{"id":4866,"date":"2026-10-09T13:54:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4866"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:57:38","slug":"krasnyi-karlik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/krasnyi-karlik\/","title":{"rendered":"Krasnyi Karlik (Red Dwarf) Tomato Review: Balcony Micro-Dwarf"},"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;4866&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;Krasnyi Karlik (Red Dwarf) Tomato Review: Balcony Micro-Dwarf&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): Krasnyi Karlik (Red Dwarf)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian commercial micro-dwarf variety popularized heavily by the Russian seed vendor Valery Medvedev. Some experienced growers suspect it might simply be a renamed &#8220;Red Robin&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> True micro-dwarf. Stays extremely compact, usually under 16 inches (40 cm) when grown in natural sunlight. Perfect for small pots, balcony boxes, or growing indoors under grow lights during the winter.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Tiny, perfectly round red cherries. Average weight is about 0.3 oz (10 g), with the absolute largest maxing out at 0.7 oz (20 g).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Yields between 1-2 lbs (0.5-1 kg) per bush, which is excellent for its tiny footprint. The flavor fluctuates between sweet-tart and purely sweet, highly dependent on sunlight and temperature. They tend to taste the sweetest when grown indoors at a stable 64-68\u00b0F (18-20\u00b0C).<\/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\">F<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">feniks (Pavel) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,198 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ivanovo (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A very compact determinate container variety, reaching up to 16 inches (40 cm) under natural lighting.<\/p>\n<p>The bush gets densely covered with tiny red marbles.<\/p>\n<p>Average weight of the tomatoes is 0.3 oz (10 g), the larger ones get up to 0.7 oz (20 g).<\/p>\n<p>Yield is about 1-2 lbs (0.5-1 kg) per bush.<\/p>\n<p>I bought the seeds from V. Medvedev back in 2017. Since you really can&#8217;t find this variety anywhere else except from him, there&#8217;s a strong suspicion that the original source was actually Red Robin. It mimics it perfectly in every single way, they are basically twin brothers.<\/p>\n<p>Krasnyi Karlik 70 days from sowing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/1.JPG.dd691d88d4d83979699ce4d25eb17ca9.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/1.thumb.JPG.a5038ae52418712d8645d089bc48a050.JPG\" alt=\"Krasnyi Karlik at 70 days\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bush at 103 days.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/2.JPG.04c4fcc2871641e6fde93562a2a74522.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/2.thumb.JPG.5b5c285fb91a5e361a4d25a4af7f3fff.JPG\" alt=\"Krasnyi Karlik at 103 days\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>June 30th (120 days from sowing).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/3.JPG.0c337ebc5b6972bc1c8300c69f0faf2f.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/3.thumb.JPG.34bcdea4254ac145555abae153a1af97.JPG\" alt=\"Red Dwarf tomato plant in a pot\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tomatoes range from sweet-tart to sweet (depending on the weather).<\/p>\n<p>They consistently turned out undeniably sweet for me during the winter months when I grew them down in the root cellar at a stable temperature of 64-68\u00b0F (18-20\u00b0C).<\/p>\n<p>However, keep in mind that under artificial grow lights, the bush won&#8217;t stay quite as compact.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/4.JPG.390940111551d711524a5e026f7d1f59.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/4.thumb.JPG.34ba6d3a42a2b283a447bdfbf7ab19e2.JPG\" alt=\"Krasnyi Karlik growing indoors\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/5.JPG.41ad65d854062d543c1545c921952867.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/5.thumb.JPG.277ea8aa725fb6f1a0dfee17f2672e49.JPG\" alt=\"Ripe red micro dwarf tomatoes on plant\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/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: Winter Indoor Growing &amp; Grow Lights<\/strong><br \/>\nPavel brings up a fantastic point about growing micro-dwarfs indoors during the winter. When grown under artificial LED or fluorescent grow lights, even genetically stunted micro-dwarfs will &#8220;stretch&#8221; and become taller and leggier than they would if they were baking under intense, direct outdoor summer sunlight. If you plan to grow <em>Krasnyi Karlik<\/em> (or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/red-robin\/\"><em>Red Robin<\/em><\/a>) indoors on a windowsill, keep your grow lights as close to the canopy as safely possible to keep the plant compact and stocky!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Krasnyi Karlik (Red Dwarf) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian commercial micro-dwarf variety popularized heavily by the Russian seed vendor Valery Medvedev. Some experienced growers suspect it might simply be a renamed &#8220;Red Robin&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: True micro-dwarf. Stays extremely compact, usually under 16 inches (40 cm) when grown in natural sunlight. &#8230; <a title=\"Krasnyi Karlik (Red Dwarf) Tomato Review: Balcony Micro-Dwarf\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/krasnyi-karlik\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Krasnyi Karlik (Red Dwarf) Tomato Review: Balcony Micro-Dwarf\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,3],"tags":[79,44,78,77,76],"class_list":["post-4866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-cherry-grape-tomatoes","tag-balcony-tomato","tag-container-tomato","tag-indoor-tomato-growing","tag-micro-dwarf-tomato","tag-red-cherry-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4866","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=4866"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4869,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4866\/revisions\/4869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}