{"id":6064,"date":"2026-10-22T13:22:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6064"},"modified":"2026-10-22T13:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:22:43","slug":"orange-icicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/orange-icicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Icicle (Oranzhevaya Sosulka) Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Oranzhevaya Sosulka (Orange Icicle) is an incredibly productive, indeterminate<\/strong> orange paste tomato. Growers praise it for its firm texture, sweet flavor, and perfect size for canning. Interestingly, a few growers have reported the variety occasionally throwing off a determinate (bush)<\/strong> mutation, though the classic vine is known to be a massive, late-season producer. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-6 Experience)<\/h2>\n

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Got the seeds from Sasha (Taleks). I really loved this variety. Honestly, it’s not exactly an icicle shape but more of a large plum with a slight point. Indet, I pruned it to two main stems. A very heavy yielder. The fruits are perfect beauties, about 3.5 oz (100 g) each. Nicely sweet, very firm, and absolutely fantastic for canning \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\udc4d
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Alyona Latvia (Alyona) \u2b50 Pro Grower (1,366 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Could you tell me how tall the plants got? I’m assuming they get pretty tall. Also, what’s the days to maturity like? Thanks!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ninulia (Nina) \u2b50 Pro Grower (39,666 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Alyona, Orange Icicle is an indet and a very vigorous tall vine. I grew it in the greenhouse, started with 2 stems and then just let it go wild. It reached the roof and started growing horizontally along the top trellis. By that time, most of my other varieties were already done producing. It kept pumping out fruit until the end of September (this was last year). I actually liked these tomatoes way better than Zolotaya Rybka (Golden Fish). They are sweeter and just taste better! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The “Determinate” Mutation Discussion<\/h3>\n
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Decided to grow this one out again from fresh seeds. The only plant I had topped itself at less than 3 ft (1 m) tall. It set two trusses on the main stem and one on a sucker, basically acting just like a det. Has anyone else had this happen, or did my seeds cross?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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TatianaSh (Tatiana) \u2b50 Pro Grower (5,471 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Alya, you actually sent me seeds of your Orange Icicle a while back, and it behaved like a det for me too. It stayed really short. Did it use to grow tall for you before?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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