{"id":4543,"date":"2026-10-06T13:08:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4543"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:08:04","slug":"golden-rhapsody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/golden-rhapsody\/","title":{"rendered":"Zolotaya Rapsodiya (Golden Rhapsody) 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;4543&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;Zolotaya Rapsodiya (Golden Rhapsody) 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): Zolotaya Rapsodiya (Golden Rhapsody)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian commercial variety. The name translates to &#8220;Golden Rhapsody.&#8221; It is famously marketed on its seed packet as having genetic resistance to Late Blight (Phytophthora).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> The seed packet claims it is a shorter plant, but forum growers consistently report it growing into a massive, vigorous indeterminate (tall) vine. It is a mid-to-late season variety. Performance can be poor in a hot greenhouse, making it a better candidate for outdoor growing.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, somewhat barrel-shaped or blocky fruits. The interior cross-section is highly praised for being incredibly beautiful (typical of bicolors with a blush core). They are highly resistant to cracking and easily reach 10.5 oz (300 g) or more.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Delicious, sweet, and highly rated by growers.<\/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\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Esme (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,701 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 is one of my absolute favorites, even though I didn&#8217;t grow it in 2012, simply because I had too many new varieties I needed to try. Here is what the seed packet looked like.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing that didn&#8217;t match the packet description was the plant height. Mine grew into massive indeterminate vines. They were mid-season (leaning closer to mid-late season), and very productive. The fruits are large, delicious, and didn&#8217;t crack at all. I feel like some of them weighed well over 10.5 oz (300 g), though I wasn&#8217;t really weighing my tomatoes back then.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/4631_4959dba6825e75ba14fe47ad4559772c99d0c75b.jpg\" alt=\"Zolotaya Rapsodiya seed packet showing golden tomato\" width=\"327\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/4633_e29d9616b07330323615bc47d370b9c90a663047.jpg\" alt=\"Large harvested Golden Rhapsody tomatoes\" width=\"600\" height=\"373\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/4635_027b8b7afd682cf10afce68b6f059c81f8a28088.jpg\" alt=\"Gorgeous sliced cross-section of Golden Rhapsody tomato\" width=\"600\" height=\"496\" \/><\/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\">Nelya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,855 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Wow, that cross-section is gorgeous! \ud83d\udc4d And is the claim about genetic resistance to late blight actually true?<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited January 12, 2013 by Nelya<\/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\">elena77 <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,595 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yeah, that slice looks really interesting! \ud83d\ude32 \ud83d\udc4d<\/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\">Meri <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,474 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Western Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Golden Rhapsody had a terrible yield in the greenhouse last season. I could literally count the fruits on one hand. The taste was delicious though, and the shape was kind of barrel-like.<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t make the cut for my grow list this year because I just want to try new varieties. If I ever grow it again, it&#8217;s strictly going out in the dirt.<\/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: Seed Packet Lies &amp; Late Blight<\/strong><br \/>\nGalina points out a very common issue with Eastern European commercial seed packets: lying about the plant height! Seed companies know that compact, determinate varieties sell better to everyday backyard gardeners who don&#8217;t want to deal with tall trellises. As a result, they frequently mislabel vigorous indeterminates as &#8220;compact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for Nelya&#8217;s question about Late Blight resistance: &#8220;genetic resistance&#8221; is often a marketing buzzword. While some varieties tolerate damp, blight-prone conditions better than others, very few large heirlooms are truly immune to late season blight if the weather turns cold and wet. Also, Meri&#8217;s note about poor greenhouse yield suggests this variety might suffer from blossom drop if temperatures get too hot under glass, making it a better candidate for outdoor growing!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zolotaya Rapsodiya (Golden Rhapsody) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian commercial variety. 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