{"id":5505,"date":"2026-10-15T14:44:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5505"},"modified":"2026-10-15T14:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:45:25","slug":"leningrad-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/leningrad-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Leningrad Early (Leningradskiy Skorospelyi) Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Leningrad Early (Leningradskiy Skorospelyi) is an ultra-early<\/strong>, tree-type dwarf<\/strong> tomato. Originally bred for harsh, short-season climates, it pumps out its entire crop so fast that it completely dodges late season diseases like late blight. Outdoors, it stays a tiny 10-12 inches (25-30 cm) tall and requires zero pruning. However, growers warn that if you put this “cute little dwarf” inside a greenhouse, it will turn into a sprawling 3-foot (1 m) monster bush. Produces heavy yields of small, tough-skinned 1.8-2 oz (50-60 g) red fruits with a sweet-and-sour kick. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Seed packet description: Belongs to the ultra-early group. In the Northwest region, it starts ripening July 20-25. By mid-August, the harvest is pretty much completely finished. Because it matures so fast, it completely outruns late blight. It’s a tree-type dwarf bush, reaching 10-12 inches (25-30 cm) tall. Requires zero pruning. Fruits are round, red, weighing 1.8-2 oz (50-60 g). Meant to be planted tight, about 5-6 plants per square meter.<\/p>\n

I grow this one out in the open garden pretty regularly, but this year I stuck it in the greenhouse hoping it would ripen even earlier (outside it usually ripens for me around June 25th). Well, my hopes didn’t exactly pan out \ud83d\ude04, we started picking the first ripe ones on June 23rd \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n

Overall it matches the description, but only outdoors! Inside the greenhouse, this cute little dwarf turned into a cute little monster, about 3.3 feet (1 m) tall and just as wide \ud83d\ude06 \ud83d\ude06 \ud83d\ude06 But I gotta give it credit, it’s incredibly productive. Didn’t drop a single blossom during the heatwave or from being planted too densely, and didn’t crack at all despite my totally inconsistent watering.<\/p>\n

The fruits match the specs too: juicy, nice sweet-and-sour flavor with a slightly sweet aftertaste, and a tough skin. Overall it’s an absolute workhorse, but I will definitely never plant it “at the feet” of my taller vines in the greenhouse ever again \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n

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