{"id":390,"date":"2026-08-20T12:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=390"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:37:58","slug":"radunitsa-tomato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/radunitsa-tomato\/","title":{"rendered":"Radunitsa Tomato Review: A Sweet Orange Siberian Variety"},"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;390&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;Radunitsa Tomato Review: A Sweet Orange Siberian Variety&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<h2>Quick Summary of Radunitsa<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A highly regarded commercial variety from the famous Russian seed company &#8220;Siberian Garden&#8221; (SibSad).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Highly versatile. It performs well in greenhouses, thrives outdoors in the open ground, and can even be successfully grown in a large pot (container gardening). Interestingly, growers report better yields outdoors than inside the greenhouse.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, elongated orange fruits weighing 200-300 g (7-10.5 oz). They transition from yellow to a deep orange. The fruits have very thick walls, dense flesh, and a high dry matter content.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Known for its high sugar levels. When left to hang on the vine until fully orange, they are exceptionally sweet and delicious\u2014often compared to top-tier orange varieties like <em>Zolotoy K\u00f6nigsberg<\/em> and <em>Yuzhnyi Zagar<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd6b <strong>Usage:<\/strong> A fantastic all-rounder. While delicious fresh, its meatiness and dense texture make it an absolute favorite for winter processing, sauces, and canning. It also boasts a very good shelf life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\">Semechka (Sveta) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (23,537 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnoyarsk Suburbs, Siberia (USDA Zone 2\/3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Radunitsa. As the seed packet description says: <em>&#8220;The fruits are distinguished by a high content of dry matter and sugars.&#8221;<\/em> And yes, the tomato is indeed very tasty. Each truss holds several eye-pleasing fruits, and it is a very dense, meaty, and sweet tomato.<\/p>\n<p>Because of these exact qualities, it became an absolute favorite for my winter canning and processing. It has reserved a permanent spot in my grow list for every single year.<\/p>\n<p>I should also note that it sets fruit quite well (it only skipped a few blossoms on the third truss\u2014so not a full cluster there in the greenhouse). It did great despite the fact that my second plant was growing outdoors in a standard pot right against the greenhouse wall. It also has a very good shelf life.<\/p>\n<p>And here is how Radunitsa looked growing outdoors in the pot (photo taken July 2nd):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/105\/7892-140116051406.jpeg\" alt=\"Radunitsa orange tomato growing in a container outdoors\" \/><\/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\">milaa (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (173 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnoyarsk, Siberia (USDA Zone 2\/3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Oh, Sveta, now I want to grow Radunitsa too&#8230; Whose seeds are they (what brand)?<\/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\">Semechka (Sveta) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (23,537 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnoyarsk Suburbs, Siberia (USDA Zone 2\/3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote from milaa:<\/strong><br \/>\nOh, Sveta, now I want to grow Radunitsa too&#8230; Whose seeds are they?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They are from &#8220;Siberian Garden&#8221; (SibSad), bought at a regular store.<\/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 them both in the greenhouse and outdoors in the open ground. In the greenhouse, the yield turned out to be lower&#8230; only two to three fruits per truss. However, outdoors, the trusses held about 5 fruits each.<\/p>\n<p>The fruits are very dense with thick walls. At first, they color up to yellow, but if you let them hang on the vine a bit longer, they turn a deep orange. At this stage, they are incredibly delicious\u2014very similar to <em>Zolotoy K\u00f6nigsberg<\/em> and <em>Yuzhnyi Zagar (Southern Tan)<\/em>. Weight is around 200-300 g (7-10.5 oz). Seeds were from SibSad.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/99\/12397-241115170348.jpeg\" alt=\"Oksana's harvest of Radunitsa orange tomatoes\" \/><\/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\">Anela (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,216 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/103\/13349-251215172726.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful elongated orange Radunitsa tomato on a scale\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Radunitsa \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A highly regarded commercial variety from the famous Russian seed company &#8220;Siberian Garden&#8221; (SibSad). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Highly versatile. It performs well in greenhouses, thrives outdoors in the open ground, and can even be successfully grown in a large pot (container gardening). 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