{"id":4221,"date":"2026-10-02T15:06:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4221"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:06:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:06:48","slug":"yellow-bagpiper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/yellow-bagpiper\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow Bagpiper 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;4221&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;Yellow Bagpiper 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): Zheltyi Volynshchik (Yellow Bagpiper)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> An heirloom variety traced back to the legendary German tomato collector Reinhard Kraft. The Russian name translates to &#8220;Yellow Bagpiper&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall). Reaches over 6.5 ft (2 m) tall. The bush is sturdy but not overly sprawling. Outstanding weather resistance &#8211; it sets fruit perfectly in both extreme heat and cold snaps.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, perfectly shaped yellow-orange oxhearts. They are consistently massive, weighing 12.3-21 oz (350-600 g), and the fruit size does not drop off on the higher trusses.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Dense, buttery, and incredibly sweet. The flesh is highly aromatic and not mealy in the slightest. Very few seeds.<\/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\">Svetlana VRN (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User (167 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Rozhdestvenskaya Khava, Voronezh (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>&#8220;Zheltyi Volynshchik&#8221; (Yellow Bagpiper) &#8211; an old heirloom variety from the collection of Reinhard Kraft (Germany). I got my seeds from a collector in Tula.<\/p>\n<p>Indet, 6.5 ft (2 m) and taller, the bush is sturdy but not overly sprawling. Mid-season.<\/p>\n<p>I grew it in the greenhouse in 2025. Pruned it to two main stems. It didn&#8217;t catch a single disease. It sets fruit perfectly without dropping blossoms, handling both the heat and the cold like a champ. The fruits are yellow-orange, large, perfectly shaped hearts. They are all huge, no small ones at all &#8211; weighing 12.3-21 oz (350-600 g). The size doesn&#8217;t drop off as the plant grows taller. Word on the street is that if you prune the trusses*, they can reach 2.2 lbs (1 kg) or more! But I didn&#8217;t thin mine out. The flesh is aromatic, buttery, dense, and not mealy. They hold up very well hanging on the vine for a while. At the same time, the tomatoes are very juicy. Very few seeds.<\/p>\n<p>Very tasty and sweet. A super variety!<\/p>\n<p>The photos don&#8217;t even show the bottom truss. We ate the bottom one before I could even grab my camera \ud83d\ude06 It&#8217;s just sooo tasty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/973895041_31_08.25_19_21_26.png.c1dc9f4754a57d78f38058c7284aa382.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/1031476774_31_08.25_19_21_26.thumb.png.3e6585f880a6060c871dcbdeb0d5ce22.png\" alt=\"Yellow Bagpiper orange oxheart tomato on scale\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/1076166758_31_08.25_19_20_01.png.50c199a598d6a8f460180dff13730c11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/530248654_31_08.25_19_20_01.thumb.png.8a35e8654e34d5d29ff36b21d6d1c2f4.png\" alt=\"Yellow Bagpiper tomato plant heavily loaded with fruit in the greenhouse\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/979485392_31_08.25_19_21_49.png.e3a7b310a6cf646c0ffa28955b5737df.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/1019785697_31_08.25_19_21_49.thumb.png.364b088a817548ae339719ab58050445.png\" alt=\"Sliced Zheltyi Volynshchik tomato showing meaty seedless flesh\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/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;\"><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reinhard Kraft:<\/strong> Svetlana mentions getting seeds originating from Reinhard Kraft. He is a highly respected German horticulturist and heirloom seed collector who played a massive role in preserving and distributing rare tomato varieties globally in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<\/li>\n<li><strong>*Pruning Trusses (Culling):<\/strong> Svetlana notes that growers can get 2.2 lb (1 kg) fruits by &#8220;pruning the trusses&#8221;. In competitive tomato growing, if a flower truss produces 5 or 6 blossoms, growers will pinch off (cull) all but 1 or 2 of them. This forces the plant to direct 100% of its water and energy into those remaining tomatoes, resulting in absolute giants!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zheltyi Volynshchik (Yellow Bagpiper) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: An heirloom variety traced back to the legendary German tomato collector Reinhard Kraft. The Russian name translates to &#8220;Yellow Bagpiper&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Reaches over 6.5 ft (2 m) tall. The bush is sturdy but not overly sprawling. 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