{"id":3822,"date":"2026-09-28T11:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3822"},"modified":"2026-09-28T11:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:43:09","slug":"herodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/herodes\/","title":{"rendered":"Herodes Tomato Review: Huge Pink Czech Oxheart"},"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;3822&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;Herodes Tomato Review: Huge Pink Czech Oxheart&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): Herodes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A fantastic commercial heirloom variety originating from the Czech Republic.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall). Like many classic oxhearts, it has a &#8220;wispy&#8221; or frail-looking foliage habit. Don&#8217;t let the skinny vines fool you\u2014it is highly productive and doesn&#8217;t take up much lateral space in a greenhouse.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, beautiful pink oxhearts, occasionally slightly flattened on the sides. They often show faint longitudinal stripes or ribbing when green, which blur out as they ripen. Fruits typically weigh around 1 lb (450 g), with some reaching over 1.1 lbs (500 g).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> The flesh is dense, very meaty with few seeds, and has a rich, buttery texture. Growers consistently praise its sweet and delicious flavor, though a few note it can turn out bland in poor conditions.<\/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\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,274 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northern Yaroslavl Region, (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Herodes (Czech Republic). This season I tested out an interesting indeterminate variety called Herodes. I grew it in a greenhouse, but the seed packet says the variety is also meant for growing outdoors in open ground (worth testing next year).<\/p>\n<p>The plant is sturdy, with good foliage cover, and quite productive. All the fruits are large, heart-shaped, slightly flattened, with faintly visible longitudinal stripes and ribbing. The stripes are especially noticeable on unripe fruits, and become blurry as they ripen.<\/p>\n<p>The flesh is dense, meaty, and the flavor is very worthy. &#8220;Wonderful taste!&#8221; \u2014 just as claimed on the seed packet \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/82\/318-090815134624.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/82\/318-090815134624.jpeg\" alt=\"Herodes pink oxheart tomato on vine\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<\/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\">Svetlyachok-plyus (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Just lovely \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">tomik (Tamara) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,337 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thanks for the description! I&#8217;m planning to grow it next year, and there&#8217;s nothing useful written on the packet. And here are such beautiful photos \ud83d\udc4d<\/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\">Danko (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Natasha, it&#8217;s wonderfully beautiful! The photo is very pretty, you can tell it&#8217;s a worthy variety \ud83d\udc4d<\/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\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,274 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northern Yaroslavl Region, (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls, thank you! The fruits have an unusual shape\u2014so cute \ud83d\udc4d Too bad I didn&#8217;t take a photo of them sliced \ud83d\ude15 But take my word for it\u2014very tasty \ud83d\ude0b The flesh has a &#8220;buttery&#8221; texture&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">IrinaA <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,492 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Sverdlovsk Region, Ural (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Herodes is an indeterminate. Pruned to two stems. The bush is &#8220;skinny&#8221; and takes up very little space, but there are a lot of tomatoes on it, they are quite large. Mine were around 1 lb (450 g), beautiful flat hearts. Very tasty, very few seeds inside. A wonderful variety, definitely worth replanting! Natasha-Yaroslavna, thanks for the seeds! \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/150\/12-191016114222.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/150\/thumb_12-191016114222.jpeg\" alt=\"Herodes tomato plant with wispy foliage\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/150\/12-191016114252.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/150\/thumb_12-191016114252.jpeg\" alt=\"Large Herodes oxheart tomatoes on scale\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/150\/12-191016114354.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/150\/thumb_12-191016114354.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful pink heart shaped tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/150\/12-191016114454.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/150\/thumb_12-191016114454.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Herodes tomato showing dense meaty flesh\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><br \/>\n<\/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\">skay (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User (133 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew it in a plastic hoop house, started ripening in mid-July. I really liked both how it looked and how it tasted. The first fruits were over 7-9 oz (200-250 g), the late ones were 3.5-5 oz (100-150 g). Good yield. One of the best varieties for me this season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/175-031116055235.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/175-031116055235.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Herodes tomatoes in a basket\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/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\">Galina P. <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (37,710 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Chekhov (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Herodes. Indeterminate, heavy yielder, grew it outdoors in open ground in 2016. Seeds from Natasha-Yaroslavna. \ud83d\ude18 \ud83c\udf3a<\/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\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,274 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northern Yaroslavl Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Galina P. wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nHerodes. Indeterminate, heavy yielder, grew it outdoors in open ground in 2016&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Galochka, what a HANDSOME tomato grew for you! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f \ud83d\ude18<\/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 Moscow Region, Stupino (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Natasha-Yaroslavna, thanks for the seeds! \ud83c\udf3a One of the best pink oxheart varieties, now permanently registered in my collection \ud83d\udc4d Grew 2 bushes in the greenhouse, both super productive \ud83d\udc4b All season long they set fruit all the way up to the greenhouse ceiling. Beautiful, firm, glossy hearts with very good flavor, meaty, few seeds, weighing up to 1.1 lbs (500 g). Some were slightly flattened on the sides, very pretty \ud83d\ude18<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/166-110917121653.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/thumb_166-110917121653.jpeg\" alt=\"Tall Herodes vine in greenhouse\" width=\"118\" height=\"160\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/166-210817141531.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/thumb_166-210817141531.jpeg\" alt=\"Herodes truss loaded with fruit\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/166-210817141808.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/thumb_166-210817141808.jpeg\" alt=\"Perfect pink oxheart on scale\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/166-210817141332.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/thumb_166-210817141332.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Herodes oxheart showing few seeds\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\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\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,274 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northern Yaroslavl Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Svetikk wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nNatasha-Yaroslavna, thanks for the seeds! One of the best pink oxheart varieties&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Svetik \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f And this was during such a moody summer as 2017?? \ud83d\udc4d Crazy, what a harvest!!! \ud83d\udc4b Good for you! \ud83d\ude18 \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f<\/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\">Galina P. <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (37,710 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Chekhov (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also repeated this wonderful variety in 2017. Grew it outdoors again. Even in such a nightmare summer, it made me happy. Of course, I didn&#8217;t get massive fruits like Svetik did, but I&#8217;m happy even with these. Natasha! \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.vfl.ru\/ii\/1512164991\/4c7b64ee\/19650239_s.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.vfl.ru\/ii\/1512164991\/4c7b64ee\/19650239_s.jpg\" alt=\"Small outdoor grown Herodes\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.vfl.ru\/ii\/1511855916\/9e0611a2\/19599292_s.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.vfl.ru\/ii\/1511855916\/9e0611a2\/19599292_s.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of outdoor oxhearts\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images.vfl.ru\/ii\/1511855916\/5998ead1\/19599293_s.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.vfl.ru\/ii\/1511855916\/5998ead1\/19599293_s.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced outdoor Herodes tomato\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" \/><br \/>\n<\/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\">Svetikk <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,373 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Stupino (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I have this feeling that the poor seedlings, having suffered from the cold from April to July during the super cold summer of 2017, were rushing to leave behind as much offspring as possible \ud83d\udc4b as soon as the normal weather hit.<\/p>\n<p>Many varieties gave me such a huge yield \ud83d\udc4b that I totally didn&#8217;t expect given my tight planting spacing. And then throughout the warm September, they made up for lost time and set fruit all the way up to the ceiling, I just had to feed them periodically.<\/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\">Aglaya (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,132 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Bland, and had a low yield for me. Didn&#8217;t like it at all.<\/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\">Yulya (Yulia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (27,032 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Alexandrov (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetik, thanks again so much for this tomato too! \ud83c\udf3a \ud83d\udc4d Grew it in a plastic hoop house in totally Spartan conditions. Paid way less attention to it than to the tomatoes in my polycarbonate greenhouse. And despite that, it turned out very productive and incredibly tasty, sweet \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/240\/22591-130918011738.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/240\/thumb_22591-130918011738.jpeg\" alt=\"Herodes oxheart grown in hoop house\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/240\/22591-130918011706.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/240\/thumb_22591-130918011706.jpeg\" alt=\"Yulia's Herodes harvest\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><br \/>\n<\/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\">Svetikk <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,373 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Stupino (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Repeated my favorite in 2018, didn&#8217;t let me down again \ud83d\ude18 In my conditions &#8211; a productive, delicious handsome guy \ud83d\udc4c<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/166-310818235106.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/166-310818235106.jpeg\" alt=\"2018 Herodes harvest in greenhouse\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/229\/166-180718220406.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/229\/166-180718220406.jpeg\" alt=\"Perfectly shaped Herodes oxheart\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\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\">Tan4ik <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User (2,476 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This variety has been around in our parts for a long time. I tested it about 4 years ago. Not bad, hearts worth paying attention to. Yes, the stems look flimsy of course, but it fruits well. Planted it for 3 years, then calmed down, there are so many different hearts out there after all&#8230;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-note\" style=\"background: #eef7ff; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #2196F3; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 1.1em; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Note on Stress &amp; Plant Yields:<\/strong><br \/>\nSvetikk mentions an incredible phenomenon in her garden: after enduring a brutally cold spring, her <strong>Herodes<\/strong> plants suddenly exploded with a massive harvest as soon as the weather warmed up, trying to <em>&#8220;leave behind as much offspring as possible.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is actually a documented botanical response! When a tomato plant experiences early-season abiotic stress (like extreme cold or drought), it triggers a survival mechanism. The plant &#8220;thinks&#8221; it is going to die, so once conditions improve, it aggressively redirects all its energy from vegetative growth into rapid flowering and fruit production to ensure its seeds (offspring) are created before the end of the season.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Herodes \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A fantastic commercial heirloom variety originating from the Czech Republic. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Like many classic oxhearts, it has a &#8220;wispy&#8221; or frail-looking foliage habit. Don&#8217;t let the skinny vines fool you\u2014it is highly productive and doesn&#8217;t take up much lateral space in a greenhouse. \ud83c\udf45 &#8230; <a title=\"Herodes Tomato Review: Huge Pink Czech Oxheart\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/herodes\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Herodes Tomato Review: Huge Pink Czech Oxheart\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,94,67],"tags":[981,72,30,49,15,14],"class_list":["post-3822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pink-tomatoes","category-heirloom-other","category-oxheart-tomatoes","tag-czech-heirloom","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-open-ground","tag-sweet-flavor","tag-wispy-foliage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3822","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=3822"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3824,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3822\/revisions\/3824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}