{"id":5968,"date":"2026-10-20T18:58:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5968"},"modified":"2026-10-20T18:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:58:46","slug":"nina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/nina\/","title":{"rendered":"Nina Tomato Review &#038; Photos: Heavily Ribbed Heirloom"},"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;5968&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;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Nina Tomato Review \\u0026amp; Photos: Heavily Ribbed Heirloom&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\">Share your rating<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-top: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Nina is an incredibly striking, heavily <strong>ribbed red tomato<\/strong> that thrives in the greenhouse. A highly productive <strong>indeterminate<\/strong> vine, it yields massive fruits up to 1.1 lbs with a classic, old-fashioned tomato flavor. Perfect as a show-stopping centerpiece or sliced thick for salads. <a href=\"#full-summary\">Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Growers&#8217; Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4a Experience)<\/h2>\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\">Svetikk <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Veteran Member (29,398 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupinsky District, Moscow Oblast (USDA Zone 4a)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds are from the Partner seed company. Indeterminate vine, grew it in the greenhouse pruned to 2 stems, high yield. Red fruits, up to 1.1 lbs (500g), heavily ribbed, very beautiful \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p>Good classic tomato flavor, though the absolute largest fruits can have some hollow cavities inside. Great for decorating the greenhouse and the dinner table, or even giving away as gifts \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/DSCN1009.thumb.JPG.536e1e1671efc92bb40b4ef6ee8cfaa5.JPG\" alt=\"Nina ribbed tomato harvested\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/DSCN9931.thumb.JPG.3c61554832b66f65669051534e577cb1.JPG\" alt=\"Nina tomato on the vine\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/DSCN0115.thumb.JPG.c73b4199ecc3044f45c09f4126c067c1.JPG\" alt=\"Nina sliced tomato showing cavities\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/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\">Prostoy Chaynik <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Veteran Member (1,064 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Roshchino, Leningrad Oblast (USDA Zone 4a)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Nina hasn&#8217;t ripened yet for me this year, here&#8217;s what she looks like for now \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_07\/IMG_20200705_140512.thumb.jpg.474ec921b0c75bfe24f3e45db584f2d6.jpg\" alt=\"Nina green ribbed tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/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\">Prostoy Chaynik <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Veteran Member (1,064 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Roshchino, Leningrad Oblast (USDA Zone 4a)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Partially ripened Nina. Extremely gorgeous tomatoes, they immediately catch your eye.<\/p>\n<p>Mine turned out with a simple, old-fashioned tomato flavor. The neighbors snatched them up like souvenirs, and my husband gobbled them down with just a little salt. Everyone was happy \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/IMG_20200816_103938.thumb.jpg.2a4fd6fc8708e378f8dcad38f0757da7.jpg\" alt=\"Nina tomatoes ripening indoors\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Kate <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (440 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Nina for 2020. Planted it in a polycarbonate greenhouse. Really loved it: delicious and productive. There were no hollow spots in my fruits. Just a stunningly beautiful tomato! We ate them all in salads.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/IMG_20200818_171516.thumb.jpg.f08ceeca6ed5e1645e76f79bec42d91d.jpg\" alt=\"Nina ripe ribbed red tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- FULL SUMMARY --><\/p>\n<div id=\"full-summary\" class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-top: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant:<\/strong> A vigorous indeterminate vine. It is highly recommended to grow this in a greenhouse and prune it strictly to 2 stems for the best fruit development.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Yield:<\/strong> Excellent. Sets a heavy crop of large, show-stopping fruits that easily command attention in the garden.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Taste:<\/strong> Offers a straightforward, classic red tomato flavor. It lacks the intense, complex sweetness of some heirlooms but balances it with a reliable, savory old-fashioned taste.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udce6 <strong>Texture\/Usage:<\/strong> Fruits are heavily pleated\/ribbed and get quite large, up to 1.1 lbs (500g). While the largest sizes may develop hollow seed cavities (stuffing tomato style), average-sized fruits are meaty and firm. Excellent for thick slices in salads, fresh eating with a sprinkle of salt, or gifting to impressed neighbors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CTA --><\/p>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown Nina?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Share your zone and experiences below!<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- EDITOR'S NOTE --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take: Nina is an incredibly striking, heavily ribbed red tomato that thrives in the greenhouse. A highly productive indeterminate vine, it yields massive fruits up to 1.1 lbs with a classic, old-fashioned tomato flavor. Perfect as a show-stopping centerpiece or sliced thick for salads. 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