{"id":499,"date":"2026-08-21T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=499"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:40:00","slug":"spiridon-tomato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/spiridon-tomato\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiridon Tomato Review &#038; Photos (Ultra-Early Siberian 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;499&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;Spiridon Tomato Review \\u0026amp; Photos (Ultra-Early Siberian 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<h2>Quick Summary of Spiridon<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A rugged, ultra-early commercial heirloom developed by the West-Siberian Vegetable Experimental Station. Designed to produce early yields in short, cold summers.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate, specifically a &#8220;tree-type&#8221; dwarf (known as <em>shtamb<\/em> in Russian). The plants are extremely compact, short, and have a very thick, sturdy central stem. The seedlings remain stout and do not get leggy even under suboptimal lighting, making them perfect for early indoor sowing, balconies, or containers.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Small, oblate (flattened-round) red fruits weighing 40-80g (1.4-2.8 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Known for having a high content of Vitamin C and sugars. Perfect for the very first fresh salads of the season when other tomatoes are barely blooming.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Ultra-early (around 90 days from emergence). It is almost always one of the very first varieties to ripen in the garden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\">Pomidoroved <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 (4,857 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Tomato SPIRIDON.<br \/>\nVery early, tree-type dwarf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong><br \/>\nA variety bred by the West-Siberian Vegetable Experimental Station. Early ripening (90 days). The plant is tree-type (stout bush), determinate. The fruits are oblate, red, weighing 40-60g (1.4-2.1 oz). For early fresh consumption. High content of vitamin C and sugars.<\/p>\n<p>I sowed it for the first time, the seedlings are very stout and short. A determinate &#8220;Burkovsky Ranniy&#8221; (Burkovsky Early) is growing right next to it, and that one shot up one and a half times taller! \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<p><em>(Below are quotes from grower tomatinka about this variety):<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>On 09\/19\/2016 at 1:42 PM, tomatinka said:<\/strong><br \/>\nSpiridon and Betalux were the very first ones to start ripening. The fruits are not large, 70-80g (2.5-2.8 oz) at most.<br \/>\nThe seedlings didn&#8217;t stretch (didn&#8217;t get leggy) at all, which means they are perfectly suitable for early sowing to get the very first harvest.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong>On 07\/22\/2016 at 4:48 AM, tomatinka said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI compared the tree-type Spiridon and <em>Saraev&#8217;s Spiridonovsky<\/em>. They are different. But I like Spiridon better. It&#8217;s already ripening. While Spiridonovsky has only just started setting fruit. And its bushes are not tree-types.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_04\/spiridon1.jpg.d7bdfc47d7ea00d48f701982bfb8ed50.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_04\/spiridon1.thumb.jpg.b375999bd05dfdc401b4c4ea31c3539c.jpg\" alt=\"Short stout tree-type seedling of Spiridon tomato\" width=\"159\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_04\/spiridon2.jpg.124604eaf0d7d01b7b7f6f6852c29600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_04\/spiridon2.thumb.jpg.a5f1bdd08fa6495fc50b0f4d1763eaac.jpg\" alt=\"Compact Spiridon tomato plant structure\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/42\/12284-221114180315.jpeg\" alt=\"Spiridon tomato seed packet from Siberian selection\" width=\"1000\" height=\"925\" \/><\/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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250822_112810.jpg.f25fe8117049766eacbdbe5c98229216.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250822_112810.thumb.jpg.f0c96fbd1cde4af85d1105686bb504ab.jpg\" alt=\"Red Spiridon tomato on a scale\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250822_113524.jpg.e6f10afd60aefbefa1399adec2da66c5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250822_113524.thumb.jpg.bda1c6947316602f28473f1771e70449.jpg\" alt=\"Cross-section of ripe Spiridon tomato\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Spiridon \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A rugged, ultra-early commercial heirloom developed by the West-Siberian Vegetable Experimental Station. Designed to produce early yields in short, cold summers. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate, specifically a &#8220;tree-type&#8221; dwarf (known as shtamb in Russian). The plants are extremely compact, short, and have a very thick, sturdy central stem. The &#8230; <a title=\"Spiridon Tomato Review &#038; Photos (Ultra-Early Siberian Dwarf)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/spiridon-tomato\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Spiridon Tomato Review &#038; Photos (Ultra-Early Siberian Dwarf)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,4,5],"tags":[370,44,39,48,78,13,75,368,109,369],"class_list":["post-499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-paste-canning","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-cold-tolerant","tag-container-tomato","tag-dwarf-tomato","tag-early-season","tag-indoor-tomato-growing","tag-red-tomato","tag-siberian-variety","tag-stout-bush","tag-tree-type-tomato","tag-west-siberian-selection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499","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=499"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":501,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499\/revisions\/501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}