{"id":5509,"date":"2026-10-15T14:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5509"},"modified":"2026-10-15T14:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:51:03","slug":"moonlight-delight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/moonlight-delight\/","title":{"rendered":"Moonlight Delight (Lunnyi Vostorg) Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Moonlight Delight (Lunnyi Vostorg) is a heavy-yielding yellow oxheart tomato. While plant heights seem to vary (some report compact determinate bushes, others indeterminate vines), it consistently produces massive, meaty slicers weighing up to 19 oz (550 g) with a sweet, mild, low-acid flavor. The main drawback reported by growers is its incredibly thin skin; the fruits are so delicate that they bruise just from being handled and have absolutely zero shelf life, meaning they must be eaten fresh off the vine. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-5 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Moonlight Delight. Seeds came from Galya (Esme), grew it outdoors right in the dirt. Determinate, large-fruited, yellow. The bush has that wispy, wimpy foliage. The first truss swells up super fast, and the tomatoes on it are absolutely massive (my biggest hit around 19 oz \/ 550 g). The shape was barely a heart, closer to a flat-round beefsteak on the bottom, but the upper trusses had a very pronounced heart shape.<\/p>\n

Color is a deep yellow, and mine developed these nice pink streaks. Flavor is very pleasant and mild. While those first trusses were swelling up, the rest of the plant just stalled out, but once I picked that first batch, the upper trusses finally kicked into gear.<\/p>\n

Outdoors the bush stayed around 31-35 inches (80-90 cm). Didn’t get to show its full potential because late blight got to it first. Definitely want to try it in the greenhouse next time.<\/p>\n

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Evgeniya \u2b50 Regular Grower (236 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Olya, that is absolutely gorgeous!!! Especially considering it came off such a compact bush! \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hey ladies, anyone who grew Moonlight Delight, mine just refuses to sprout. Is it naturally this stubborn to germinate, or did I mess something up?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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tomatinka (Vera) \u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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??? Mine grew out looking completely identical to Golden Domes and King of Siberia.. \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I grew Moonlight Delight for 2 years. Tatiana Kushnareva actually sent me the seeds on the PH forum. So I definitely had the real deal. It looked exactly like Olya described. Plus, it is an incredible yielder.<\/p>\n

The only drawback it has is that it’s incredibly delicate. You basically have to eat it straight off the vine. I tried not to even touch them when they were green, because the slightest bump left dents and bruises. Ended up swapping it out for Honey Savior because of that. Thanks for reminding me though, need to plant it again so I don’t lose the strain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hey y’all, what seed company actually sells Moonlight Delight? Where can I order it?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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My Moonlight Delight (grew as an indet, seeds from Galya) looked a lot like Golden Domes (from SibSad), but for some reason I liked it way better. It had a much more pronounced heart shape. King of Siberia was totally different for me, pure yellow, no blush or marbling, and the flavor was worse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Planted it for the first time, seeds from Galochka (GalinaD), huge thanks to her for that!! Turned out to be a massive yielder, beautiful, delicious, massive whoppers, and not just on the bottom trusses either. But….. yeah, I totally agree with Tamara\u2014it bruises if you just look at it and has absolutely zero shelf life.
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Moonlight Delight (seeds from o-lya-lya \ud83c\udf38), absolutely gorgeous, but man is it delicate! Just carrying it to the scale left a dent in it \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f
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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Issues<\/h2>\n