{"id":4249,"date":"2026-10-02T18:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4249"},"modified":"2026-10-02T18:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:06:13","slug":"zheltye-torbochki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/zheltye-torbochki\/","title":{"rendered":"Zheltye Torbochki (Yellow Pouches) 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;4249&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;Zheltye Torbochki (Yellow Pouches) 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): Zheltye Torbochki (Yellow Pouches)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A highly popular Russian forum variety. The name &#8220;Yellow Pouches&#8221; is a conditional\/working title given by forum members, but it became so popular that it permanently stuck in the heirloom community.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall). An absolute workhorse of a plant with extremely high yield potential and a long fruiting season.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Beautiful, heavily pleated\/ribbed yellow-orange pear shapes (resembling tied pouches or bags). Size varies wildly on the same plant, from small canning sizes up to 1.1 lbs (500 g).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Highly debated among growers! The flesh is uniquely dense, buttery, and dry (almost no juice or seeds). In good, sunny weather, it is very sweet with zero acidity. In cold or rainy weather, it can become completely bland.<\/li>\n<li>\u2744\ufe0f <strong>Best Uses:<\/strong> Because it is so meaty and lacks watery gel, it is considered an elite variety for sun-drying, canning, and even freezing whole or sliced.<\/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 (Sveta) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,376 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>The name is conditional, but the variety is excellent &#8211; originally from Galka68 \ud83d\ude4f. It actively spread among our forum members, so I decided to officially add it to our catalog.<\/p>\n<p>Indet, potential yield is very high, the bushes grew in the greenhouse pruned to 2 main stems, with a long fruiting period. The fruits are meaty, beautiful, pleated\/gathered yellow-orange pears. They are not overly dry and have a very good taste. Fruit weight varies greatly, from small canning size up to 1.1 lbs (500 grams).<\/p>\n<p>Photos from 2018 and 2019:<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited September 18, 2019 by Svetikk<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/166-310818131342.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/166-310818131342.jpeg\" alt=\"Zheltye Torbochki Yellow Pouches heavily pleated tomatoes\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/242\/166-021018111645.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/242\/166-021018111645.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of yellow ribbed pear tomatoes\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/166-310818130028.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/166-310818130028.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross section showing meaty, seedless interior\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/DSCN0401.JPG.895e3f134b617040856e1a82af7a62fa.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/DSCN0401.thumb.JPG.cdf36c2888a4307f77944bbc603dfdb8.JPG\" alt=\"Ribbed yellow tomatoes on scale\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/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\">elja1968 (Elya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,914 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bashkortostan (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A super variety, I completely fell in love with it! Beautiful, tasty, and extremely productive! At first, I kept it pruned to two stems, but then I just let it grow however it wanted to, and it set a ton of fruit right up under the greenhouse roof.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/IMG_20190811_164735_233.JPG.846db7c487c113ab0971f3d9b9fce5de.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/IMG_20190811_164735_233.thumb.JPG.b75fe53815ceb4ff3a14c7e2c8e9a986.JPG\" alt=\"Elya's Yellow Pouches harvest\" width=\"136\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/2019-08-27_19-03-54-704.jpeg.08e6c20b00d138087d82477fa477f7a2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/2019-08-27_19-03-54-704.thumb.jpeg.df17015a9d83179f17068cdf24f69529.jpeg\" alt=\"Ribbed yellow pear shape tomato\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Murka (Masha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,727 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A gorgeous variety. Meaty, sweet, and a heavy yielder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/IMG_20190823_083426.jpg.c81da0dd53b0912bda7073506d375d6c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/IMG_20190823_083426.thumb.jpg.1281a4d4b2d61cead05b9e42bb3f2caa.jpg\" alt=\"Meaty cross section of Yellow Pouches\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/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\">T@tk@ (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,939 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Vysokogorsky District (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>elja1968 wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nA super variety, I completely fell in love with it! Beautiful, tasty, and extremely productive!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Elya, what is its ripening season like? And what kind of location does it prefer? Full sun, I assume?<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited April 4, 2020 by Drosera<\/em><\/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\">elja1968 (Elya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,914 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bashkortostan (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>T@tk@ wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nElya, what is its ripening season like? And what kind of location does it prefer? Full sun, I assume?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It turned out to be quite late for me, I tasted the first fruits in the second half of August. We had a cold and rainy summer. I transplanted it into the greenhouse after May 15th. It grew in a very sunny spot.<\/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\">T@tk@ (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,939 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Vysokogorsky District (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>One of the few varieties that is setting fruit quite well for me this year. Even though all the nights have been cold so far, around 39-46\u00b0F (4-8\u00b0C) (my greenhouse is unheated). I hope it will please me with its flavor too. It&#8217;s a shame I accidentally snapped the second stem off.<\/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\">T@tk@ (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,939 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Vysokogorsky District (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>elja1968 wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nIt turned out to be quite late for me, I tasted the first fruits in the second half of August.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Elya, did you plant it again this year? How is it doing for you? Our weather is pretty much identical right now.<\/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\">elja1968 (Elya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,914 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bashkortostan (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>T@tk@ wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nHow is it doing for you? Our weather is pretty much identical right now.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tanya, nothing much happening yet&#8230; \ud83d\ude14 Fruit set is pretty poor for all my tomatoes this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zulfiya (Zulfiya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (15,967 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ufa (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>elja1968 wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nTanya, nothing much happening yet&#8230; \ud83d\ude14 Fruit set is pretty poor for all my tomatoes this year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Elya, try doing a foliar spray on the flower buds with MKP* and micronutrients. I really liked the results I got from doing that.<\/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\">Marat (Marat) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,308 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>T@tk@ wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of the few varieties that is setting fruit quite well for me this year<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It set fruit very well for me too, the first one is already ripening. God willing, we&#8217;ll be tasting it tomorrow or the day after.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Pomidoroved (Admin) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Admin (4,868 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Somewhere out there<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Deleting off-topic chatter. Please remember this is the variety catalog section.<\/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\">T@tk@ (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,939 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Vysokogorsky District (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Well, the flavor turned out to be absolutely nothing special for me. Completely bland. \ud83d\ude2d<\/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\">Alisa (Alisa) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,406 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>T@tk@ wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nWell, the flavor turned out to be absolutely nothing special for me. Completely bland. \ud83d\ude2d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Look at that yield, though! You can use them for other purposes (dehydrating, sun-drying, canning?). Or maybe the fruits from the second and third trusses will taste better?<\/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\">T@tk@ (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,939 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Vysokogorsky District (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Alisa wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can use them for other purposes (dehydrating, sun-drying, canning?)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thanks, Alisa. Maybe they will get tastier later on, but I also don&#8217;t really like their texture; they are a bit too soft, they lack density. I&#8217;ll try them for pickling\/canning. I don&#8217;t know how to sun-dry tomatoes yet)). And I don&#8217;t make tomato juice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Babanya (Anna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,038 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ulyanovsk (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>For me, Yellow Pouches turned out sooooo delicious this year. And their flesh is so wonderfully buttery))). The yield was average.<\/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\">Shelkovnica (Shelkovnica) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (12,747 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Yellow Pouches tomato.<\/p>\n<p>I think this is probably the driest tomato I have ever seen in my garden. There is practically no juice in it, and very few seeds. It&#8217;s just solid, buttery meat. The flavor&#8230; is strictly for fans of yellow-fruited tomatoes, as there is almost no acidity. The yield turned out average for me.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited August 15, 2020 by Shelkovnica<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/1039323604_.jpg.3bfe5ef4324f606454a8f13400324543.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/1743034000_.thumb.jpg.cb6669f538f07e3dcb515de12d890510.jpg\" alt=\"Extremely meaty yellow pouch tomato slice\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/><\/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\">Tiffany (Yulia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (20,171 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Las Palmas, Spain (USDA Zone 11)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Opinions were divided on this variety last year; some praised it, while others were indifferent. I was eager to see what would grow for me. I planted 2 bushes from different seed sources. Both made me very happy. The variety is very productive and low-maintenance. It set fruit without skipping a single truss right up to the roof. The fruits are beautiful, bright orange. Very meaty, but at the same time, juicy.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for the seeds!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/1922565481_.jpg.bc4d5732f76834b343ffaa7d99432ad0.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful harvest of bright orange ribbed pears\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/671917737_2.jpg.096cc827742a5fa56665c07683284738.jpg\" alt=\"Heavy fruit set on the vine\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">U<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ulyasha (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (23,807 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Novorossiysk-Anapa (USDA Zone 8)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I am also very happy with Yellow Pouches. Delicious tomatoes. I will plant them again next year.<\/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\">Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (19,268 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pyatigorsk (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Meaty, slightly buttery flesh, sweet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svetlanaf-ecosemena.ru\/image\/cache\/catalog\/tomat\/1874-1-2020-500x500.JPG\" alt=\"Meaty yellow pouch tomato\" width=\"209\" height=\"24\" \/><\/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\">Olya Pskovishna (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Moderator (14,072 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pskov (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A favorite variety of mine. Thanks @galka68. Many say it isn&#8217;t super sweet. But I wouldn&#8217;t call it bland either. Simply put &#8211; I like it. Not hollow, and rock-solid reliable in terms of yield.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yulia Antsifrova (Yulia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User (191 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Medyn, Kaluga Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew two bushes of my Pouches this year &#8211; one in the shade and one in full sun. The sunny one turned out to have much larger fruits and was more productive. It&#8217;s a prolific yielder, mid-season ripening, it ripened later than Sgt. Pepper for me. I pruned it to 2 stems, but you can easily leave more. The fruits varied widely in size. The flesh is dense. Very pleasant texture to the fruits, but it had absolutely no taste. Just a bland tomato.<\/p>\n<p>However, I decided to grow it again next year, because it is absolutely perfect for freezing; it doesn&#8217;t leak any juice when thawed. And it&#8217;s good for late autumn salads when flavor is a bit less critical. We are still eating it right now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/1.jpg.8418e24274c19053037ae3e401d81b8a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/1.thumb.jpg.2ecb73fe396ed0630daba6daafd541fe.jpg\" alt=\"Yulia's heavily loaded Yellow Pouches bush\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/4.jpg.7c98c8228d819d3d1dfb1574b882a215.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/4.thumb.jpg.1642f8f71958da0fa6ccd0eeea923344.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Pouches sliced for freezing\" 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;\"><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Foliar Feeding for Blossom Drop:<\/strong> In this thread, Zulfiya advises Elya to spray her tomato blossoms with *MKP (Monopotassium Phosphate)* and micronutrients to fix poor fruit set. This is a common and highly effective trick among Eastern European growers. A light foliar spray of phosphorus and potassium directly on the flower trusses during cold or heavily overcast weather gives the plant the exact mobile nutrients it needs to successfully set fruit instead of aborting the blossoms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The &#8220;Bland Yellow&#8221; Phenomenon:<\/strong> Notice the intense debate about flavor in this thread? Yellow\/orange heirloom tomatoes are naturally low in acid. If they are grown in poor conditions (too much rain, too little sun, or low temperatures), they don&#8217;t produce enough sugar to compensate for the lack of acid, resulting in a tomato that tastes like water or cardboard. Give them heat and full sun, and they turn into sweet, buttery candy!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Freezing Tomatoes:<\/strong> Yulia mentions that this variety is perfect for freezing because it &#8220;doesn&#8217;t leak.&#8221; Most slicing tomatoes turn into a watery, mushy mess when thawed because their seed gel bursts the cell walls. Extremely dense, dry paste tomatoes like Zheltye Torbochki can be sliced and frozen raw, and they will hold their shape beautifully for winter cooking!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zheltye Torbochki (Yellow Pouches) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A highly popular Russian forum variety. The name &#8220;Yellow Pouches&#8221; is a conditional\/working title given by forum members, but it became so popular that it permanently stuck in the heirloom community. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). An absolute workhorse of a plant with extremely high &#8230; <a title=\"Zheltye Torbochki (Yellow Pouches) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/zheltye-torbochki\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Zheltye Torbochki (Yellow Pouches) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[211,1,61,162],"tags":[131,30,33,82,37,15],"class_list":["post-4249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ribbed-tomatoes","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-orange-and-yellow-tomatoes","category-plum-tomatoes","tag-blossom-drop","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-indeterminate","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-ribbed-pear","tag-sweet-flavor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4249","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=4249"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4251,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4249\/revisions\/4251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}