{"id":5396,"date":"2026-10-14T15:20:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5396"},"modified":"2026-10-14T15:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:20:04","slug":"lavender-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/lavender-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Lavender Lake Tomato Review & Photos: Huge Striped Heirloom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\n\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Lavender Lake<\/strong> is a massive, highly productive indeterminate<\/strong> beefsteak. It produces stunning terracotta\/red-brown fruits with subtle green striping and deep crimson flesh, weighing a hefty 17.5-28 oz (500-800 g). Growers report it as an exceptional and very early producer, though the seeds can sometimes be notoriously finicky to germinate. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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I honestly think Lilac Lake (Sirenevoe Ozero) and Lavender Lake (Lavandovoe Ozero) are two completely different varieties. Looking at the photos above, Lilac Lake is dark lilac in color and the average weight is smaller. I grew Lavender Lake and my fruits were a terracotta color on the outside and dark crimson inside. And the shape was completely different on mine too. The average fruit weight was 17.5 oz (500 g), I didn’t have a single one smaller than that. I’m incredibly happy with Lavender Lake, there isn’t a dedicated thread for it yet.<\/p>\n

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On 12\/22\/2021 at 9:28 AM, TatyanaSh said:
\nI honestly think Lilac Lake (Sirenevoe Ozero) and Lavender Lake (Lavandovoe Ozero) are two completely different varieties. Looking at the photos above, Lilac Lake is dark lilac in color and the average weight is smaller. I grew Lavender Lake and my fruits were a terracotta color on the outside and dark crimson inside. And the shape was completely different on mine too. The average fruit weight was 17.5 oz (500 g), I didn’t have a single one smaller than that. I’m incredibly happy with Lavender Lake, there isn’t a dedicated thread for it yet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I can’t judge if they are different varieties or the exact same one: to know that for sure, you’d have to plant them right next to each other so all the conditions are identical – dirt, care, weather, growing techniques. But I also planted Lavender Lake this year and I totally agree with Tanya. Plus, it was the absolute earliest one to ripen in my greenhouse. Really loved it.<\/p>\n

The camera didn’t pick up the color perfectly in the photo. They were exactly a terracotta shade in person.<\/p>\n

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I also grew this excellent, productive, and absolutely gorgeous stunner! \ud83d\udc4d Thanks to Masha @Murka for the seeds \ud83c\udf39 It threw a fit at first, obviously, the seeds refused to sprout for the longest time. I had the exact same issue once with Fox Nose (Liskin Nos), I’d sow them \u2014 they wouldn’t pop, sow again \u2014 still nothing. But I wanted this variety so badly that I basically did a rain dance over the seedling trays, and eventually every single seed popped! And the plant did not disappoint!<\/p>\n

LAVENDER LAKE – indet, tall vine, very heavy yielder, fruits are incredibly beautiful reddish-brown with noticeable green stripes, massive, weighing 17.5-28 oz (500-800 g), superb flavor, meaty, and aromatic.<\/p>\n

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