra, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The tastiest tomato! Perfect flavor! Just the right amount of sweetness and acidity, a very balanced dessert flavor. All the tomatoes are uniform, large, and beautiful. Basically, whether for a salad or as a gift &#8211; it&#8217;s universal! I cut this tomato in the greenhouse today (the greenhouse has been wide open all season), this isn&#8217;t the first or second truss, it was at chest height.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/239\/14163-110918042322.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/239\/thumb_14163-110918042322.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautifully cut bi-color tomato\" width=\"119\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Shevyachok (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower \/ Moderator (12,057 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Omsk Region, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Grapefruit turned out to be an off-type. No bi-color traits at all. But two bushes pumped out <strong>8.8 lbs (4 kg)<\/strong> each. All the tomatoes are huge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/22760-290818024915-238247380.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/thumb_22760-290818024915-238247380.jpeg\" alt=\"Off-type solid color tomato harvest\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/22760-290818024915-238246195.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/thumb_22760-290818024915-238246195.jpeg\" alt=\"Large solid color tomato on scale\" 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\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (19,268 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pyatigorsk (USDA Zone 6\/7)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Grapefruit was tasty, sweet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svetlanaf-ecosemena.ru\/image\/cache\/catalog\/tomat\/576-1-500x500.JPG\" alt=\"Beautiful bi-color tomato slice\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svetlanaf-ecosemena.ru\/image\/cache\/catalog\/tomat\/greypfrut-576-3-500x500.JPG\" alt=\"Large yellow orange tomato\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/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\">PolinaG (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,779 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Urals (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Grapefruit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_12\/608436362_(2).JPG.441b1b2dcdc3c93af8c9d488347d7283.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_12\/2097395025_(2).thumb.JPG.ed92050d979fc30b6ed6bdf5c48b7191.JPG\" alt=\"Gorgeous Grapefruit tomato on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_12\/368330825_1.JPG.06f0be875114ac1a479627d79340b619.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_12\/1140709531_1.thumb.JPG.ea2c60c85f3f8dc908e4230a075175db.JPG\" alt=\"Yellow skin with red blush\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_12\/440825067_3(2).JPG.a2477b8148c3a9ef620bc6a63bba7ddb.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_12\/1678301831_3(2).thumb.JPG.d3351c1d2509a1dcaeb28abf1d678738.JPG\" alt=\"Sliced bi-color beefsteak\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_12\/2003832253_3(7).JPG.d44eccdeb73f9f12c8ad2286c8d24b00.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_12\/1519979198_3(7).thumb.JPG.64c20e7019cbc671d82626bf936e0790.JPG\" alt=\"Rich red marbling inside yellow tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yulyashka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,599 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>@ivanovochka wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nmy Grapefruit was very tasty, sweet, and incredibly beautiful&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gorgeous cross-section. I&#8217;ve read that this variety is the sweetest of all the bi-colors. I&#8217;m sitting here licking my lips.. Could you tell me where the thread is on this forum for trading seeds for 2020? (I&#8217;m new to this forum, but I&#8217;ve been growing tomatoes for a long time).<\/p>\n<p>I really want Grapefruit, I would gladly share seeds in return.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/16635-140917101710.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/thumb_16635-140917101710.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautifully marbled tomato slice\" width=\"160\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/16635-100917085326.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/thumb_16635-100917085326.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of colorful heirloom tomatoes\" width=\"122\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ivanovochka (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,297 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<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>@Yulyashka wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nGorgeous cross-section. I&#8217;ve read that this variety is the sweetest of all the bi-colors&#8230; Could you tell me where the thread is on this forum for trading seeds&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It tastes amazing too, though I didn&#8217;t plant it this year, was testing out new varieties. But I should have seeds from previous years, I&#8217;ll check&#8230;<code><\/code><\/p>\n<p><em>Edited October 27, 2019 by ivanovochka<\/em><\/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\">Nataly (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,085 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Istra, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grapefruit from the 2019 season is super as always!<\/p>\n<p>Photos from 14.10.19 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/large.IMG_0219.jpg.9a0092a71af9392d7f10f38148ad3c56.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/large.IMG_0219.jpg.9a0092a71af9392d7f10f38148ad3c56.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully marbled tomato cross section\" width=\"448\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/large.IMG_0218.jpg.433d5d7510094b93a992116622e55fbc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/large.IMG_0218.jpg.433d5d7510094b93a992116622e55fbc.jpg\" alt=\"Slices of bi-color tomato on a plate\" width=\"448\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/large.IMG_0432.jpg.5970995f2870c634e00f77213632bb52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/large.IMG_0432.jpg.5970995f2870c634e00f77213632bb52.jpg\" alt=\"Large Grapefruit tomato\" width=\"850\" height=\"635\" \/><\/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\">Oksana Evgenevna <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,146 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Aktobe, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew it outdoors in 2019. Natalya Borisovna sent me the seeds. Outdoors the bush was just over <strong>5 ft (1.5 m)<\/strong>. My attempts to prune it to two stems completely failed, so it ended up with either 3, 4, or 5 stems. Productive, mid-season. The fruits are very beautiful, but whether it was just a bad year for bi-colors, my hands doing something wrong, or the variety just isn&#8217;t for me, there was no special sweetness in Grapefruit this year. Wouldn&#8217;t say it was disgusting, but it wasn&#8217;t amazing either.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited October 28, 2019 by Oksana Evgenevna<\/em><\/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\">Nataly (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,085 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Istra, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>@Yulyashka wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nSo large and what&#8217;s interesting&#8230; I noticed that everyone&#8217;s Grapefruits look different both externally and in cross-section&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In this thread, everyone&#8217;s true-to-type Grapefruits are the same, the shape only differs depending on whether they came from fused blossoms (megablooms) or single blossoms. Single blossoms are more rounded. Ilya and Shevyachok have off-types.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. Please don&#8217;t clutter the thread with messages unrelated to the discussion of the variety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This season I had THIS Grapefruit<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/tom_greipf-600x600.jpg.ca761c0b1eb7ecfc0a792f517d0df51e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/tom_greipf-600x600.thumb.jpg.483861a311888c4f667bb04b94d35339.jpg\" alt=\"Ilya's true bi-color Grapefruit tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nataly (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,085 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Istra, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>@ilja wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis season I had THIS Grapefruit<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now THAT is definitely Grapefruit! \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/tom_greipf-600x600.jpg.ca761c0b1eb7ecfc0a792f517d0df51e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/tom_greipf-600x600.thumb.jpg.483861a311888c4f667bb04b94d35339.jpg\" alt=\"Ilya's true bi-color Grapefruit tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">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>I liked this variety. Grew outdoors, was productive and very sweet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/1350959909_3(1).jpg.841524e2367f5307c53ed5f55e369827.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/1029329673_3(1).thumb.jpg.ec8c178806629f68ea840ccf2be075b4.jpg\" alt=\"Grapefruit tomato slice\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/210490590_(1).jpg.0fabed68a2fde931f553d33d66b2f581.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/1464681651_(1).thumb.jpg.5a866259c76e87eb957d3b38c2cfedc1.jpg\" alt=\"Large yellow orange tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">T@tk@ (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,928 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My variety is called Pink Grapefruit, seeds from Redko. Picked the first fruit, the flavor is a 4 out of 5 so far, good tomato taste, balanced, very decent for the first fruit. I like that it doesn&#8217;t have excessive juiciness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/172874386_.jpg.78bf5ae5b70e5cb792af3bde22e4996b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/1906597211_.thumb.jpg.df76c043cc80f76fbfbe1f80371da717.jpg\" alt=\"Link to image\" width=\"465\" height=\"24\" \/><\/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 <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,737 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kursk (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>@T@tk@ wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy variety is called Pink Grapefruit, seeds from Redko&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I have been planting Pink Grapefruit from Redko for many years. I like the variety, I plant several bushes. In 2020, among these bushes, one bush appeared with bi-color fruits. At first I thought I made a mistake. But looking closely, it became clear that the variety had segregated (mutated) and very successfully. The fruit shape and structure, plant habit, and the wide leaf were identical. And in 2021, it gave me another segregation\u2014this time into dark\/black fruits. The color is exactly like Black with a Beak from Borisovna. But thanks to its wide leaf, I don&#8217;t have to give it the most prime sunny spots in the greenhouse. Now I plant all three of these varieties and I love them very much. All three have that dense, delicious, marmalade-like flesh that I love. The smaller ones go into canning jars. They turn out firm, not fibrous.<\/p>\n<p>I actually wrote to V.V. Redko about this variety. She replied that originally this variety was supposed to be a bi-color, but it grew pink for her. So she just named it Pink Grapefruit.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited January 23, 2024 by Irina<br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/937116960_IMG_20200920_131427_12.jpg.a35efeb811381048806cc0307cf13ac3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/1134553186_IMG_20200920_131427_12.thumb.jpg.93154e9ab23f7e61020d780c26f6a860.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Grapefruit off type\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/388346982_IMG_20210805_124426_12.jpg.b0b29153cc73e407d6b761100b4819e8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/84198448_IMG_20210805_124426_12.thumb.jpg.7bee1c65c8e454868d0efbe40816505c.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Grapefruit harvest\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/1975243006_IMG_20220807_155558_12.jpg.1909734b2b144d65caf6f003453d24c0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/1530305771_IMG_20220807_155558_12.thumb.jpg.af8d9d7cd728f1af76045e9da1035803.jpg\" alt=\"Black Grapefruit off type\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/89715315_IMG_20220812_112932_32.jpg.6bedda09cb25b61027054ba0f78b69db.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/346993889_IMG_20220812_112932_32.thumb.jpg.18c13f9466c34c75c7acc09968015907.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced dark mutation tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/857803117_IMG_20220812_114316_42.jpg.8bf6b7c37c8793aa3713a7658432b800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/453867686_IMG_20220812_114316_42.thumb.jpg.8eae719690054113f86147219e1111e7.jpg\" alt=\"Black Grapefruit on scale\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/1468316142_IMG_20220812_114230_32.jpg.af67feb65c96d4c3267596b38cdc4281.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/1598123540_IMG_20220812_114230_32.thumb.jpg.831fc6ccda1e7fa4b2231298ced7eb8c.jpg\" alt=\"Dark tomato held in hand\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/1479901836_IMG_20220812_114725_32.jpg.28ccacbcb60efb3d1a8b028cc5f61fe0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/1440852785_IMG_20220812_114725_32.thumb.jpg.999b27c327c35e31f4a6bee6259a9f88.jpg\" alt=\"Dark tomato slice\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/1602841093_IMG_20220807_155539_42.jpg.5b667c6a6b36c246f76acfd640cbd330.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/1975785827_IMG_20220807_155539_42.thumb.jpg.38d4ec05dce2e6e9498818269d58a40c.jpg\" alt=\"Large pink off type tomato\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/1068138326_IMG_20220812_114342_32.jpg.d9c8d11024561cda0a392cd650ef1721.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/1719172785_IMG_20220812_114342_32.thumb.jpg.5ebc8f54f0c3476387b12402dbedad06.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Grapefruit slice\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/1915844922_IMG202308091246202.jpg.76cb432fbb675afc0da3347975ee5820.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/1153000259_IMG202308091246202.thumb.jpg.3a074c94b3ecbd63296f43c27248575a.jpg\" alt=\"All three colors harvested together\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">T@tk@ (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,928 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>@Irina wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nI have been planting Pink Grapefruit from Redko for many years&#8230; And in 2021, it gave me another segregation\u2014this time into dark\/black fruits&#8230; Now I plant all three of these varieties and I love them very much.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Irina, I&#8217;m indifferent to bi-colors because they just don&#8217;t turn out well in my growing conditions. But your dark\/black one really caught my eye. Can I hit you up in the fall for some seeds? I have plenty to offer for a trade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-note\" style=\"background: #D6E9E1; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 1.1em; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Note on Mutations &amp; &#8220;Off-Types&#8221;:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe thread above is a fantastic look into the wild world of heirloom tomato genetics! You&#8217;ll notice several growers complaining about getting solid red, pink, or even dark\/black tomatoes from seeds labeled &#8220;Grapefruit&#8221;. In the gardening world, this is called an <em>off-type.<\/em><br \/>\nThis happens for two main reasons: either a simple accidental cross-pollination by a bee in the seed grower&#8217;s garden, or genetic segregation (where a supposedly stable heirloom suddenly reverts to the traits of one of its ancient parent plants).<br \/>\nAs user Irina points out at the end of the thread, this isn&#8217;t always a bad thing! A Russian seed seller noticed her bi-color Grapefruit mutated into a solid pink tomato with the exact same amazing flavor and leaf type. She stabilized it, named it &#8220;Pink Grapefruit&#8221;, and it became a hit. Then, it mutated <em>again<\/em> into a dark\/black tomato! This is exactly how many of our favorite modern heirlooms were originally discovered.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Grapefruit \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A highly regarded commercial\/heirloom variety. The original &#8220;true&#8221; Grapefruit is a stunning bi-color tomato (yellow\/orange with a red blush and red marbling inside). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate. A very tall and powerful plant, easily reaching 6.5\u20138 ft (2\u20132.4 m) in a greenhouse. 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