{"id":4836,"date":"2026-10-09T12:33:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4836"},"modified":"2026-10-09T12:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:33:06","slug":"klondike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/klondike\/","title":{"rendered":"Klondayk (Klondike) 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;4836&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;Klondayk (Klondike) 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): Klondayk (Klondike)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A popular commercial heirloom originally tracing back to Ukraine, but officially registered and distributed widely in Russia by the seed company Aelita. Also circulates as &#8220;Klondayk Pink&#8221; or &#8220;Klondayk Yellow\/Orange&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), reaching about 6 feet (1.8 m). It has a wispy, viney structure. <strong>Crucial trait:<\/strong> The true authentic strain is Potato Leaf (PL). If you get a Regular Leaf (RL) plant, it is likely a crossed seed or an off-type, which often grows as a shorter determinate bush.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Oblate, smooth, pinkish-raspberry beefsteaks. Average weight is 9-12 oz (250-350 g), though some growers report massive fruits up to 2 lbs (900 g) on the lower trusses.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Universally praised for exceptional, classic pink tomato flavor. Very sweet, meaty, and juicy. Excellent for fresh eating.<\/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\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Sweet (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,792 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belgorod Region (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is the description from the seed packet:<br \/>\nMid-season indeterminate variety for greenhouses, begins fruiting about 110 days after sprouting. Forms plants up to 6 feet (1.8 m) tall. Fruits are meaty, multilocular, oblate, weighing 9-12 oz (250-350 g), pinkish-raspberry with red flesh, crack-resistant.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by PanIrina.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited March 6, 2019 by Pomidoroved<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/24\/1692-150714035148.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/24\/thumb_1692-150714035148.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Klondayk pink tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/23\/12435-110714100056.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/23\/thumb_12435-110714100056.jpeg\" alt=\"Klondayk tomatoes ripening on the vine\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/21\/12435-290614133007.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/21\/thumb_12435-290614133007.jpeg\" alt=\"Large green Klondayk tomatoes\" 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\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">salix (Iva) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (631 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Zone<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Experts, please tell me, are Klondayk and Klondayk Pink the exact same variety? (I think Redko was selling Klondayk Pink).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Sweet (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,792 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belgorod Region (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I didn&#8217;t understand the difference either, since Klondayk is already pink by default.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">olgia65 (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,367 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ulyanovsk Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I had Klondayk from Redko. It actually is a bit different. Mine was very smooth, oblate, raspberry colored, and the flesh was raspberry colored too. I really loved the flavor, sweet and meaty. Early and a heavy yielder, even though it grew in the corner of the greenhouse where it was a bit dark and crowded for it.<\/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\">Lora &#8211; Passiflora (Larisa) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Zone<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Good afternoon! I have to share my impressions of the Klondayk Pink variety. I got the seeds as a gift from my local friend Marina. I didn&#8217;t expect anything special from it, but it really surprised me, primarily with its size. Tasty, meaty, crack-resistant, and has a good shelf life. However, they didn&#8217;t turn out to be early for me. I really liked them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/82\/13446-110815030045.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/82\/thumb_13446-110815030045.jpeg\" alt=\"Large Klondayk Pink tomato\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/82\/13446-110815030217.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/82\/thumb_13446-110815030217.jpeg\" alt=\"Klondayk pink tomatoes in a bowl\" 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\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Marisha (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,652 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Zone<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Growing it for the 2nd year, seeds were from Redko. I&#8217;m very happy with it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/2141-240815091222.jpeg\" alt=\"Meaty pink Klondayk beefsteak tomato slices\" width=\"1000\" height=\"628\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Plena (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,242 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Solnechnogorsk, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew Klondayk Yellow this year. In the greenhouse, it was relatively short, productive, and tasty. Seeds were from Belarus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/9709-240815170724.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/thumb_9709-240815170724.jpeg\" alt=\"Yellow Klondayk tomato\" width=\"104\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/9709-240815170754.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/thumb_9709-240815170754.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Yellow Klondayk\" width=\"160\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ornella (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,708 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I saw Klondayk Pink from Aelita today, has anyone grown this specific one?<\/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\">Lora &#8211; Passiflora (Larisa) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Zone<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>I saw Klondayk Pink from Aelita today, has anyone grown this specific one?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sveta, I have Klondayk Pink. The seeds aren&#8217;t from Aelita, though. The fruits were almost 1.7 lbs (800 g) and 1.3 lbs (600 g).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ornella (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,708 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>Sveta, I have Klondayk Pink. The seeds aren&#8217;t from Aelita, though. The fruits were almost 1.7 lbs (800 g) and 1.3 lbs (600 g).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Maybe they are different ones. Aelita promises pinkish-raspberry, which means a dark pink, what color were yours? Were they tasty?<\/p>\n<p>And yours are bigger, Aelita promises 9-10 oz (250-300 g). Although the fruit size probably depends on the care and the number of fruits on the truss. I wonder where Aelita got their seeds from? I found some info that the variety originally comes from Ukraine.<\/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\">Lora &#8211; Passiflora (Larisa) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown Zone<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>Maybe they are different ones. Aelita promises pinkish-raspberry, which means a dark pink, what color were yours? Were they tasty?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There are probably different versions out there, but I&#8217;m happy with my Klondayk. I posted photos a little earlier in this thread.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>I wonder where Aelita got their seeds from? I found some info that the variety originally comes from Ukraine.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the State Register, Aelita is actually listed as the originator of Klondayk. You can check the authors of the variety there too:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/reestr.gossort.com\/reg\/cultivar\/17551<\/p>\n<p>Aelita is also the originator and patent holder for Klondayk Orange:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/reestr.gossort.com\/reg\/cultivar\/18684<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Kostos Svetlana (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,060 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnodar (USDA Zone 7)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Pink Klondayk July 4th, 2016. July 6th, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/129\/16136-060716172923.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/129\/thumb_16136-060716172923.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Klondayk tomatoes growing\" width=\"105\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/16136-100716172413.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/thumb_16136-100716172413.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Klondayk tomatoes growing close up\" width=\"86\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Klinsky District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted Klondayk Pink in a hoop house. It really impressed me with its yield. On a single truss (without extra support) hung fruits with a total weight of 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg) &#8211; they weighed 2 lbs, 1.7 lbs, and 1.7 lbs (900, 800, and 800 grams). The plant height was about 6.5 feet (2 meters). The fruits are tasty, meaty, and sweet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/65815_d59a09ee109d0e82fd01605dd6068f1073301d5e.jpg\" alt=\"Massive Klondayk pink truss on the vine\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/65817_f4abb3e3744d416a06e38cc90bf1f357e90078ac.jpg\" alt=\"Giant pink beefsteak tomato\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/65819_72620844b6d6a35757a4d914b094159fe1a70895.jpg\" alt=\"Pink tomato sliced on scale\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Oksana Evgenevna (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,146 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Aktobe, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>I saw Klondayk Pink from Aelita today, has anyone grown this specific one?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I planted it in 2017. It was the absolute best-tasting tomato out of all 14 varieties and hybrids I grew that year. The only thing is, it really belongs in a greenhouse or at least a hoop house, I missed that detail when I bought the seeds. Klondayk is very memorable in its build &#8211; it grows like a vine. It has a very thin, flexible structure. Even when it was a seedling, I thought to myself that winding it around a trellis string would be a breeze. And it had potato leaves, not regular ones, which is why I remember it so well.<\/p>\n<p>It is very sensitive to direct sun, you absolutely must harden it off VERY slowly. I foolishly left the plants outside without shade cover for 20 minutes (just went inside to turn off the kettle) and they got severe sunburns. But it bounced back fast after I sprayed it with Zircon and Ferrovit. The new foliage grew in darker (the seedling leaves honestly looked like a young birch tree) and didn&#8217;t scorch as badly after that.<\/p>\n<p>By the time I realized it was a greenhouse variety, it was too late &#8211; I had a dozen Klondayk seedlings on my hands (gave some away before planting) and didn&#8217;t own a hoop house or a greenhouse. So it went straight into the dirt outdoors without any cover, just like everything else (in 2017 we didn&#8217;t cover anything at all, didn&#8217;t have the materials or the time). I just tried to push it into a shady corner, hiding it behind other plants. Let me clarify for the folks up in St. Petersburg and the North: what we call a &#8220;shady corner&#8221; here, even if you throw shade cloth over it, would still equal direct, full-calorie sunlight for you guys. There is more than enough light, it just gets light shade from the fence and neighboring plants for a few hours a day. The sun intensity in our steppes is insane (and the wind too), almost like a semi-desert. Actually, not almost.<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t burn outdoors, adapted quickly, set fruit, and yielded very decently (I thought it would be a disaster, but no, every plant easily pushed out 16 to 20 tomatoes, probably more). I suspect in a greenhouse or hoop house it would be a crazy heavy yielder. I had about 6 plants growing (harvested about half a bucket from each over the season). And that&#8217;s considering we didn&#8217;t feed them anything except for two general garden applications of chicken manure. Outdoors it doesn&#8217;t get very tall, maybe around 5 feet (1.5-1.6 m). The fruits are medium to moderately large (mostly moderately large). Very, very, very tasty. Sweet, juicy, and mmm! A true thoroughbred pink tomato, you could say it&#8217;s the gold standard for pinks. My family devoured this variety fresh, none of it made it into canning jars because they were a bit too big, and mostly because my cousins (and my brother) fell in love with it. It&#8217;s fantastic in salads or just eaten plain. Actually, we mostly ate them plain. Like apples or peaches. I remember Roma would wade into the tomato beds specifically hunting for them. He&#8217;d walk the rows along the trellis, think about it, grunt, and dive into the foliage &#8220;like a bear into a raspberry patch&#8221; (we don&#8217;t prune foliage heavily or they burn). He&#8217;d crawl out with a Klondayk in his teeth and a couple in his hands. \ud83d\ude01 That&#8217;s pretty much how the whole harvest vanished. Usually, when you go pick tomatoes, you might pull 5-6 Klondayks at a time, and they were the first ones picked out of the bucket. I only have pictures of them green on the vine, and that&#8217;s only because it was the first potato leaf variety I came across.<\/p>\n<p>The color was gorgeous &#8211; a delicate, pearlescent pink (maybe because it grew in partial shade). The shape is flawlessly oblate, the tomatoes are either completely smooth or have the faintest hint of ribbing on the shoulders (ours were practically totally smooth). The skin is thin but tough, it didn&#8217;t crack at all even with overwatering. It didn&#8217;t catch any diseases, but to be fair, our climate isn&#8217;t really conducive to tomato diseases &#8211; it&#8217;s very dry and warm (usually hot). You might get BER during extreme heatwaves (roots can&#8217;t pull up calcium), but anything else is rare. Overall, a very beautiful and delicious tomato. By the way, I planned to grow it again this year (2019), specifically bought an Aelita packet so I&#8217;d get the same exact one. I still regret not saving my own seeds from that run. I even remember why I didn&#8217;t &#8211; I didn&#8217;t want to torture the plant since I didn&#8217;t have a greenhouse, and figured the seeds are always for sale. Problem is, back then I didn&#8217;t read the forum and didn&#8217;t even consider the possibility that a packet of seeds of the same variety, from the same company, but from a different batch\/year, could easily grow into something entirely different. Well, I&#8217;ll find out this year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited February 19, 2019 by Oksana Evgenevna<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Oksana Evgenevna (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,146 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Aktobe, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is Klondayk in 2017 outdoors, though they aren&#8217;t ripe. Seeds from the Aelita packet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_03\/20170725_190642.jpg.6ce5162ffc9a7c33b19124d20aa05696.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_03\/20170725_190642.thumb.jpg.9b1113a1c03cafbeffcf35db7e35d4ad.jpg\" alt=\"Green Klondayk tomatoes with potato leaves\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Oksana Evgenevna (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,146 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Aktobe, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted it again this year, also Aelita seeds, but I can already tell in the seedling stage that the foliage is just regular, classic tomato leaves, not potato leaves&#8230; \ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Anyway, we&#8217;ll see what grows, but there&#8217;s no guarantee it&#8217;ll taste like the Klondayk I had in 2017&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So right now I can&#8217;t figure out if I got an off-type in 2017 (but honestly all the plants from that packet were uniform &#8211; same foliage, etc.), or if I got crossed seeds this year, or maybe my 2017 Klondayk didn&#8217;t have true potato leaves, just deeply cut ones. But in the photo, it&#8217;s clearly a potato leaf. And by the way, I googled photos of Klondayk, and the Orange Klondayk has the exact same leaf type my pink one had in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Some folks testing Aelita&#8217;s Klondayk seeds in 2018;<br \/>\nAlso POTATO LEAF. Looks like I just got a bad batch this year. Should I sow another 10 seeds just to check (I only planted 2 seeds so far)? They won&#8217;t make it into the greenhouse, but at least I&#8217;ll verify the seeds and maybe plant a true-to-type one outdoors just to save seeds from it. It&#8217;ll have time to pump out a couple of trusses even if I plant it in April.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited March 26, 2019 by Oksana Evgenevna<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Oksana Evgenevna (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,146 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Aktobe, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Continuing the Klondayk saga. Well, the test seeds from the 2018 Aelita packet sprouted and pushed their first true leaves. It&#8217;s obvious now that with my very first seedling, I just got &#8220;lucky&#8221; and pulled an off-type. Out of 8 sprouted seedlings, 6 have clear POTATO leaves, it&#8217;s very easy to see now. 1 plant has regular leaves, and 1 plant had stuck cotyledons so it&#8217;s hard to tell (it&#8217;ll be culled). Long story short, this batch is mostly Klondayk, but there are definitely seeds of another variety mixed in. I&#8217;ll plant the ones with the correct leaves outdoors to save seeds (a bit late for the greenhouse now, though I might shove one in near the door). Here is a photo:<\/p>\n<p>And here is the off-type that popped up instead of the real Klondayk, which is still going to live in the greenhouse (who knows, maybe I&#8217;ll like it?).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_04\/IMG-20190417-WA0000.jpeg.7ad236551db8a97d3acd4fd25d55e93a.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_04\/IMG-20190417-WA0000.thumb.jpeg.a16af810db8c7dc6363eb63edd163224.jpeg\" alt=\"Regular leaf off type seedling\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_04\/IMG-20190330-WA0017.jpeg.47f7cd0f0fc0d819eccc0f564e39095c.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_04\/IMG-20190330-WA0017.thumb.jpeg.3466c86f2c5495243a12818c1ef3acd4.jpeg\" alt=\"True potato leaf Klondayk seedling\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><\/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\">Radomila (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,756 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Smolensk Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>Continuing the Klondayk saga. Well, the test seeds from the 2018 Aelita packet sprouted and pushed their first true leaves.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oksana, how did Klondayk perform this summer? Please let us know. I bought Aelita seeds and plan to plant them next year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited September 3, 2019 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Oksana Evgenevna (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,146 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Aktobe, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>Oksana, how did Klondayk perform this summer? Please let us know. I bought Aelita seeds and plan to plant them next year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Terribly. It was completely misshapen. As beautiful and tasty as it was in 2017, it was equally ugly this year. I didn&#8217;t even bother saving seeds, there wasn&#8217;t a single normal-looking tomato. Then again, it was just that kind of year, I had a lot of severely catfaced\/megabloom tomatoes outdoors. Awful weather and thrips.<\/p>\n<p>Next year I&#8217;ll test the variety out in the greenhouse and see how it behaves.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited September 1, 2019 by Oksana Evgenevna<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Oksana Evgenevna (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,146 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Aktobe, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>I bought Aelita seeds and plan to plant them next year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Start at least 10 seeds at once just in case you get off-types. For me this year, about 10-20% of the seeds in the packet were crossed. Klondayk must have POTATO leaves. And it is a greenhouse variety, or at least needs a hoop house. For us, it did fine outdoors in 2017, but in 2019 it got totally mangled. The winds probably finished it off, or some other factor. Everyone who grows it in a greenhouse gives it very positive reviews.<\/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\">Radomila (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,756 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Smolensk Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>Start at least 10 seeds at once just in case you get off-types&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I grew Klondayk from Aelita in 2017 with regular leaves. The three plants turned out to be mid-season determinate bushes. The yield from them was excellent. Grew them in the greenhouse. After the 3rd truss, they stopped growing. Pruned them to two stems. Each truss had 3-5 fruits weighing 7-9 oz (200-250 g). Beautiful, uniform, and tasty. Got 5 trusses per plant. I didn&#8217;t save seeds back then. But I really want the indeterminate ones that they actually advertise. I&#8217;ll make sure to select the potato leaf ones. Thank you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Oksana Evgenevna (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,146 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Aktobe, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>I grew Klondayk from Aelita in 2017 with regular leaves. The three plants turned out to be mid-season determinate bushes&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My regular leaf off-type also grew as a determinate. I had to let a sucker take over as the main leader to keep it growing. Pretty heavy yielding and mid-early, but definitely determinate. The fruits weren&#8217;t large, up to 5-5.5 oz (150-160 g).<\/p>\n<p>But the potato leaf version is a true indeterminate. 100%.<\/p>\n<p>If you want a pink variety for the greenhouse, try Malinovyi Slon (Raspberry Elephant), I think it&#8217;s also from Aelita. Mine were medium to moderately large, from 5.5 to 10.5 oz (160 to 300 g) (although the specs say they should be massive), early and tasty. Sets fruit beautifully in both extreme heat and cold. Doesn&#8217;t get sick at all and the fruits are all perfectly uniform. Round like globes. Beautiful, crack-resistant, even dark pink color. Very prolific. If it wasn&#8217;t for the great taste and the lack of an F1 tag next to the name, I would have thought Raspberry Elephant was a hybrid because of how productive and perfect it is. Practically a trouble-free variety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Kulpinay (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Newbie (2 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Astana, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Your review of Raspberry Elephant is so helpful! I was actually planning to grow it this season.<\/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: Russian Plant Care &amp; Odd Tomato Shapes<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Zircon &amp; Ferrovit:<\/strong> Oksana mentions spraying her sunburnt seedlings with &#8220;Zircon + Ferrovit&#8221;. Zircon is a popular Russian hydroxycinnamic acid-based plant stress reliever and rooting stimulant (similar in use to Kelp extract or SuperThrive in the US). Ferrovit is a liquid iron chelate spray used to treat chlorosis and help plants bounce back from environmental shock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fasciation (Catfacing):<\/strong> Later in the thread, Oksana says her outdoor tomatoes were &#8220;misshapen&#8221; (the Russian term she uses is <em>fasciated<\/em>). In the tomato world, this refers to megablooms (fused blossoms) that result in heavily ribbed, scarred, or &#8220;catfaced&#8221; tomatoes. This is incredibly common when early blossoms are exposed to severe cold weather or heavy thrip pressure, exactly as she described!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Klondayk (Klondike) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A popular commercial heirloom originally tracing back to Ukraine, but officially registered and distributed widely in Russia by the seed company Aelita. Also circulates as &#8220;Klondayk Pink&#8221; or &#8220;Klondayk Yellow\/Orange&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), reaching about 6 feet (1.8 m). 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