{"id":5367,"date":"2026-10-14T11:27:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5367"},"modified":"2026-10-14T11:27:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:27:33","slug":"lithuanian-crested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/lithuanian-crested\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuanian Crested Pink Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\n\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Lithuanian Crested Pink is a wispy-leafed, indeterminate<\/strong> heirloom that produces massive, meaty pink hearts weighing up to 14 oz (400 g). It is famous for throwing two different fruit shapes on the same vine: pointy hearts and flatter, ribbed “crested” hearts. While growers rave about its dense, sweet flesh and heavy yields, be warned\u2014this variety is notoriously slow to germinate and can take its sweet time setting fruit early in the season. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Growing this for the first time. Really loved the variety, definitely a favorite this season. I have two vines growing outdoors in the dirt. Indet, about 5-5.2 ft (1.5-1.6 m) tall. The plant is slender with wispy, drooping foliage. Mid-season maturity.<\/p>\n

Fruits are heart-shaped, a very beautiful pink color, weighing 7-14 oz (200-400 g). On the exact same vine you get both elongated hearts with a little beak and flatter, crested hearts. Very meaty and aromatic. The flesh is dense, very sweet, and delicious, not bland at all.<\/p>\n

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Failed to germinate on me twice!!! \ud83d\ude1e Never even got to try it. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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My Lithuanian Crested didn’t sprout until day 20, I thought they were dead for sure. Good thing I didn’t throw the seedling cups away \ud83d\ude0a Seeds were from Redko.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I have it on my grow list for this year. Should I just sow it now and start waiting? \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Grew this variety in 2017, seeds from Sofia27 \ud83c\udf3a Turned out very productive, the fruits were massive and beautiful. But the flavor ended up being a bit bland, probably didn’t get enough heat since the summer was cold and wet.<\/p>\n

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Grew it this season (2023) in the greenhouse. Took forever to set any fruit, I was actually about ready to yank both vines out. But later on it set so many tomatoes that my support ties snapped multiple times! Trusses are long and complex.<\/p>\n

Yield is above average, fruits are gorgeous pink hearts. Extremely delicious.<\/p>\n

Seeds from Larisa @CUCSA. Thank you! \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n

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