{"id":5513,"date":"2026-10-15T14:54:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5513"},"modified":"2026-10-15T14:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:54:36","slug":"frog-princess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/frog-princess\/","title":{"rendered":"Frog Princess (Lyagushka-Tsarevna) Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Frog Princess (Lyagushka-Tsarevna) is a mid-to-late season<\/strong>, indeterminate<\/strong> Green-When-Ripe (GWR) tomato distributed by Gavrish. The packet promises 8.8 oz (250 g) fruits, though most growers experienced smaller yields averaging around 3.5-7 oz (100-200 g). The flavor is generally considered good, with some praising its sweet, buttery flesh; but others found it overly watery and slightly more acidic than heavy-hitters like Malachite Box. Like many green tomatoes, it has a very short shelf life and quickly turns to mush if left to overripen. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Drosera (Svetlana) \u2b50 Pro Grower (5,414 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Didn’t live up to the “Princess” name on a single metric for me. Wasn’t expecting a massive yield anyway, but Gavrish claimed 8.8 oz (250 g) averages and my biggest was barely 3.5 oz (100 g), with the rest being even smaller. Flavor is good, but definitely more acidic than my other green-when-ripe varieties.<\/p>\n

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When fully ripe it’s a sweet tomato, but let it get even slightly overripe and it turns straight to mush. Yield was above average, shelf life is pretty bad. That being said, out of all my late ripeners that finished up indoors, it was one of the best tasting. Ran four stems, grown outdoors in the dirt.<\/p>\n

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Frog Princess gave me average yields. Fruits were 3.5-7 oz (100-200 g). Good classic tomato flavor, but lots of seeds and really watery.<\/p>\n

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Seemed really similar to Malachite Box to me – same vine height, same fruit weight, and the same terrible shelf life. Flavor-wise yeah, it’s definitely plainer than MB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They weren’t similar for me at all! \ud83d\ude42 Only thing they have in common is being green \ud83d\ude06 My Malachite Box fruits were way bigger, hitting 1.1-1.3 lbs (500-600 g), super productive, and nowhere near as watery. My Frog Princess never topped 7 oz (200 g) and the flavor just wasn’t as rich. Grew them right next to each other to compare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I actually liked this variety! \ud83d\udc4d Pretty decent yielder, and the fruits weren’t small at all. Flavor definitely loses out to Boloto, but still very pleasant. I’d even call the flesh buttery.<\/p>\n

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