{"id":4870,"date":"2026-10-09T14:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4870"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:01:21","slug":"kupets-molodets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/kupets-molodets\/","title":{"rendered":"Kupets Molodets Tomato Review &#038; Photos"},"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;4870&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;Kupets Molodets Tomato Review \\u0026amp; Photos&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): Kupets-Molodets<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A highly productive commercial Russian variety developed and distributed by the Aelita seed company. The name roughly translates to &#8220;Fine Merchant&#8221; or &#8220;Brave Merchant&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (bush). The seed packet claims it grows up to 3.3 feet (1 m), but in a greenhouse, it frequently stretches up to 4.5 feet (1.4 m). Performs exceptionally well both indoors and outdoors.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Classic red beefsteaks that are incredibly large for a determinate plant. Average weight ranges from 10.5-14 oz (300-400 g), but they routinely push past 1.1-1.3 lbs (500-600 g), with the largest recorded in this thread hitting 1.5 lbs (719 g). The flesh is very dense and meaty.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Use:<\/strong> Good classic tomato flavor. Due to their massive size and dense texture, they are perfect for slicing into salads or processing down into rich juices and sauces.<\/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\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yulia Antsifrova (Yulia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (191 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Medyn, Kaluga Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Another interesting variety from Aelita. Extremely worthy!<\/p>\n<p>Determinate, claimed height is up to 3.3 feet (1 m). In the greenhouse, it grew taller, up to about 4.5 feet (1.4 m). I planted 2 bushes, pruned each to 2 stems. It is a mid-season variety, incredibly productive, the fruits are uniform and a beautiful red color. The taste is good, perfect for salads, juices, and sauces. The average weight really is 14 oz (400 g) and up, I had plenty of fruits weighing 1.1 lbs (500 g) and 1.3 lbs (600 g), the absolute largest was 1.5 lbs (719 g).<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a fantastic variety, very much worth your attention. It&#8217;s not just a decorative novelty for looks, it is a seriously good workhorse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/d647774cc7c46d9c21fc29e302d6a8c9.jpg.0d3a8f80de384fdeb8809be8c58819c7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/d647774cc7c46d9c21fc29e302d6a8c9.thumb.jpg.90789d191e743af97cc9b40a5695949a.jpg\" alt=\"Kupets Molodets tomato on plant\" width=\"151\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/1vdryl9flhelbrnqkkz67q6u538wu31i.jpg.a1082ed1715f62af9a08a88e3856083f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/1vdryl9flhelbrnqkkz67q6u538wu31i.thumb.jpg.d7c188b99e4d7fec57e919f1ea14474a.jpg\" alt=\"Large red tomato growing\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220820_191001.jpg.5c2ba612a3addb8de30b72d91b82067d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220820_191001.thumb.jpg.90e84572ed388a3b62d6164ff907baf6.jpg\" alt=\"Huge red beefsteak on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220820_191020.jpg.8ccb4b2e8cd71cf8037933e1018bc1cd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220820_191020.thumb.jpg.0ae3a206e0297fa15af495de4e9adc31.jpg\" alt=\"Meaty cross section of tomato\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_154146.jpg.7737be9b6a2e2c6e6548307f0c862199.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_154146.thumb.jpg.1405abebd919df94fbbec6dc48d8c83d.jpg\" alt=\"Red tomato on vine\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_154717.jpg.b880f900d690f9d88c8655262fde1b8a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_154717.thumb.jpg.0f46a73b63cef4083b043d359162942c.jpg\" alt=\"Large ripe tomato on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_155118.jpg.5da4ef0d1262fd74327b69b5fb623531.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_155118.thumb.jpg.0880cc0ec90fa34fe4cc293586b63905.jpg\" alt=\"Dense red meat of tomato slice\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_155216.jpg.78601a3a34be5d327f40620233b31422.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_155216.thumb.jpg.3ef94ee30fb068ce668a1bb54344ee1b.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested tomato on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_155239.jpg.ca8e3ac98bbda2f80b31e456b3e86055.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_155239.thumb.jpg.139ed30002c4ff0e9647f980215fb454.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of red slice\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_155251.jpg.10c46ada6ce355dc70801a895f305a1a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_155251.thumb.jpg.f5e257223721b039c4e566e1fc0ec2eb.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of dense seedless meat\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_155310.jpg.193678f3f59f8da33ba5875aaef991bc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20220830_155310.thumb.jpg.950bef68eff71f1c51483e1d16924b9d.jpg\" alt=\"Tomato halves\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">TatianaSh (Tatiana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,471 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ramensky District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted this variety too. Elya (elja1968) shared the seeds with me \ud83d\ude4f, with the highest recommendations. It grew out large for me outdoors in the dirt just like advertised, but a bit smaller than Yulia&#8217;s, roughly 10.5-12.3 oz (300-350 g). The yield was great. The flesh is dense and tasty. I will definitely repeat it outdoors. Turns out Aelita does have some genuinely good varieties.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited November 9, 2022 by TatianaSh<\/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\">elja1968 (Elya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,914 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bashkortostan (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ve been planting this variety outdoors for two years now. Never lets me down. I fell in love with it for its yield, huge size 10.5-17.6 oz (300-500 g), and taste&#8230; very dense and meaty fruits.<\/p>\n<p>Photo from last year, just the cross-section.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20210920_173411.jpg.46f744098113df46e46adecd6874f18a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20210920_173411.thumb.jpg.d7f70a9191d464586c5e0abd5fa45ba1.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced red Kupets Molodets tomato\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Lyudmila D. (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,153 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>I&#8217;ve been planting this variety outdoors for two years now&#8230; Photo from last year, just the cross-section.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Elya, is it pink or red?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20210920_173411.jpg.46f744098113df46e46adecd6874f18a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/IMG_20210920_173411.thumb.jpg.d7f70a9191d464586c5e0abd5fa45ba1.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced red tomato\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/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\">elja1968 (Elya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,914 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bashkortostan (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>Elya, is it pink or red?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Red.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Kupets-Molodets \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A highly productive commercial Russian variety developed and distributed by the Aelita seed company. The name roughly translates to &#8220;Fine Merchant&#8221; or &#8220;Brave Merchant&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). The seed packet claims it grows up to 3.3 feet (1 m), but in a greenhouse, it frequently stretches &#8230; <a title=\"Kupets Molodets Tomato Review &#038; Photos\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/kupets-molodets\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Kupets Molodets Tomato Review &#038; Photos\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,1,211],"tags":[178,30,82,23,47],"class_list":["post-4870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-ribbed-tomatoes","tag-determinate-beefsteak","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-mid-season","tag-red-beefsteak"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4870","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=4870"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4873,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4870\/revisions\/4873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}