{"id":5955,"date":"2026-10-20T17:33:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T17:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5955"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T17:34:07","slug":"nibelung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/nibelung\/","title":{"rendered":"Nibelung Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> A reliable, mid-season indeterminate<\/strong> vine that produces gorgeous oblate brown-to-dark-purple tomatoes with dark greenish-black shoulders. Known for strong disease resistance and excellent yields even in cold, wet summers, it produces very sweet, delicious slicers averaging 7\u20139 oz (200\u2013250g). Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3a-6b Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Plena \u2b50 Veteran Member (9,242 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd Moscow Oblast (USDA Zone 4a)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I grew this one this year. The vine isn’t a massive monster, indeterminate, gets to about 6 feet (1.8m) in the greenhouse. Quite tasty, no complaints at all. The color ranges from brown to dark purple, oblate shape, weighing up to 8.8 oz (250g). Seeds were from ElenaO \ud83d\ude4f I’ll add a sliced photo a little later. I saw a few others growing it too, let’s hear your reviews.<\/p>\n

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Fevralina \u2b50 Veteran Member (2,529 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd Perm (USDA Zone 3b)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mine grew in a hoop house under row cover, and I took the cover off in early July. It was a wet, cold summer. Compared to the rest of the varieties, it was pretty productive and really resistant to diseases. Picked them green.<\/p>\n

After ripening indoors off the vine, they turned into absolute beauties–a deep dark green color at the stem transitioning to a dark red blossom end. The plant height was just over 3 feet (1m), and the largest tomatoes were about 7 oz (200g) with the exact same shape as Plena’s. Mid-season.<\/p>\n

It didn’t reach its full sweetness because of our terrible weather, but it was still delicious \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n

I will definitely regrow it once we finally put up a proper greenhouse.<\/p>\n

My seeds were from Kolyakov.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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m_Kallista \u2b50 Veteran Member (9,801 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Here is what I got from Kolyakov\u2014couldn’t find a photo of a ripe one. Looks like a seed mix-up, right?<\/p>\n

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I planted this variety two years in a row, in 2016 and 2017. It\u2019s an absolute favorite! \ud83d\ude0b I grow it outdoors in the dirt, vine height gets to about 5.5 feet (1.7m). It\u2019s productive in any weather and doesn’t get hit by diseases. The tomatoes are beautiful, a rich brown color with greenish-black shoulders. The taste is sweet- you could honestly say they are incredibly delicious, exactly how the internet describes them \ud83d\udc4d Huge thanks to Katya-Zhavoronok for the seeds \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n

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Elena Aleksandrova \u2b50 New Member (10 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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m_Kallista said:<\/strong>
\nHere is what I got from Kolyakov–couldn’t find a photo of a ripe one. Looks like a seed mix-up, right?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hi! Yes, I also think that’s a wrong seed \/ mix-up, because Nibelung has a completely different shape. Here is what mine looked like:<\/p>\n

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masna \u2b50 New Member (3 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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And I really loved the taste.<\/p>\n

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