{"id":4534,"date":"2026-10-06T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4534"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:00:33","slug":"maharajas-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/maharajas-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoloto Maharadzhi (Maharaja&#8217;s Gold) 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;4534&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;Zoloto Maharadzhi (Maharaja\\u0026#039;s Gold) 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): Zoloto Maharadzhi (Maharaja&#8217;s Gold)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A collectible Eastern European heirloom variety. The name translates to &#8220;Maharaja&#8217;s Gold.&#8221; It is widely circulated by prominent Russian seed collectors like Valery Redko and the Brizhan family.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), though its height varies wildly depending on the environment. In a greenhouse, it&#8217;s a vigorous monster pushing past 6 feet (1.8 m). Outdoors in open ground, it behaves more like a compact semi-determinate, staying around 3.3 feet (1 m).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, beautiful, bright yellow beefsteaks with slight ribbing at the shoulders. The plants are absolute workhorses, loading up heavily with fruit.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> The main point of contention. Unlike most yellow heirlooms which are famously sweet and mild, this variety is distinctly tart, tangy, and even sour.<\/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\">Lana (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,417 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This was my first time growing this variety. I bought the seeds from V. Redko. I grew two plants in the hoop house. It&#8217;s definitely an indeterminate, grew over 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, very vigorous. I was pleasantly surprised by the heavy yield and how beautiful the fruit looked.<\/p>\n<p>The flavor let me down a bit, though. Or maybe it just seemed way more acidic because I was comparing it to the other yellow varieties I grew this year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/53659_66d694a0968d1b62f2457abde7dfb29f8198b7e3.jpg\" alt=\"Zoloto Maharadzhi yellow beefsteak tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/53661_0d97d550b2c4aee38daade31f707b37c4ea343e8.jpg\" alt=\"Large harvested Maharaja's Gold yellow tomato\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/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\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Maharaja&#8217;s Gold seeds were from Brizhan.<\/p>\n<p>I grew mine outdoors in the dirt, and the plant stayed around 3.3 feet (1 m) tall. It really was a super heavy yielder, but the tomatoes were sour. Couldn&#8217;t find my photos of it \ud83d\ude41<\/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 Tart Yellow Tomato Paradox<\/strong><br \/>\nBoth growers in this thread note that Maharaja&#8217;s Gold is acidic or even sour. In the tomato world, this is actually quite unusual! Most yellow and orange heirlooms (think Kellogg&#8217;s Breakfast, Dr. Wyche&#8217;s, or Lemon Boy) are famous for their sweet, fruity, low-acid flavor profiles. Growers naturally expect a yellow tomato to taste mild and sweet. When you bite into a yellow tomato and get hit with that sharp, old-fashioned &#8220;red tomato bite,&#8221; it can be very jarring! However, for folks who are allergic to the red pigment in tomatoes but still crave that classic acidic tang on their BLT, a tart yellow variety like this is actually a fantastic find.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zoloto Maharadzhi (Maharaja&#8217;s Gold) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A collectible Eastern European heirloom variety. The name translates to &#8220;Maharaja&#8217;s Gold.&#8221; It is widely circulated by prominent Russian seed collectors like Valery Redko and the Brizhan family. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), though its height varies wildly depending on the environment. In a greenhouse, &#8230; <a title=\"Zoloto Maharadzhi (Maharaja&#8217;s Gold) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/maharajas-gold\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Zoloto Maharadzhi (Maharaja&#8217;s Gold) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,1,211],"tags":[1148,30,33,1147,90],"class_list":["post-4534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-orange-and-yellow-tomatoes","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-ribbed-tomatoes","tag-acidic-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-indeterminate","tag-tart-yellow-tomato","tag-yellow-beefsteak"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4534","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=4534"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4536,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4534\/revisions\/4536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}