{"id":4690,"date":"2026-10-07T13:56:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4690"},"modified":"2026-10-07T13:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:56:43","slug":"ivanushka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/ivanushka\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivanushka Tomato Review: Reviving 1989 Vintage Seeds"},"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;4690&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;Ivanushka Tomato Review: Reviving 1989 Vintage Seeds&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): Ivanushka<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A very old Russian commercial variety. The name &#8220;Ivanushka&#8221; is an affectionate diminutive of Ivan (John), a name incredibly popular in classic Russian folklore and fairy tales.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate bush. It stays relatively compact, reaching around 31.5 inches (80 cm) in height, making it a great candidate for smaller spaces or containers.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Small red cocktail-sized tomatoes. The original vintage seed packets advertised them at 2.1-2.5 oz (60-70 g), but growers often find them maxing out closer to 1.6 oz (45 g).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Outstanding, old-school balanced flavor. Not overwhelmingly sweet, but featuring a perfect, refreshing harmony of acidity and sweetness. Great for snacking right off the vine.<\/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>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ve had a packet of these seeds sitting around for a really long time. Last year I finally opened it up for Katyusha (Katrinka) and shared some seeds with her. Unfortunately, she got zero germination. But I actually managed to get exactly one single seed to sprout and grow. I planted the bush in a nice quiet spot of honor right under a white rose.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61848_59d28ebaae866729fccefc87f116174fa15527cf.jpg\" alt=\"Ivanushka tomato seedling planted under a white rose\" width=\"417\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61850_ada874e9241bb35c2d2391575489743a6d7546f8.jpg\" alt=\"Ivanushka tomato plant with first blossoms\" width=\"416\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61852_bedee56f358cb8fc3d10e30fa7dabe225613597a.jpg\" alt=\"Ivanushka tomato plant developing green fruit trusses\" width=\"374\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">galia (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,914 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Galya, from 1989???<\/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\">Esme (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,701 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>For me, it turned out to be more of an early-mid season variety. The bush height was about 31.5 inches (80 cm). The fruit weight fell a little short of the advertised 2.1-2.5 oz (60-70 g). The biggest ones I got were about 1.6 oz (45 g), but that&#8217;s just in my growing conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61854_4ed0d17fe5d6a47d06751cd504015089baf12dc9.jpg\" alt=\"Ripe red Ivanushka cocktail tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"427\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61856_f348f9df902137d36e0ce905ace89329d6fa818a.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of Ivanushka cocktail tomatoes\" width=\"453\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61858_6f8c4e79bb1ffa90695f487103a53f6be6ad3b2d.jpg\" alt=\"Ivanushka tomato cut in half showing juicy seed cavities\" width=\"600\" height=\"494\" \/><\/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\">Esme (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,701 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yeah Galinka, looks like it. Though if I remember correctly the seed packet was foil-lined, and I only cracked it open last year or maybe this winter?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I&#8217;ll continue. Honestly, I only planted it because of the name. Katrinka wanted a namesake tomato for a relative. I didn&#8217;t even pay attention to the &#8220;great taste&#8221; promise on the label. But when I actually tried it, I realized the label wasn&#8217;t lying!<\/p>\n<p>The Ivanushka tomato turned out to be genuinely delicious. It&#8217;s not pure sugar, but it has a really balanced flavor with a super pleasant ratio of acidity and sweetness.<\/p>\n<p>So I saved seeds from a couple of them and just grazed on the rest straight off the bush as they ripened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Ivanushka \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A very old Russian commercial variety. The name &#8220;Ivanushka&#8221; is an affectionate diminutive of Ivan (John), a name incredibly popular in classic Russian folklore and fairy tales. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate bush. It stays relatively compact, reaching around 31.5 inches (80 cm) in height, making it a great &#8230; <a title=\"Ivanushka Tomato Review: Reviving 1989 Vintage Seeds\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/ivanushka\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Ivanushka Tomato Review: Reviving 1989 Vintage Seeds\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,4,438],"tags":[1182,44,53,137,126,1181],"class_list":["post-4690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-paste-canning","category-red-tomatoes","tag-balanced-flavor","tag-container-tomato","tag-determinate","tag-red-cocktail-tomato","tag-russian-heirloom","tag-vintage-seeds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4690","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=4690"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4692,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4690\/revisions\/4692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}