{"id":5155,"date":"2026-10-12T15:13:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5155"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:13:54","slug":"katinka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/katinka\/","title":{"rendered":"Katinka Tomato Review & Photos: A Crack-Resistant Orange Cherry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Katinka is a highly resilient, semi-determinate orange cherry tomato. Reaching about 4 feet (1.2 m) tall, it sets massive, forked clusters of sweet, 0.5-0.7 oz (15-20 g) orange cherries. It is highly praised for its exceptional cold tolerance and its ability to resist splitting and cracking during heavy rains and temperature swings. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 8 Experience)<\/h2>\n

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Rodebielesumer (Elena) \u2b50 Veteran Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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I bought seeds for this variety locally. I couldn’t find its origins listed anywhere, but based on the name, I’d guess it comes from Eastern Europe or some Slavic country. The accent is on the first syllable.<\/p>\n

Sowed the seeds on February 14th, and moved it to the cold frame in March to harden off. I only had one plant, set it out in the dirt on May 5th under perforated plastic. It handled the low temperatures perfectly, fruit set was great, and it grew to about 4 feet (1.2 m) tall. We didn’t prune the suckers, so the plant ended up being very wide. The clusters have 13-20 tomatoes, they are elongated and forked.<\/p>\n

The fruits are orange, sweet, 0.5-0.7 oz (15-20 g). When the rains started, these cherries didn’t split at all, and they didn’t crack from the cold either. The Amur Tiger<\/a> sitting right next to it had its fruits completely explode from the cold.<\/p>\n

It kept fruiting right up until late blight took it out in early September. Our girls were constantly picking them clean, they love orange tomatoes. The first orange ones ripened right near the ground on July 3rd.<\/p>\n

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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage<\/h2>\n