{"id":5789,"date":"2026-10-19T15:31:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T15:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5789"},"modified":"2026-10-19T18:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:26:25","slug":"medovyi-gigant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/medovyi-gigant\/","title":{"rendered":"Honey Giant (Medovyi Gigant) Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Honey Giant is a sweet, meaty, bi-color (orange skin with pink flesh) indeterminate heirloom that can produce massive fruit. However, growers report rampant seed mix-ups from commercial vendors like Aelita, so trading seeds with trusted growers is highly recommended! Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-6 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Sweet (Svetlana) 389 \ud83c\udf45<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd Belgorod region, Russia (USDA Zone 5b)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Here is the official description from the seed packet: An early-ripening, large-fruited variety with orange skin and pink flesh. Matures in 100-105 days. The plant is indeterminate, suitable for both open ground and high tunnels. Fruits are round, smooth, meaty, and very sweet. Crack-resistant, handles transportation well, and stores for a long time without losing commercial quality.<\/p>\n

Photo credit: Ladoga<\/em><\/p>\n

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Zolushka (Olya) 30,022 \ud83c\udf45<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd Mytishchi, Russia (USDA Zone 4a)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I’ve been growing Honey Giant (from Aelita seeds) since 2010.<\/p>\n

The first couple of years were incredible! Absolutely delicious, huge tomatoes up to 2.2 lbs (1 kg), honey-colored on the outside with a pink blush on the inside \ud83d\ude0b\ud83d\ude0b\ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n

Then I bought a fresh packet of seeds, and something entirely different grew. All four plants were identical. They were a dead ringer for Verlioka<\/a> (same height, size, disease resistance, even the leaves matched), except they were yellow \ud83d\ude20<\/p>\n

Just little yellow bouncy balls \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n

I’m going to try and revive the original line. Huge shoutout to Ladoga for sharing authentic seeds with me! \ud83c\udf38\ud83c\udf38\ud83c\udf38<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Anzhelika 9 \ud83c\udf45<\/span><\/div>\n
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Still green in this shot, but making progress. Seeds are from Aelita.<\/p>\n

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Karamel (Irina) 75 \ud83c\udf45<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd Tver region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Large and quite meaty. It tasted pretty good considering the rough season we had. With better weather, I bet the flavor profile would really pop.<\/p>\n

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Anzhelika 9 \ud83c\udf45<\/span><\/div>\n
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Here is the resulting beauty! I can’t draw any firm conclusions on the yield yet, because early on the plant pushed way too much vegetative growth. Then, that first tomato got massive and you could clearly see it stalled the whole plant out. I really liked the taste, though.<\/p>\n

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ilja (Ilya) 706 \ud83c\udf45<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd Klin district, Moscow region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It didn’t quite earn the “giant” title for me, though the fruit was still a decent size. Yield was fantastic, though. Reached about 6.5 feet (2 m) tall in the greenhouse. Super tasty and sweet.<\/p>\n

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AnnaD (Anna) 2,436 \ud83c\udf45<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd Moscow, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I grew 2 plants from Aelita seeds this year. Outdoors in the northern Moscow suburbs, they reached about 3.3-4 feet (1-1.2 m) tall. Very tasty, sweet, and has this wonderful buttery texture. Didn’t grow into a true giant for me, though. Most fruits were around 5.3-8.8 oz (150-250 g). I will definitely be repeating this one, the flavor was just too good. Gonna make sure I save my own seeds this time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Nata N. (Natalya) 60,998 \ud83c\udf45<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd Dmitrovka, Moscow region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hands down one of the best-tasting varieties I’ve ever grown. Fantastic flavor and incredibly productive. A stellar variety!<\/p>\n

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Olga 8,940 \ud83c\udf45<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd Tula region, Russia (USDA Zone 4-5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Grew out Aelita’s Honey Giant this year and ended up with a determinate bush pumping out tiny 1 oz (30 g) red tomatoes. Total mix-up!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Full Summary: Honey Giant (Medovyi Gigant)<\/h2>\n