{"id":58,"date":"2026-08-17T11:34:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=58"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:34:40","slug":"fairys-gift-tomato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/fairys-gift-tomato\/","title":{"rendered":"Podarok Fei (Fairy&#8217;s Gift) Tomato Review &#038; Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;58&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Podarok Fei (Fairy\\u0026#039;s Gift) Tomato Review \\u0026amp; Photos&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Podarok Fei (Fairy&#8217;s Gift)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin &amp; Name:<\/strong> A commercial Russian variety introduced by the Aelita seed company. The charming name translates to <em>&#8220;Fairy&#8217;s Gift&#8221;<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (bush). It grows compact and sturdy, reaching just over 1 meter (~3.5 ft) in a greenhouse and remaining even shorter outdoors. Most growers report that it requires absolutely <strong>no pruning\/suckering<\/strong>, making it a very low-maintenance variety.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Produces very uniform, dense, bright orange-yellow heart-shaped tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Reviews on taste are highly mixed. Some growers found it sweet and delicious, while others reported the flavor as mediocre, bland, or even &#8220;woody.&#8221; This suggests the variety&#8217;s flavor profile is highly dependent on soil, sunlight, and growing conditions.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc6f <strong>Similar Varieties:<\/strong> One experienced grower noted that it makes a perfect bright-orange companion\/pair to the famous pink Russian determinate variety, <em>Nastenka<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetlyachok-plus <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Veteran (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from &#8220;Aelita&#8221;. A very productive variety! It won me over with its beauty and yield. A mass of cute, firm yellow-orange hearts with a good tomato flavor, slightly sweet. What is remarkable is that almost all the tomatoes on the bush are exactly the same size.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61322_73be8aa410884ec9d28e5f13dc005b8b056e57bc.jpg\" alt=\"Podarok Fei Fairy's Gift orange heart tomatoes on the vine\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tatiana <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Veteran (2,372 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Mshinskaya, Leningrad Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I liked the variety very much. The discovery of the season. Very productive, tasty, and beautiful. In the greenhouse, it was just over a meter (3.5 ft) tall. Seeds were from the forum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">J<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Julia M <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (120 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/72\/12722-040715071935.jpeg\" alt=\"Fairy's Gift tomato forming fruit\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olena <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Veteran (1,007 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A beautiful little tomato!! I am looking for determinates for my greenhouse, and this is a candidate. Tell me please, how heavily do you prune it, and how many stems do you lead it in?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetlyachok-plus <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Veteran (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Olena said:<\/strong><br \/>\nTell me please, how heavily do you prune it, and how many stems do you lead it in?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Olya, I didn&#8217;t prune\/sucker it at all. But mine was in open ground outdoors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">J<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Julia M <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (120 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I didn&#8217;t prune it either. I removed the lower leaves, and now if it gets too overgrown, I remove some foliage. The suckers grow out and produce new fruits on their own.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I don&#8217;t really like the taste. Actually, besides the &#8216;Madeira&#8217; cherry tomato, I haven&#8217;t really liked the taste of anything yet. So far, those are the tastiest. Although, to be fair, I generally only eat tomatoes in salads or marinated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Pomidorka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (114 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>For me, Podarok Fei wasn&#8217;t very productive. The taste is ordinary, just a regular tomato. Nothing special.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lena Vanyushka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Enthusiast (628 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The photos and reviews about this tomato made me happy, so I bought the seeds\u2014we will give it a try! )<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Irina Fedorova <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Veteran (1,628 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaliningrad, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Fairy&#8217;s Gift did not bring me any joy. The yield was average, and the fruits were tasteless and woody. But that was in my specific growing conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tomatinka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It makes a perfect bright-orange companion for the &#8216;Nastenka&#8217; variety.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250822_123046.jpg.a7360cbcefbbd6e515e88c11fb3b2c55.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250822_123046.thumb.jpg.0b7f8eeb2bf9993b98031df03e7fe4b5.jpg\" alt=\"Tomatinka's harvest of Fairy's Gift\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250822_123338.jpg.ab24e3dfe9ea1b6e663bf220074beb5d.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250822_123338.thumb.jpg.13264073afb357d9b6eed920c7bdd81a.jpg\" alt=\"Fairy's Gift Podarok Fei sliced showing meaty flesh\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Podarok Fei (Fairy&#8217;s Gift) \ud83c\udf0d Origin &amp; Name: A commercial Russian variety introduced by the Aelita seed company. The charming name translates to &#8220;Fairy&#8217;s Gift&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). It grows compact and sturdy, reaching just over 1 meter (~3.5 ft) in a greenhouse and remaining even shorter outdoors. 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