{"id":4124,"date":"2026-10-01T11:35:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4124"},"modified":"2026-10-01T11:36:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:36:03","slug":"dusya-zholtaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/dusya-zholtaya\/","title":{"rendered":"Dusya Zholtaya (Yellow Dusya) 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;4124&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;Dusya Zholtaya (Yellow Dusya) 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): Dusya Zholtaya (Yellow Dusya)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A commercial variety originally released by Siberian Garden (SibSad). It was only on the market for a year or two before disappearing, but was kept alive by private seed collectors!<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, but stays relatively short and compact. Usually tops out around 3.5-4 feet (1.1-1.2 m) tall. It has somewhat drooping\/weeping foliage.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Despite the name &#8220;Yellow&#8221;, the fruits actually ripen to a deep, vibrant orange! They are oval\/plum-shaped paste tomatoes. The first fruits can be quite large, while later ones are smaller.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Highly praised for being exceptionally sweet with a dense, &#8220;buttery&#8221; (smooth) meaty flesh. Excellent for fresh eating, sun-drying, and canning.<\/li>\n<li>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Name Confusion:<\/strong> Because the tomatoes are distinctly orange, many private seed vendors (like Kulik) sell this exact variety under the corrected name <em>&#8220;Dusya Oranzhevaya&#8221; (Orange Dusya)<\/em>.<\/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\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,375 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Stupinsky District (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from Ira (Sha_iri). It&#8217;s a short indeterminate; grew in the greenhouse pruned to 2 main stems. The bush is compact, the leaves are drooping\/weeping, and the fruits are orange, oval-shaped, and absolutely delicious \ud83d\ude0b Yield is average. Mid-season maturity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/166-040914233912.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/thumb_166-040914233912.jpeg\" alt=\"Yellow Dusya short compact tomato plant\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/166-040914233607.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/thumb_166-040914233607.jpeg\" alt=\"Orange oval paste tomatoes harvested\" 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\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">trofi (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,715 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd South Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew it outdoors in open ground. The seedling was gifted to me by Svetikk. But she has a golden green thumb \ud83d\ude18 \ud83d\ude18 And for me, the total yield was literally 2 or 3 tomatoes (I don&#8217;t even remember exactly), but they were sooo delicious. Just very few of them. \ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude02<\/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\">Alena Latviya (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,366 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Latvia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Apparently, this thread should actually be called &#8220;Orange Dusya&#8221;, because we are talking about an orange tomato, and I actually bought it under the name &#8211; <em>Orange Dusya: Mid-season \/ 6 feet (1.8m) \/ 12.3 oz (350g) \/ plum-shape \/ orange<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Seeds were from Kulik. It grows as a very sturdy, short bush, with a beautiful truss structure and dense foliage. I came to this thread because the seller described it as a tall plant, but in reality, it is clearly below average height. Based on today&#8217;s photo of the truss, it looks like it will be mid-late season and will max out at about 3.3 feet (1 meter) tall (and that&#8217;s inside a greenhouse!). Overall, it&#8217;s growing very nicely, but the lack of height really surprised me. Luckily for me, I planted it at the edge of the bed so it didn&#8217;t get &#8220;trampled&#8221; and shaded out by its tall indeterminate neighbors.<\/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 (29,375 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote from Alena Latviya:<\/strong><br \/>\nApparently, this thread should actually be called &#8220;Orange Dusya&#8221;&#8230; Seeds from Kulik.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alena, the seeds originally came from Siberian Garden (SibSad) under the name &#8220;Yellow Dusya&#8221;. Irina wrote that the variety was sold commercially for a year or two, and then completely disappeared from the market.<\/p>\n<p>But in reality, the color does turn out distinctly orange.<\/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\">Alena Latviya (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,366 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote from Svetikk:<\/strong><br \/>\nBut in reality, the color does turn out distinctly orange.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s going to end up just like the variety &#8220;K\u00f6nigsberg&#8221; &#8211; it was originally called &#8220;Yellow&#8221; in some places, but then eventually became known as &#8220;Orange&#8221; and &#8220;Golden&#8221;. Though with &#8220;Dusya&#8221;, it&#8217;s even more obvious; the color is definitely not yellow.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I bought this variety specifically under the name Orange. \ud83d\ude0a I could start a new thread for the orange one, but I&#8217;d be wrong to do so \ud83d\ude0a since it would just be a duplicate.<\/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 (29,375 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote from Alena Latviya:<\/strong><br \/>\nI could start a new thread for the orange one, but I&#8217;d be wrong to do so \ud83d\ude0a since it would just be a duplicate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Leave it here, we all know exactly how old varieties end up getting new names \ud83d\ude09<\/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\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 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 really loved Orange Dusya! I grew it outdoors in open ground, and it fruited from early July right up until the end of September when I finally pulled the bushes. The first fruits were larger and we ate them all fresh, but the ones from the upper trusses were perfectly sized to be used for canning in jars. Very meaty and delicious.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/128\/14-020716092053.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/128\/thumb_14-020716092053.jpeg\" alt=\"Orange Dusya paste tomatoes ripening\" 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\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">irysska <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Vegetable Grower (291 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moon<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>An absolute favorite of mine! It has a very buttery\/smooth flesh. The bushes are about 3.6-4 feet (1.1-1.2 m) tall, very well-behaved and not pushy. The yield is average, but the fruits are quite large. It&#8217;s not the best choice for canning jars, because the fruits often won&#8217;t fit through the jar&#8217;s neck!<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited January 8, 2019 by irysska<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/530258369_SDC10053!.JPG.8ded659a7841bdc721ecbd7f8d72dfe9.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/1600754969_SDC10053!.thumb.JPG.f4667ee8577fd7c6acac7b64b5a95b50.JPG\" alt=\"Large orange oval tomato on vine\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/361803004_SDC19691!.JPG.413a2e7f57c245e128d5bfdeb98678d0.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/1294383371_SDC19691!.thumb.JPG.f6c6f19e7155da3c868e7a6be646a99b.JPG\" alt=\"Yellow Dusya orange plum tomatoes on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/596222604_SDC19901!.JPG.d673edca8808951e18eafb0240752664.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/143565216_SDC19901!.thumb.JPG.37cdd937e98c4cbbd3662ec38c2dc8ce.JPG\" alt=\"Meaty orange buttery tomato slices\" 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: 25px; font-size: 1.2em;\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Cultural Glossary &amp; History:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name Confusion (Yellow vs Orange):<\/strong> As Svetlana notes, this variety was originally released by the commercial seed company Siberian Garden (SibSad) under the name &#8220;Yellow Dusya&#8221;. However, because the fruits so obviously ripen to a deep orange, many private seed sellers and collectors (like the famous Ukrainian breeder Kulik) took it upon themselves to rename it &#8220;Orange Dusya&#8221; so their buyers wouldn&#8217;t complain about getting the wrong color! Both names represent the exact same variety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Dusya Zholtaya (Yellow Dusya) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A commercial variety originally released by Siberian Garden (SibSad). It was only on the market for a year or two before disappearing, but was kept alive by private seed collectors! \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, but stays relatively short and compact. Usually tops out around 3.5-4 &#8230; <a title=\"Dusya Zholtaya (Yellow Dusya) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/dusya-zholtaya\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Dusya Zholtaya (Yellow Dusya) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,61,5],"tags":[33,1059,82,62,10,214,15,409],"class_list":["post-4124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-paste-canning","category-orange-and-yellow-tomatoes","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-indeterminate","tag-kulik","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-orange-tomato","tag-paste-tomato","tag-sibsad","tag-sweet-flavor","tag-yellow-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4124","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=4124"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4127,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4124\/revisions\/4127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}