{"id":5674,"date":"2026-10-17T18:10:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T18:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5674"},"modified":"2026-10-17T18:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T18:10:06","slug":"matrena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/matrena\/","title":{"rendered":"Matrena Tomato Review & Photos: Ribbed Pear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Matrena is a tall, mid-early indeterminate<\/strong> tomato that produces large, ribbed red pears<\/strong>. Known for incredible yields and a dense, meaty texture with very few seeds, it is often compared to the popular Puzata Khata variety. Growers praise its robust health, immunity to blossom end rot (BER), and ability to set fruit relentlessly even in poor weather. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Jump to: Seed Origins & History<\/a> | Growth Habits & Yield<\/a> | Comparison to Puzata Khata<\/a><\/p>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-4 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Matrena is a mid-early tall variety, fruits are pear-shaped and ribbed, juicy, sweet, weighing 10.5 oz (300 g). Productive variety.<\/p>\n

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Grew it in the poly greenhouse. Height 6 ft (180 cm). All photos are of the same vine, different trusses.<\/p>\n

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Seed Origins & History<\/h3>\n
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Tasty, high yielder… Grew one vine in the greenhouse, another outdoors in the dirt — the outdoor fruits were bigger..<\/p>\n

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Hey ladies, where are the seeds from? Where does the variety originate?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On 11\/24\/2019 at 7:48 AM, Olviya said:
\nHey ladies, where are the seeds from? Where does the variety originate?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I got mine from Oksana, Oksana got hers from our Olya in Brest, and where Olya got them I have no idea (<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On 11\/24\/2019 at 8:57 AM, galka68 said:
\nI got mine from Oksana, Oksana got hers from our Olya in Brest, and where Olya got them I have no idea (<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I got mine about three years ago from Tomochka @Drakonka, huge THANKS to her for that!!!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Excellent tomato!!! Thank you @Lyudmila D. for the seeds!!! Heavy yielder, meaty, tasty to me. Can’t forgive myself for somehow failing to save any seeds… Hoping to have some next year. Ladies, if you have it, plant it, you won’t regret it!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Received Matrena from @galka68 \ud83d\ude4f Soooooooo productive, beautiful and tasty little tomato<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I only found it in Ukraine in Shevchuk’s private collection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On 11\/24\/2019 at 4:26 PM, Olviya said:
\nI only found it in Ukraine in Shevchuk’s private collection.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His description lists the height at 2.6 ft (0.8 m). Surprised, because mine in the poly greenhouse was much taller – around 6 ft (1.8 m). I agree it’s a very productive and tasty tomato. My seeds were from @Lyudmila D. Lyudochka, thanks for a great variety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On 11\/24\/2019 at 8:04 PM, doch Fedora said:
\nHis description lists the height at 2.6 ft (0.8 m). Surprised, because mine in the poly greenhouse was much taller – around 6 ft (1.8 m). I agree it’s a very productive and tasty tomato. My seeds were from @Lyudmila D. Lyudochka, thanks for a great variety.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maybe it stays shorter outdoors. But in the greenhouse mine went right to the roof. And I ran it to 3 or 4 stems — spread it out in different directions like a spider and was just amazed how it kept setting fruit non-stop. And my thanks go to Galina @galka68<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Our Galunya @galka68 is a temptress… finds these varieties that make us lose our heads, and hunting them down becomes our life’s mission…. \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I didn’t do it on purpose, just sent out whatever grew. They really love it in Poland too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ladies, how is this variety any different from, say, Puzata Khata<\/a> or similar ones? It’s red, right? And tall. Now, if it actually stayed at 2.6 ft (0.8 m), then sure!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On 11\/25\/2019 at 7:47 AM, Ninulia said:
\nLadies, how is this variety any different from, say, Puzata Khata or similar ones? It’s red, right? And tall. Now, if it actually stayed at 2.6 ft (0.8 m), then sure!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hello everyone!<\/p>\n

Ninulya, it doesn’t look like it’s any different from Puzata Khata at all… At least by fruit shape, color, and the plant structure itself. The height of the vines in the greenhouse was around 6-6.5 ft (1.8-2.0 m), strong thick stems, healthy dark foliage practically to the end of the season. Fruits have that same pear shape, chubby, averaging 7-8.8 oz (200-250 g) (some were bigger). They are meaty, dense, thick flesh with very good flavor. Very insignificant amount of seeds in the fruits.<\/p>\n

Yield-wise Matrena turned out to be very generous, fruited until the end of September until I finally pulled the plants down.<\/p>\n

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This variety flew to me, just like Liskin Nos, from Belarus from Nadyusha. Made me fall in love, conquered me, amazed me! Veeeeery productive, veeeery tasty and veeeery beautiful!<\/p>\n

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Copying this over from my 2020 report.<\/p>\n

Excellent variety! Zero complaints whatsoever. Set fruit in any weather, didn’t catch any BER, and the flavor is rich. Lyudochka @Lyudmila D. sent it to me. Thank you!<\/p>\n

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