{"id":3947,"date":"2026-09-29T19:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3947"},"modified":"2026-09-29T19:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:36:51","slug":"dr-lyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/dr-lyle\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Lyle 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;3947&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;Dr. Lyle 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\">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): Dr. Lyle<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A legendary USA heirloom from West Virginia. It was famously introduced to the seed-saving community by Craig LeHoullier, who received it from George Korbel (whose father-in-law was the eponymous Dr. Lyle).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate. Vigorous and highly productive vines.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Massive pink beefsteaks that typically range from 14 to 21 oz (400\u2013600g). This variety is highly prone to producing &#8220;megablooms&#8221; early in the season, resulting in crazy, ribbed, boat-like or &#8220;boxing glove&#8221; shaped mega-fruits that can easily exceed 1.5 lbs (700g+).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> A top-tier slicer. Renowned for its rich, sweet, old-fashioned, and perfectly balanced tomato flavor.<\/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\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ovechka (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Forum Pioneer (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds are from V. Redko. Here is her description:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Indeterminate, large pink beefsteaks, oblate shape, weighing 14\u201321 oz (400-600g), very productive, excellent taste.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Grew it in the greenhouse. Good yield. The fruits look like a boxing glove \ud83d\ude06 The fruit in the photo grew from a megabloom, and its weight is 1.57 lbs (713g).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/12\/66-040414114923.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/12\/thumb_66-040414114923.jpeg\" alt=\"Dr. Lyle tomato seeds sprouting\" width=\"125\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/66-270714152334.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/thumb_66-270714152334.jpeg\" alt=\"Boxing glove shape Dr. Lyle megabloom tomato\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/66-060814124414.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/thumb_66-060814124414.jpeg\" alt=\"Massive Dr. Lyle pink beefsteak on scale\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/30\/66-090814052335.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/30\/thumb_66-090814052335.jpeg\" alt=\"Meaty cross-section of Dr. Lyle tomato\" 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\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">rosvo (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (662 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Bumping this thread.<\/p>\n<p>This was the ultimate discovery of the season for me. My seeds originally trace back to Tatiana Kouchnareva.<\/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\">Ovechka (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Forum Pioneer (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I really loved it way back in 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Elena_A (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (756 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>When I read that the fruit has an &#8220;oblate&#8221; shape, I just couldn&#8217;t picture what it actually looked like \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Now I finally get it, it really is a boxing glove!<\/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\">Lena 18 (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (276 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew it in the greenhouse. I pruned it to two leaders. Mid-early maturity. High yield. The flavor is good, well-balanced, and nicely tomatoey. For me, it dumped its harvest pretty quickly &#8211; all the tomatoes seemed to ripen at once.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/155\/16729-011216081057.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/155\/thumb_16729-011216081057.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of Dr. Lyle pink tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/16729-061116033524.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/thumb_16729-061116033524.jpeg\" alt=\"Dr. Lyle tomato on the vine\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/16729-061116034006.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/thumb_16729-061116034006.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful pink beefsteak tomato Dr. Lyle\" 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\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Vladimir Baranov (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (312 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I got my seeds from Redko. The tomato I grew turned out a bit different from the others in this thread. The fruit shape was very unusual. But I really liked the taste. Anyway, see for yourselves:<\/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\">OlyaSashina (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,355 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A great slicer variety, highly productive. Sweet and juicy. Easily pushing 10.5+ oz (300g+).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_11\/1424964344_.jpg.b35e41e9d51388c75b2c09e8b86c805a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_11\/696547601_.thumb.jpg.3c70228b98931e11c4caff2962d0a92c.jpg\" alt=\"Large Dr. Lyle pink beefsteak\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_11\/1135488223_(1).jpg.aa92bf4ae88a5e004274a6d628e19e95.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_11\/1559454867_(1).thumb.jpg.9f2355fa4884894ea515f308bf5b37ec.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Lyle tomato meaty interior slice\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-note\" style=\"background: #eef7ff; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #2196F3; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 1.2em;\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Botany Note: The &#8220;Megabloom&#8221; Phenomenon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Notice how Ovechka and Elena describe the giant 1.5 lb tomato as looking like a &#8220;boxing glove&#8221;? This is a classic hallmark of a <strong>Megabloom<\/strong> (officially known as fasciation).<\/p>\n<p>Early in the season, large beefsteak heirlooms like <em>Dr. Lyle<\/em> will often push out a massive, ugly, dandelion-looking yellow blossom on the very first truss. This happens when two or three separate blossoms fuse together into one mutant flower due to cool weather or genetics. If properly pollinated, this megabloom will grow into a single, fused mega-tomato! Because it&#8217;s literally multiple tomatoes grown together, it develops deep ribs, boat shapes, or that famous &#8220;boxing glove&#8221; look. If you are trying to break the 2-pound mark in your garden, <em>never<\/em> prune off those ugly first blossoms!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Dr. Lyle \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A legendary USA heirloom from West Virginia. It was famously introduced to the seed-saving community by Craig LeHoullier, who received it from George Korbel (whose father-in-law was the eponymous Dr. Lyle). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate. Vigorous and highly productive vines. \ud83c\udf45 Fruit Characteristics: Massive pink beefsteaks that &#8230; <a title=\"Dr. Lyle Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/dr-lyle\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Dr. Lyle Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[211],"tags":[46,72,30,189,132,15],"class_list":["post-3947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ribbed-tomatoes","tag-giant-tomato","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-megabloom","tag-pink-beefsteak","tag-sweet-flavor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3947","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=3947"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3951,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3947\/revisions\/3951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}