{"id":5264,"date":"2026-10-13T14:04:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2026-10-13T14:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:04:46","slug":"reine-de-sainte-marthe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/reine-de-sainte-marthe\/","title":{"rendered":"Reine de Sainte Marthe Tomato Review & Photos: A Classic French Heirloom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Reine de Sainte Marthe is a vigorous indeterminate<\/strong> French heirloom that produces heavy trusses of dense, round red tomatoes. Fruits typically weigh between 7-8.8 oz (200-250 g), with some reaching up to 13 oz (372 g). Growers note that it needs plenty of sun and heat to reach its full yield potential. When given the right conditions, it rewards you with a rich, predominantly sweet flavor and meaty texture, making it excellent for both fresh eating and processing. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-8 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Indeterminate, highly productive variety. It sets heavy trusses of large, round red fruits. A single truss ripens 6-8 tomatoes at once, weighing about 7-8.8 oz (200-250 g) each.<\/p>\n

The fruits themselves are firm, the flesh is dense, and the flavor is very pleasant, mostly sweet. A really solid variety for all types of processing and for fresh eating.<\/p>\n

Seeds came from Baden-Baden (Germany).<\/p>\n

Edited October 13, 2014 by Yaroslavna<\/em><\/p>\n

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Aleksander (Alexander) \u2b50 Pro Grower (3,853 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Natasha, your info isn’t quite right. This is a French variety, bred by the seed company La Ferme de Sainte Marthe, which is where it gets its name. In German, this variety is called K\u00f6nigin de Sainte Marthe.<\/p>\n

For me, it wasn’t super productive, only about 5.7 lbs (2.6 kg) total. It needs a lot of sun and space, the foliage is dense, and it’s a vigorous vine. It kind of reminds me of Marmande, which is another French variety.<\/p>\n

Vine height by August 1st: around 4 ft (1.2 m)
\nYield per plant: 5.7 lbs (2.6 kg)
\nMax fruit weight: 13 oz (372 g)
\nTaste rating: 4.5 out of 5<\/p>\n

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To be fair, the first post didn’t say the variety was German. Just that the seeds came from there to the author.<\/p>\n

It’s no surprise, a lot of seed companies and hobbyists sell this variety over here. Often, there’s absolutely no info on the packet about where the variety is from, or even if it’s an heirloom at all. Just generic words like “tasty, plant at this time.” You really can’t compare the detailed variety descriptions in Russia with what we get here. I bought a packet of Cherrola, and only found out online that it’s an F1 hybrid. If it had said that on the packet, I wouldn’t have bought it. I really don’t like them, I’m super disappointed in the local hybrids.<\/p>\n

So thanks to Aleksander we now know the true origin of the variety, thank you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nTo be fair, the first post didn’t say the variety was German. Just that the seeds came from there to the author… So thanks to Aleksander we now know the true origin of the variety, thank you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Exactly right, I never claimed the variety was German, just that I received the seeds from Germany.<\/p>\n

Alexander, thanks for the detailed review on this one!<\/p>\n

The funny thing is, I had a few vines of it growing in my brand new polycarbonate greenhouse (oriented East-West). They were right on the south side, so those plants got absolutely baked with as much sun and heat as possible \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n

Maybe that’s why the variety rewarded me with such a rich flavor and great yield. A few of the tomatoes even got a little sunscald on the vine because the sun was so intense. The flesh was super dense, and I let them all ripen on the vine, didn’t have to pull a single green one…<\/p>\n

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