{"id":3699,"date":"2026-09-26T13:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T13:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3699"},"modified":"2026-09-26T13:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T13:08:26","slug":"grushka-polosataya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/grushka-polosataya\/","title":{"rendered":"Grushka Polosataya (Striped Little Pear) 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;3699&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;Grushka Polosataya (Striped Little Pear) Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Grushka Polosataya (Striped Pear)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A very popular Russian commercial variety. The name translates directly to &#8220;Striped Pear&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (bush). It stays relatively short, reaching about 2.3-2.6 ft (70-80 cm) tall, but it has a very sprawling, bushy growth habit. Growers highly recommend giving it plenty of horizontal space and letting it grow completely unpruned (do not remove suckers) for maximum yields.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Small, festive pear-shaped tomatoes. They are red with distinct yellow\/golden stripes, typically weighing around 1-1.8 oz (30-50 g).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Usage:<\/strong> While it has a nice sugary flavor for fresh eating, its slightly firmer texture makes it the ultimate processing tomato. It holds its shape perfectly for whole-canning, pickling, and sun-drying.<\/li>\n<li>\u2600\ufe0f <strong>Climate Tolerance:<\/strong> Extremely reliable. It sets fruit beautifully even during cold, wet, and rainy summers.<\/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\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lana (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Vegetable Expert (1,417 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The variety really impressed me. Despite this current cold and rainy summer, it turned out to be a heavy yielder and very sugary. The plant is short, sprawling, and extremely productive. The fruits are pear-shaped, striped, sugary-sweet, and tasty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/89\/563-110915115115.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/89\/thumb_563-110915115115.jpeg\" alt=\"Grushka Polosataya growing on a sprawling bush\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/89\/563-110915114452.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/89\/thumb_563-110915114452.jpeg\" alt=\"Close up of Striped Pear tomatoes on the vine\" 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\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Irven (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,009 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pushkino, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I really like Grushka Polosataya too! I planted it back in 2016. It&#8217;s very beautiful, not large, maybe a little too firm for fresh eating, but it goes into canning jars beautifully. There are very few beautiful and early-season determinates out there like this.<\/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\">Svetikk <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,373 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd South of Moscow Region, Stupinsky District (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grushka Polosataya. One of the highest-yielding determinates in my collection \ud83d\udc4b It produced beautiful, strong, and vigorous seedlings. I grew 2 plants in the greenhouse and didn&#8217;t prune the suckers at all. The height was about 2.3-2.6 ft (70-80 cm), these bushes need to be given plenty of space. It reliably set fruit on all trusses, the harvest was very decent, although a portion of it was ruined by cutworms. The fruits are festive, beautiful red striped pears weighing about 1-1.8 oz (30-50 g). An excellent option for canning jars \ud83d\udc4d (including the smaller-sized jars), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/sun-dried-tomatoes-without-oil\/\">sun-drying<\/a>, and any kind of processing. The fresh taste is also quite decent, with medium firmness.<\/p>\n<p><small><em>Edited September 27, 2020 by Svetikk<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN9066.JPG.d38744d551df2a6bf86b6cf9362abb7f.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN9066.thumb.JPG.04cd20a20bcd312b1b193398b9662a65.JPG\" alt=\"Grushka Polosataya loaded bush in greenhouse\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/1126008281_.jpg.54f97836668206d1d2936a1e8fc18afd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/464905509_.thumb.jpg.500b42c8157eb3a5736e70915616bc0e.jpg\" alt=\"Bowl full of red and yellow striped pear tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN3311.JPG.c06ded358be01f6e6618aff28d519937.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN3311.thumb.JPG.3438d5d641451714ec7e6b6afc0a58ed.JPG\" alt=\"Grushka Polosataya perfectly shaped fruits\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN3038.JPG.a13c31916c122d66b8e4d169dfa2e1cb.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN3038.thumb.JPG.6449354232afc6b2166a87d4fb59c3e9.JPG\" alt=\"Grushka Polosataya whole canning jars\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Grushka Polosataya (Striped Pear) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A very popular Russian commercial variety. The name translates directly to &#8220;Striped Pear&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). It stays relatively short, reaching about 2.3-2.6 ft (70-80 cm) tall, but it has a very sprawling, bushy growth habit. Growers highly recommend giving it plenty of &#8230; <a title=\"Grushka Polosataya (Striped Little Pear) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/grushka-polosataya\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Grushka Polosataya (Striped Little Pear) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,66,52,102,162],"tags":[54,56,370,74,48,30,634,122],"class_list":["post-3699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-paste-canning","category-bicolor","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-cocktail-salad-tomatoes","category-plum-tomatoes","tag-bush-tomato","tag-canning-tomato","tag-cold-tolerant","tag-determinate-tomato","tag-early-season","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-pear-tomato","tag-striped-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3699","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=3699"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3702,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3699\/revisions\/3702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}