{"id":4496,"date":"2026-10-05T17:22:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4496"},"modified":"2026-10-05T17:22:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:22:50","slug":"zefir-v-shokolade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/zefir-v-shokolade\/","title":{"rendered":"Zefir v Shokolade (Marshmallow in Chocolate) 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;4496&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;Zefir v Shokolade (Marshmallow in Chocolate) 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): Zefir v Shokolade (Marshmallow in Chocolate)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A commercial Russian variety from the &#8220;Poisk&#8221; seed company&#8217;s &#8220;Vkusnoteka&#8221; (Flavor Library) line. The name playfully translates to &#8220;Marshmallow in Chocolate&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall). Usually reaches around 6 feet (1.9 m) in open ground. It sets fruit consistently without dropping blossoms. Growers recommend pruning it to 2 or 3 main stems.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Small-to-medium round tomatoes weighing 4-5.3 oz (120-150 g). The exterior is a beautiful reddish-brown\/chocolate color with dark green striping. The interior flesh is juicy with a distinct greenish tint. <strong>Warning:<\/strong> Prone to cracking if heavy rains hit while they are ripening.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Early fruits have a standard, slightly sweet tomato flavor, but as the season progresses, they develop an intense, pure sweetness with zero acidity.<\/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\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">LiliyaYa (Lilia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,777 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Rostov-on-Don (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds are from Poisk, from their &#8220;Vkusnoteka&#8221; series. Info from the packet: &#8220;A mid-season variety for hoop houses. The plant is tall, requires pruning and staking. The fruit is round, weighing 4-5.3 oz (120-150 g). The color is red-brown with dark green stripes. The flesh is juicy, has a greenish tint, and excellent flavor. For fresh eating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mine is growing outdoors in the open ground. As of July 7th, 2016, the bush is 6.2 feet (1.9 m) tall. Sets trusses very well without skipping any blossoms, I&#8217;m pruning it to 2 stems. It actually turned out to be an early variety for me, the first tomatoes ripened on July 2nd. Unfortunately, a rainstorm rolled through right as they were ripening, and the ripening fruits cracked. The color of the ripe tomatoes perfectly matches the description on the packet.<\/p>\n<p>I liked the taste, a classic tomato flavor with a hint of sweetness. But there isn&#8217;t any overwhelming sweetness yet. Maybe the later-ripening ones will have it. The tomato is juicy, not a lot of seeds. Overall, the variety makes a great impression, definitely going on the grow list for next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/129\/14526-060716094104.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/129\/thumb_14526-060716094104.jpeg\" alt=\"Marshmallow in Chocolate green tomatoes on vine\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/129\/14526-080716034438.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/129\/thumb_14526-080716034438.jpeg\" alt=\"Striped dark brown tomatoes on plant\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/129\/14526-080716034536.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/129\/thumb_14526-080716034536.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of cracked striped tomatoes\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/129\/14526-080716034334.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/129\/thumb_14526-080716034334.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Zefir v Shokolade showing greenish flesh\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/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\">LiliyaYa (Lilia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,777 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Rostov-on-Don (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The tomatoes on this variety are continuing to ripen. The flavor profile has definitely shifted towards being much sweeter. Now they just taste like pure, sweet tomatoes. \ud83d\udc4d<\/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\">Lyolikovna (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,502 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Lilya, your Marshmallow is a real stunner \ud83d\udc4d. I can confirm it&#8217;s a heavy yielder, and if it&#8217;s tasty on top of that, it&#8217;s a double win. Here is how mine looks so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/131\/14201-120716133158.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/131\/thumb_14201-120716133158.jpeg\" alt=\"Heavy truss of striped green tomatoes\" width=\"106\" height=\"160\" \/><\/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\">Elena98 (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (127 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ve got this little tomato growing too. Still green, but it has set a ton of fruit.<\/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\">Lyolikovna (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,502 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Awesome tomato, absolutely zero acidity, and it was one of the very first to ripen for me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/134\/14201-270716134907-1349681632.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/134\/thumb_14201-270716134907-1349681632.jpeg\" alt=\"Striped dark Marshmallow in Chocolate tomatoes\" 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\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">vad (Vadim) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (923 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote from Lyolikovna:<\/strong> Awesome tomato, absolutely zero acidity, and it was one of the very first to ripen&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yours are huge! Mine are tiny, but there are a lot of them \ud83d\ude04 And almost all of my bushes are turning just plain red. Very few actually turned out dark\/black.<\/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\">Lyolikovna (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,502 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote from vad:<\/strong> Yours are huge! Mine are tiny, but there are a lot of them \ud83d\ude04<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>These are from the second truss, they grew larger. The ones on the very first truss were almost twice as small \ud83d\ude04<\/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\">LiliyaYa (Lilia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,777 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Rostov-on-Don (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote from vad:<\/strong> &#8230;and almost all of my bushes are turning just plain red. Very few actually turned out dark\/black.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s weird, this variety is growing almost in full shade for me, it barely gets any direct sun. But the fruits are definitely dark-colored, they take on that color the second they start to ripen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">vad (Vadim) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (923 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote from LiliyaYa:<\/strong> That&#8217;s weird, this variety is growing almost in full shade for me, it barely gets any direct sun. But the fruits are definitely dark-colored&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They might have packed the wrong seeds in my packet. Although the fruit shape and truss formation are identical. I was supposed to have 10 bushes of this. But only 2 or 3 bushes actually grew dark tomatoes in this style. The rest are all just red.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zefir v Shokolade (Marshmallow in Chocolate) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A commercial Russian variety from the &#8220;Poisk&#8221; seed company&#8217;s &#8220;Vkusnoteka&#8221; (Flavor Library) line. The name playfully translates to &#8220;Marshmallow in Chocolate&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Usually reaches around 6 feet (1.9 m) in open ground. It sets fruit consistently without dropping blossoms. &#8230; <a title=\"Zefir v Shokolade (Marshmallow in Chocolate) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/zefir-v-shokolade\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Zefir v Shokolade (Marshmallow in Chocolate) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,5],"tags":[125,1140,33,49,71],"class_list":["post-4496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-purple-tomatoes","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-black-tomato","tag-early-season-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-open-ground","tag-sweet-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4496","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=4496"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4498,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4496\/revisions\/4498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}