{"id":4394,"date":"2026-10-03T17:46:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4394"},"modified":"2026-10-03T17:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:50:12","slug":"zolotye-gory-medeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/zolotye-gory-medeo\/","title":{"rendered":"Zolotye Gory Medeo (Golden Mountains of Medeo) 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;4394&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;Zolotye Gory Medeo (Golden Mountains of Medeo) 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): Zolotye Gory Medeo (Golden Mountains of Medeo)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> Bred by the renowned tomato breeder Vitaliy Alifirov from Almaty, Kazakhstan. He personally introduced this variety on the forum. Named after the famous Medeo mountain valley near Almaty.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate. A massive, towering plant that performs significantly better outdoors in the dirt than in a greenhouse. Easily reaches over 6.5 feet (2 m) tall.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Giant, dome-shaped bicolor beefsteaks. They have a yellow\/orange base covered with beautiful red\/pink blushing. Fruits are massive, frequently weighing between 1 to 1.8 lbs (450-840 g). Very meaty with very few seeds.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Absolutely top-tier. Exceptionally sweet with a distinct fruity aftertaste and almost zero acidity.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Standout feature:<\/strong> For such a massive, sweet bicolor beefsteak, it has an incredibly long shelf life and transports very well.<\/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\">Sinyer (Vitaliy) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,399 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Almaty, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Hello everyone. I want to introduce a variety I obtained through crossing and careful fruit selection. I won&#8217;t say what I crossed with what, and I certainly won&#8217;t write it down. That stays a secret. But I&#8217;ll tell you a little bit about the variety itself.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an indet. Very tall. Outdoors in the dirt, it grew over 6.5 feet (2 m). Pruned to two stems. By the fifth truss, fruits weighing over 1.1 lbs (500 g) managed to fully ripen. There were 10 fruits total. The largest of them was 1.8 lbs (840 g). The smallest ripe one was 1 lb (450 g). The shape is dome-like, not heart-shaped. Later on, when all the ripe fruits were picked, another 7 smaller fruits grew but didn&#8217;t have time to ripen before the season ended.<\/p>\n<p>In the greenhouse, the results were definitely worse. The fruits weighed less, and the flavor profile was pretty neutral. Outdoors, the taste is excellent: sweet with a distinct fruity aftertaste. And one more little detail: when the sun hits the fruit more directly, it gets redder and sweeter. It transports very well and has a great shelf life. Can sit fully ripe in the fridge for three weeks. I have some seeds, but not many.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/10936-120917061014.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/10936-120917061014.jpeg\" alt=\"Massive bicolor Golden Mountains of Medeo tomato on a scale\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/10936-270817092821.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/10936-270817092821.jpeg\" alt=\"Several giant bicolor beefsteaks on scale\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><\/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\">AlexanderS (Alexander) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Vitaly, you are awesome \ud83d\ude2e \ud83c\udfa9 \ud83d\udc4f<br \/>\nThe fruits are absolute beauties \ud83d\udc4d this is my favorite coloring \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\nSign me up to test them out and adapt them to northern climates \ud83d\ude09<\/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\">Shelkovnitsa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (12,748 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Sinyer (Vitaliy) said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI want to introduce a variety I obtained through crossing and careful fruit selection. I won&#8217;t say what I crossed with what, and I certainly won&#8217;t write it down. That stays a secret.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>How old is your variety? How consistently does it produce fruits that look like the ones in the picture?<\/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\">Sinyer (Vitaliy) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,399 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Almaty, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>AlexanderS (Alexander) said:<\/strong><br \/>\nVitaly, you are awesome \ud83d\ude2e \ud83c\udfa9 \ud83d\udc4f Sign me up to test them out&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Alexander<\/strong>, you&#8217;re exaggerating \ud83d\ude02 Awesome, sure \ud83d\ude02 Just busting my tail working in the garden like always.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Shelkovnitsa said:<\/strong><br \/>\nHow old is your variety? How consistently does it produce fruits that look like the ones in the picture?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Right now, this variety is in its third year. I planted ten bushes this year. Five in the greenhouse and five outdoors. All five outdoor bushes showed pretty much the exact same result. The greenhouse ones looked the same but were smaller in size and had a much more neutral taste. Still tasty, though. Almost zero acidity.<\/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\">Belka (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,499 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Chekhov, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Absolutely beautiful! Just gorgeous! If you ever want to test it in a wet, damp climate, let me know&#8230; \ud83d\ude0a<br \/>\nWords can&#8217;t describe how pretty it is. The shape looks exactly like the onion domes of an orthodox church.<\/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 Pro Grower (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew this one this year. It&#8217;s a heavy yielder, just like Zailiyskiy Alatau. Mine actually turned out looking very similar to each other. They are growing in different greenhouses, and the people I sold seedlings to also ended up with bicolors.<br \/>\nGolden Mountains of Medeo. Zailiyskiy Alatau.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/228\/66-160718032713.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/228\/thumb_66-160718032713.jpeg\" alt=\"Golden Mountains of Medeo tomato on vine\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/227\/66-130718155125.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/227\/thumb_66-130718155125.jpeg\" alt=\"Tomato mislabeled as Zailiyskiy Alatau\" 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\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Sinyer (Vitaliy) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,399 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Almaty, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Ovechka (Lyudmila) said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI grew this one this year. It&#8217;s a heavy yielder, just like Zailiyskiy Alatau. Mine actually turned out looking very similar to each other&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lyuda, Golden Mountains are Golden Mountains. But that Zailiyskiy you have isn&#8217;t the right variety. That one is also Golden Mountains. One of my relatives must have played a cruel joke on me.<\/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 Pro Grower (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Vitaliy, so far my Golden Mountains of Medeo and Zailiyskiy Alatau don&#8217;t look exactly alike. I&#8217;ll keep taking pictures of the fruits and weighing them. I&#8217;ll take pictures of the bushes too \ud83d\udcdd<\/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\">Sinyer (Vitaliy) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,399 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Almaty, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Ovechka (Lyudmila) said:<\/strong><br \/>\nVitaliy, so far my Golden Mountains of Medeo and Zailiyskiy Alatau don&#8217;t look exactly alike. I&#8217;ll keep taking pictures of the fruits and weighing them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lyuda, there is no way a solid raspberry-colored variety magically turns into a bicolor. Especially on all 20 fruits picked from three different bushes. That&#8217;s just impossible. However, I did find some spilled seeds inside my seed box [meaning they got mixed up].<\/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 (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,377 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow \/ South Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Belka (Elena) said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAbsolutely beautiful! Just gorgeous! If you ever want to test it in a wet, damp climate, let me know&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Elena did manage to test it in the wet Moscow climate! I got my seeds from her in 2018 with the highest recommendations \ud83d\ude4f<br \/>\nA heavy-yielding, beautiful, and delicious variety, I really loved it \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/DSCN0760.JPG.0bacd00ac1879088b2ca81c4b7d608e4.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/DSCN0760.thumb.JPG.5574fc42c86769643f3c7cbe2f1f6392.JPG\" alt=\"Large ripe Golden Mountains of Medeo tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/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\">Inn@ (Inna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,399 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Sverdlovsk Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Golden Mountains of Medeo grew in a year where we basically skipped summer entirely. Tasty, beautiful tomatoes. Photo is from July 28th.<br \/>\nI only managed to dig out about 10 seeds from the ripe fruits. The bottom trusses had absolutely no seeds at all.<br \/>\nRight now the plants look like this:<br \/>\nI wonder, if I manage to save seeds from tomatoes that ripened indoors off the vine, will they be viable?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/13.jpg.e629d63dcbdc988dcca001b2a3c3e9d9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/13.thumb.jpg.dea267682a6a40b280a810f55666f261.jpg\" alt=\"Green bicolor tomato forming on plant\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/20190918_193737.jpg.df7e0a5d589f1a3806f91fbf79638246.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/20190918_193737.thumb.jpg.da63c12a01dff06ab0589ea0f3a943e6.jpg\" alt=\"Plant loaded with unripe fruit\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Nata N. (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (37,080 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Dmitrovka, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Is this variety mid-late? Late? What&#8217;s the timing like? For example, compared to German Orange Strawberry?<\/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 (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,377 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow \/ South Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Nata N. (Natalya) said:<\/strong><br \/>\nIs this variety mid-late? Late? What&#8217;s the timing like? For example, compared to German Orange Strawberry?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They have the exact same timing. Mid-season, but since they set fruit so well all the way up the vine, the last fruits from the very top will have to be picked green and brought inside to ripen off the vine on the counter \ud83d\ude0a<\/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\">Inn@ (Inna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,399 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Sverdlovsk Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Found a photo of my ripe Golden Mountains of Medeo fruits. Since we basically had zero summer this year, the plant only pumped out a real harvest in September. Because of that, almost all the tomatoes we ate were ripened indoors off the vine. But they still turned out tasty and very pretty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_11\/large.291269658_.jpg.4cf770b266a38a75f72c6de2ac409986.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_11\/large.291269658_.jpg.4cf770b266a38a75f72c6de2ac409986.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully colored bicolor tomato\" width=\"536\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Shelkovnitsa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (12,748 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Incredibly beautiful tomatoes! Just look at that meaty cross-section \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/1326846324_1.jpg.c8129097f5ca9d835894b2170ec8431a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/1943994989_1.thumb.jpg.24a82d0c4510d4fcace156ee20932876.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Mountains of Medeo sliced open\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/127223198_1.jpg.a35e3a4bc8acaa8569108d6197a95577.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/148993422_1.thumb.jpg.0b6f208407b8e52fadff0f3616683f21.jpg\" alt=\"Meaty yellow and pink interior\" 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\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Shevyachok (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Moderator (12,066 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Omsk Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>In 2019, I grew one bush outdoors in the dirt. They ripened off the vine indoors. But they had these really interesting folds, were very sweet, and I specifically noted how firm the meat was!<br \/>\nThis year I planted a bush in the greenhouse. It wasn&#8217;t sprawling, honestly a bit spindly, and I pruned it to two stems. I wouldn&#8217;t call it late, more like mid-season. I dreamed of making sun-dried tomatoes out of it\u2014and I did it!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/1496572772_i(2).jpg.628a84faeefb1ba431bceedd29786ef2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/1219013309_i(2).thumb.jpg.81244fff22691308d5ef171062c51925.jpg\" alt=\"Sun dried Golden Mountains of Medeo tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/1945638527_i(1).jpg.a6436ecf16220372d5ae82333db5e1ad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/2079202152_i(1).thumb.jpg.4335ffa1c4d2913173faf19165794d29.jpg\" alt=\"Jars of sun dried tomatoes in oil\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/i.jpg.df790e43140bddf6bdb488fb5757a0be.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/i.thumb.jpg.ac6c3d6d010b78c8e264f57b6c747e05.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully ribbed bicolor tomatoes\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/695592337_i(4).jpg.dae3dc5e0b918aa37e7ad54b5953cd54.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/109184730_i(4).thumb.jpg.7197c6008dc61d38d3df1de52e222cee.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of bicolor heirloom tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/1708098841_i(3).jpg.57a15aa651cc3c5d433d00341ede7ee5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/1518324283_i(3).thumb.jpg.1a163cef8ac5babd560a8f86d7c4d727.jpg\" alt=\"More sliced tomatoes ready for drying\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/20200814_145733.jpg.2b1eb16228522e36427d936bccd6e92d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/20200814_145733.thumb.jpg.98471c72d106c392b3f146270a24ca01.jpg\" alt=\"Tomatoes on food dehydrator tray\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/20200816_082541.jpg.4c09ca44b500db25c5193bbf37f0d0ef.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/20200816_082541.thumb.jpg.47178749ff1e2c06ad84da379eef7713.jpg\" alt=\"Fully dehydrated tomato slices\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/370187466_i(6).jpg.df4b9a1d5f79c6c443ae98829c760e52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/1991264003_i(6).thumb.jpg.f49a18d3c18ff9e394a935226d58241f.jpg\" alt=\"Finished sun dried tomatoes packed in olive oil\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/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\">Masdevallia (Mariya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Beginner Grower (23 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pesochny, St. Petersburg (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>During this difficult summer, it was one of my best. Didn&#8217;t drop a single blossom.<\/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 (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,377 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow \/ South Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Golden Mountains of Medeo. Grew this wonderful variety from Vitaliy Alifirov (Almaty) again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210823_102131.jpg.ad46385018d3ca29d0629e045165c792.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210823_102131.thumb.jpg.142b0a86cd8c8939946b0d3c51859780.jpg\" alt=\"Large bicolor tomato cross section\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/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\">neLENtyayka (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,794 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kemerovo (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>So beautiful! So delicious! Absolute love at first bite! \ud83d\ude18<br \/>\nBig thanks to Olga Kalugina for the seeds \ud83e\udd70<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_10\/IMG_20210715_202618.jpg.0c0faff8033f245378ad9f54c6bea8eb.jpg.7cd9eb8a1b3d30e71105904e8987cff4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_10\/IMG_20210715_202618.jpg.0c0faff8033f245378ad9f54c6bea8eb.thumb.jpg.f3471f8db0468556ed702a0e901dbdd7.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful golden and red blushing tomato\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_10\/IMG_20210807_225824.jpg.0ed7abce9af7a55f77664c1abf22e162.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_10\/IMG_20210807_225824.thumb.jpg.2c598f6f513aa4f89a93676cf6071392.jpg\" alt=\"Perfectly colored bicolor beefsteak\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_10\/IMG_20210810_144947.jpg.c2131da6ea55253e41d6e68ea961d2bf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_10\/IMG_20210810_144947.thumb.jpg.928eb37733ccadc48ab6a364d29dfe73.jpg\" alt=\"Meaty interior of the bicolor tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/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 Note: The Breeder Speaks &amp; The Seed Mix-Up<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is incredibly rare and exciting to have the original breeder of a variety introduce it directly to the community! The thread starter, &#8220;Sinyer&#8221; (Vitaliy Alifirov), is one of the most famous modern tomato breeders from Almaty, Kazakhstan. He named this variety after the majestic Medeo mountain valley located just outside his city.Pay special attention to the hilarious interaction between Vitaliy and Lyuda mid-thread. Lyuda posted a photo of her red <em>Zailiyskiy Alatau<\/em> tomatoes, thinking they were his <em>Golden Mountains<\/em>. Vitaliy immediately spotted the error, noting that there&#8217;s no way a red\/raspberry tomato genetics just magically flip into a yellow\/pink bicolor. He hilariously concluded that his relatives must have played a cruel joke on him, as he later found spilled and mixed-up seeds inside his seed storage box!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zolotye Gory Medeo (Golden Mountains of Medeo) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: Bred by the renowned tomato breeder Vitaliy Alifirov from Almaty, Kazakhstan. He personally introduced this variety on the forum. Named after the famous Medeo mountain valley near Almaty. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate. A massive, towering plant that performs significantly better outdoors in &#8230; <a title=\"Zolotye Gory Medeo (Golden Mountains of Medeo) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/zolotye-gory-medeo\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Zolotye Gory Medeo (Golden Mountains of Medeo) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,61,67],"tags":[98,46,30,33,15,721],"class_list":["post-4394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bicolor","category-orange-and-yellow-tomatoes","category-oxheart-tomatoes","tag-bicolor-beefsteak","tag-giant-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-indeterminate","tag-sweet-flavor","tag-vitaliy-alifirov"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4394","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=4394"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4396,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4394\/revisions\/4396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}