{"id":5291,"date":"2026-10-13T14:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5291"},"modified":"2026-10-13T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:31:11","slug":"columbus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"Kolumb (Columbus) Tomato Review & Photos: Large Red Slicers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Kolumb (Columbus) is a heavy-yielding variety that produces large, classic red tomatoes on complex trusses. While originally sold as an indeterminate<\/strong>, growers report that it often acts as a semi-determinate, self-topping at just over 3 feet (1 m) tall in the greenhouse. It grows slowly and takes its time bulking up the fruit, making it a mid-season producer. It is low-maintenance, producing very few suckers, and delivers a reliable, traditional tomato flavor. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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I got the seeds for this one from Popenko’s collection. His description lists it as an indeterminate, but in my greenhouse, it only reached a little over 3.3 feet (1 m) and self-topped.<\/p>\n

The internodes are short, and it puts out a ton of blossom clusters, but the plant grows very slowly and takes its sweet time sizing up the fruit. I’d definitely call it a mid-season variety in my conditions.<\/p>\n

But the yield is great, the fruits are large, and the flavor is your standard, classic tomato taste. It has complex trusses, holding 6-8 fruits per cluster. One of the trusses only had two tomatoes on it, but they were absolutely massive. It doesn’t push out a lot of suckers at all. I pruned it to 2 stems.<\/p>\n

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