{"id":6165,"date":"2026-10-23T12:40:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6165"},"modified":"2026-10-23T13:26:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:26:01","slug":"dwarf-russian-swirl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/dwarf-russian-swirl\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwarf Russian Swirl Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Dwarf Russian Swirl is a mid-season dwarf<\/strong> from the Dwarf Tomato Project, bred by Craig LeHoullier<\/strong>. It produces sweet, juicy, oblate bicolor fruits weighing roughly 3.5-8.8 oz (100-250 g), with sizes getting much larger when grown in a greenhouse. While it is a true dwarf, plants can reach 4 to 5 ft (1.2-1.5 m) tall. One grower reported getting an indeterminate potato-leaf off-type that looked identical to Dwarf Lucky Swirl. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-4 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Dwarf Russian Swirl – a variety from the Dwarf Tomato Project. My bush got to about 4 ft (1.2 meters) tall. The variety turned out productive, mid-season ripening. The fruits are medium-sized, oblate, bicolor, very tasty, juicy and meaty, sweet.<\/p>\n

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My Russian Swirl also turned out quite productive. Really liked it. Grew it outdoors. Bushes were a little over 3.3 ft (1 m) tall. Tomatoes were 3.5-8.8 oz (100-250 g), very sweet.<\/p>\n

Seeds from Kulik.<\/p>\n

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Decided to grow Russian Swirl again this year. Only had space for it in the greenhouse. The plant reached over 5 ft (1.5 m) tall. The fruits are significantly larger than they were in 2018 when grown outdoors. Productive, tasty stunner. I love it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Russian Swirl. Only had space for it in the greenhouse.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Inna, how did it perform for you timing-wise? Right alongside all the other greenhouse varieties? Did you start the seeds early with all the other dwarfs, or just like a regular indet?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Did you start the seeds early<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sveta, I sowed the dwarfs in late February this year, so a little later than I usually start dwarfs, but still earlier than my greenhouse indets.<\/p>\n

Inna, how did it perform for you timing-wise?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The greenhouse photo is from August 13.<\/p>\n

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Indet. Potato leaf. Bicolor tomato. Good size and flavor. Oblate. In my case, it was an exact twin of Lucky Swirl. Or Lucky Captain as they also call it.<\/p>\n

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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Off-Types<\/h2>\n