{"id":413,"date":"2026-08-20T13:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=413"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:12:13","slug":"sweet-linda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/sweet-linda\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Linda (Sweet As Linda) 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;413&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;Sweet Linda (Sweet As Linda) 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<h2>Quick Summary of Sweet as Linda (Sweet Linda)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A fantastic cherry tomato bred in the USA by M. Murdock. It is a stabilized cross between the legendary <em>Marianna\u2019s Peace<\/em> and <em>Sungold F1<\/em>. He named the resulting variety in honor of his wife.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, vigorous, and tall (growing up to 2 meters \/ 6.5 ft in a greenhouse). It features attractive <strong>Potato Leaf (PL)<\/strong> foliage. It can easily handle being grown in multiple stems (e.g., 5 stems).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Deep pink cherry tomatoes, occasionally slightly plum-shaped, weighing 15-25 g (0.5-0.9 oz). They have a unique, beautiful &#8220;pearly&#8221; shimmer to their skin. The texture is firm but very juicy.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Absolutely top-tier! Taking the best traits from its parents, it is amazingly sweet, perfectly balanced, and highly aromatic. Many growers consider it the best-tasting cherry of their season\u2014a true garden treat.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Yield:<\/strong> Excellent. It produces complex, heavy trusses and sets fruit flawlessly without dropping blossoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Sweet Linda. A cherry variety with very beautiful, deeply saturated pink fruits. In 2015, this was the absolute tastiest cherry variety in my garden \ud83d\ude0b.<\/p>\n<p>The fruits are firm little pink plums. The taste is very balanced, with a wonderful sweetness. I pruned the suckers up to the first truss, and tried to train it into 5 stems until the end of July. After that, I just let it grow wild however it wanted! \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/90\/47-170915090819.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/90\/thumb_47-170915090819.jpeg\" alt=\"Sweet Linda pink cherry tomatoes on the vine\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Olviya (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,829 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Lena, whose seeds were those?<\/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\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Klin, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>In the greenhouse, the Sweet Linda variety was tall (2 meters \/ 6.5 ft) and had a mid-early ripening time. The fruits were incredibly tasty, sweet, and juicy. It also has Potato Leaf (PL) foliage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/67998_4ff966ba568786b6b454f1729a96ccb9e749f213.jpg\" alt=\"Ilya's Sweet Linda potato leaf cherry tomato plant\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/68000_fe666c0c2187d3195644cd02cae42a40de696d15.jpg\" alt=\"Juicy pink Sweet Linda cherry tomatoes\" \/><\/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\">Irina Volga (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (902 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>Sweet as Linda (USA).<\/strong> It is often listed in catalogs as &#8220;Sweet Linda&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>A cherry variety from the USA. Its original name is <em>Sweet as Linda<\/em>. It was created by crossing <em>Marianna\u2019s Peace<\/em> and <em>Sungold F1<\/em>, bred by M. Murdock from the USA, who named it in honor of his wife.<\/p>\n<p>It is an indeterminate, mid-early cherry tomato. The fruits are round, deep pink with a gorgeous &#8220;pearlescent dusting&#8221; on the skin, weighing 15-25 g (0.5-0.9 oz). I absolutely loved the taste: amazingly sweet, rich, and highly aromatic. It is a true garden treat.<\/p>\n<p>The yield is excellent; it produces complex trusses and sets fruit flawlessly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_03\/Polish_20250804_155346309.jpg.43d0b04b6fc7ba9aba8d30cf5e81f978.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_03\/Polish_20250804_155346309.thumb.jpg.8c51c2fa2046dfea5efd749b37983469.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested deep pink pearly Sweet as Linda tomatoes\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Sweet as Linda (Sweet Linda) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A fantastic cherry tomato bred in the USA by M. Murdock. It is a stabilized cross between the legendary Marianna\u2019s Peace and Sungold F1. He named the resulting variety in honor of his wife. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, vigorous, and tall (growing up to 2 &#8230; <a title=\"Sweet Linda (Sweet As Linda) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/sweet-linda\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Sweet Linda (Sweet As Linda) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[329,326,325,151,327,328],"class_list":["post-413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cherry-grape-tomatoes","tag-complex-trusses","tag-mariannas-peace-cross","tag-pink-cherry-tomato","tag-potato-leaf-tomato","tag-sungold-cross","tag-sweet-cherry-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413","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=413"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":414,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413\/revisions\/414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}