{"id":596,"date":"2026-08-22T14:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T14:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=596"},"modified":"2026-08-22T14:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T14:17:18","slug":"siberian-kiwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/siberian-kiwi\/","title":{"rendered":"Siberian Kiwi (Sibirskiy Kivi) Green-When-Ripe Tomato Review"},"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;596&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;Siberian Kiwi (Sibirskiy Kivi) Green-When-Ripe Tomato Review&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 Sibirskiy Kivi (Siberian Kiwi)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian commercial variety from the &#8220;Uralskiy Dachnik&#8221; (Ural Summer Resident) seed company. The name translates to &#8220;Siberian Kiwi&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate and vigorous. Reaches about 1.5 meters (5 ft) in height. Growers recommend pruning it to 2 stems for the best yield. It shows decent resilience to Late Blight and extreme heat.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> A classic Green-When-Ripe (GWR) tomato. The fruits are oblate (flat-round) and slightly ribbed. When fully ripe, the green skin develops a beautiful amber\/bronze blush. The flesh remains bright green, occasionally showing pink\/scarlet streaks in the center. Average weight is 180\u2013250g (6\u20139 oz), though some can reach up to 450g (1 lb).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> The seed packet claims it tastes just like a ripe kiwi if eaten blindfolded. Real-world growers confirm it is a very sweet and delicious tomato, making it fantastic for fresh salads.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Pro Tips:<\/strong> Because it stays green, you have to learn to harvest by &#8220;feel&#8221; (slight softness) and by looking for the bronze blush on the skin, rather than waiting for it to change color entirely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Vladimir Baranov (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (312 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seed source: &#8220;Uralskiy Dachnik&#8221;. Here is the manufacturer&#8217;s description:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;An early variety for greenhouses and plastic tunnels. You can harvest the first fully ripe, unusually colored fruits 90-95 days after sowing. The plants are indeterminate, vigorous, up to 1.5 m (5 ft) tall. The variety performs best when pruned to two stems and spaced at no more than 3 plants per square meter. It forms stunningly beautiful fruits weighing 180-250 g (6-9 oz), distinguished by a delicate taste and high content of nutrients (increased sugars, vitamin C, and beta-carotene). They are meaty, oblate, slightly ribbed, and remain green with a bronze tint when ripe. In terms of taste, it significantly surpasses many red-fruited varieties. The flesh is sweet with a very interesting flavor\u2014if you try it blindfolded, you might mistake it for a ripe kiwi. The flesh remains bright green, sometimes with scarlet spots. Yield is up to 6-8 kg (13-17 lbs) per plant. &#8216;Siberian Kiwi&#8217; is considered a salad variety, but according to numerous reviews, it is also great for whole-fruit canning.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I grew this variety in 2019 outdoors in open ground (completely without cover) in Kaluga. The variety is reasonably resistant to Late Blight. However, this year the blight was raging hard outside, and I had to pick the tomatoes unripe. The tomatoes ripened perfectly fine indoors in a box. The taste is sweet. I pruned them to 2 stems, but the Late Blight epidemic didn&#8217;t allow me to fully evaluate its true yield potential. I managed to harvest 1.3 to 1.7 kg (3-4 lbs) of fruit from each bush. The fruit weight ranged from 114 to 453 g (4 to 16 oz), with the average weight being around 200-250 g (7-9 oz). I&#8217;m attaching a photo of my tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/IMG_20190808_160925.jpg.91ce79e1c5c3235d7309f6c165d4cf82.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/IMG_20190808_160925.thumb.jpg.8f2f9b9e2f5a268a88844faf2f375513.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of green-when-ripe Siberian Kiwi tomatoes on a table\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Artemiy <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (506 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Vladimir Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Does it actually have a kiwi taste, or is that just a marketing phrase from the seed packer?<\/p>\n<p>Also, it&#8217;s hard to definitively claim it has &#8220;Late Blight resistance,&#8221; since Russian breeders generally don&#8217;t have the resources to develop truly blight-resistant varieties.<\/p>\n<p>And claiming it has beta-carotene in a green-fruited tomato is, to put it mildly, a lie. Green fruits retain chlorophyll, whereas beta-carotene is found in some orange varieties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Vladimir Baranov (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (312 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted this variety again this year. I will let them ripen on the vine, and the true flavor should reveal itself if it&#8217;s actually there. This year, using my own saved seeds, the germination rate was 100%. They grew nicely outdoors in open ground.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Vladimir Baranov (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (312 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here are the results of my taste testing (they were great).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nilola (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,747 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnodar, Southern Russia (USDA Zone 7)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew Siberian Kiwi this year (Southern region). I really liked this tomato. Delicious. It grew under a shade awning, so it didn&#8217;t get a ton of direct sun, but there was plenty of extreme heat, and it handled it perfectly. The yield was excellent. I will definitely plant it again next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_09\/20220728_155159.jpg.0afb0e6d82309c05c9a40019cb833e55.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_09\/20220728_155159.thumb.jpg.e8c7629c3f40b3bf0bba7ba41e5b0253.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful green-when-ripe Siberian Kiwi tomato split open showing green flesh\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Sibirskiy Kivi (Siberian Kiwi) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian commercial variety from the &#8220;Uralskiy Dachnik&#8221; (Ural Summer Resident) seed company. The name translates to &#8220;Siberian Kiwi&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate and vigorous. Reaches about 1.5 meters (5 ft) in height. Growers recommend pruning it to 2 stems for the best yield. 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