{"id":4473,"date":"2026-10-05T16:51:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4473"},"modified":"2026-10-05T16:51:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:51:39","slug":"zastolny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/zastolny\/","title":{"rendered":"Zastolny (Banquet) 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;4473&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;Zastolny (Banquet) 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): Zastolny (Banquet)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian commercial variety officially registered in 2007 by the RosSortSemOvoshch seed company. The name &#8220;Zastolny&#8221; loosely translates to &#8220;for the banquet table&#8221; or &#8220;table-ready&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (bush). Very compact and low maintenance. Usually stays around 20 inches (50 cm) tall, though older seeds can produce slightly more vigorous plants up to 3.3 feet (1 m).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Red, round-to-oval tomatoes with incredibly glossy skin. Standard weight is 2.5-3.2 oz (70-90 g). <strong>Standout feature:<\/strong> Extreme density. These tomatoes are rock-hard and boast an unbelievable shelf life.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Mild and pleasant with a very low acidity. Rated a 4\/5 for fresh eating, but its firm structure makes it primarily a top-tier canning and pickling tomato.<\/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\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Germany\/Luxembourg Border (USDA Zone 7\/8)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The variety was officially registered in 2007. Seeds are from RosSortSemOvoshch. The packet describes it as mid-season and prolific. Other info I dug up online says: 110-115 days to maturity, 20 inches (50 cm) tall, fruit weight 2.5-3.2 oz (70-90 g), and yield around 1.6 lbs per sq ft (8 kg per sq m).<\/p>\n<p>We grew 2 completely low-maintenance bushes. Fruit set was excellent, and they ripen fully on the vine. The fruits are very glossy, and yield was up to 3.3 lbs (1.5 kg) per bush.<\/p>\n<p>The defining characteristic of this variety is its sheer density (it actually took first place for firmness out of the 88 varieties we grew). I literally couldn&#8217;t crush one in my fist if I tried. Even the ones I picked green are still sitting in storage right now and haven&#8217;t gotten soft or wrinkly like my main varieties do while ripening indoors. I rate the taste a 4 out of 5, very mild acidity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/2212-230914083247.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_2212-230914083247.jpeg\" alt=\"Zastolny tomato bush loaded with red fruit\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/2212-230914083618.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_2212-230914083618.jpeg\" alt=\"Dense red Zastolny tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/2212-230914083953.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_2212-230914083953.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross section of a firm red paste tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Germany\/Luxembourg Border (USDA Zone 7\/8)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I decided to repeat this variety from this great seed company. The packet&#8217;s expiration date was 4-6 years ago, so I wanted to grow them out to save and refresh my seed stock. Germination was excellent, which means I wasn&#8217;t too late. Interestingly, the yield actually increased this time around, which really makes you think that older seeds are actually more productive.<\/p>\n<p>A section of the bush this year stretched past the usual 20 inches (50 cm) and hit about 3.3 feet (1 m) tall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/198\/2212-071117052820.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/198\/2212-071117052820.jpeg\" alt=\"Zastolny tomato plant showing high yield\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/198\/2212-071117053010.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/198\/2212-071117053010.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of glossy red Zastolny tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" \/><\/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: Do Older Seeds Yield More?<\/strong><br \/>\nIn Elena&#8217;s second post, she notes that her 5+ year old seeds resulted in a larger, heavier-yielding plant, concluding that &#8220;older seeds are more productive&#8221;. This is actually a very common, long-held belief among older generations of Russian and Eastern European gardeners!<\/p>\n<p>While modern agricultural science argues that fresh seeds have the highest vigor, many traditional heirloom growers intentionally age their tomato and cucumber seeds for 3 to 5 years before planting, swearing that the slight stress of aging alters the epigenetics, causing the plant to produce more &#8220;female&#8221; blossoms and a heavier fruit set before it dies.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zastolny (Banquet) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian commercial variety officially registered in 2007 by the RosSortSemOvoshch seed company. The name &#8220;Zastolny&#8221; loosely translates to &#8220;for the banquet table&#8221; or &#8220;table-ready&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). Very compact and low maintenance. Usually stays around 20 inches (50 cm) tall, though older seeds can &#8230; <a title=\"Zastolny (Banquet) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/zastolny\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Zastolny (Banquet) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,4,162,438,5],"tags":[56,1135,1133,1134],"class_list":["post-4473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-paste-canning","category-plum-tomatoes","category-red-tomatoes","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-canning-tomato","tag-dense-tomato","tag-determinate-paste-tomato","tag-extreme-shelf-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4473","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=4473"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4475,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4473\/revisions\/4475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}