{"id":5492,"date":"2026-10-15T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5492"},"modified":"2026-10-15T14:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:27:47","slug":"lyolya-f1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/lyolya-f1\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyolya F1 Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Lyolya F1 is a semi-determinate<\/strong> commercial hybrid from the seed company Aelita. It produces beautifully uniform, firm red tomatoes weighing 4.5-5.5 oz (130-160 g) that are absolutely perfect for processing and canning. The flavor is a standard, classic tomato taste. Growers should be careful when purchasing seeds, as another company sells a completely different, inferior variety under the nearly identical name “Lelya F1.” Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-5 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Lyolikovna (Olya) \u2b50 Pro Grower (14,504 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Seeds are from Aelita, hybrid. Info from the packet: Early-ripening, starts producing around 100 days. Semi-determinate. The plant is compact and barely requires any pruning. Simple trusses with 7-9 round fruits weighing 4.5 oz (130 g). Sweet with a slight tang. Genetically predisposed to high yields.<\/p>\n

In reality: Semi-determinate, tried running a single stem, and it really didn’t throw out too many suckers. My fruits were bigger than the packet claimed, around 5-5.5 oz (150-160 g), really pretty and perfectly uniform in size and shape. You could easily spot them in a mixed pile. Excellent yield.<\/p>\n

Flavor is your standard, classic tomato – nothing to write home about, but not overly acidic either. The tomatoes are quite dense, they don’t turn to mush when you slice them, they hold their shape perfectly. I canned them in halves. This hybrid is absolutely perfect for processing.<\/p>\n

Didn’t notice it being particularly early, but I didn’t plant it specifically for an early crop, just sowed it with the main batch around March 8-10. Chocolate Marshmallow, Abbot, and Striped Chocolate all ripened earlier.
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I grew it this year from a packet that looked like this. Did not like it at all, maybe I got a bad batch of wrong seeds. Grew two vines in the greenhouse\u2014zero yield, terrible flavor, ugly tomatoes. I didn’t even bother taking pictures of the fruit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Meri, did your tomatoes actually look like the ones on your packet? Does it match Aelita’s description? Mine were completely different – much flatter and wider.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mine were perfectly round and pretty small, just like the shape on my packet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Quote from Meri:
\nMine were perfectly round and pretty small, just like the shape on my packet.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wow, so they really were completely different \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Quote from Lyolikovna:
\nWow, so they really were completely different \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Olya, that’s because your packet says “Lyolya” and Meri’s packet says “Lelya”. That’s why they are totally different tomatoes! \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nOlya, that’s because your packet says “Lyolya”, and Meri’s packet says “Lelya” . That’s why they are totally different tomatoes! \ud83d\ude04<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Olya \ud83d\ude04 You have eagle eyes \ud83d\ude32 You’re totally right \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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