{"id":6565,"date":"2026-10-28T12:29:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6565"},"modified":"2026-10-28T12:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:29:45","slug":"ilka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/ilka\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilka Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Ilka is a rare, indeterminate<\/strong>, mid-season yellow oxheart with classic wispy foliage. It produces large, barrel-shaped hearts<\/strong> weighing 8.8-10.5 oz (250-300 g) and often much more. Growers praise it for its dense, meaty, almost seedless flesh, sweet old-fashioned flavor, and reliable fruit set in both heat and cold. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos<\/h2>\n
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Got the seeds from Elena Danko. Her description read: indeterminate, yellow, oxheart, sweet, excellent yield! Weight 8.8-10.5 oz (250-300 g), a very rare variety.<\/p>\n

This was one of the best tomatoes of a really tough season. Mid-season, didn’t get too tall, very slender and even wimpy-looking vine. As long as it was fed well, it didn’t drop a single blossom in the heat or the cold. Pruned it to 2 stems and it set full trusses that didn’t kink. The fruits were large, meaty, practically seedless, sweet with a real classic tomato flavor, and they ripened flawlessly on the counter. These barrel-shaped hearts got way heavier than the stated weight.<\/p>\n

Up to the 5th truss, there were absolutely no seed locules at all.<\/p>\n

Edited November 26, 2021 by Mama Antona<\/em><\/p>\n

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Olya Pskovishna (Olga) \u2b50 Pro Grower (14,072 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Seeds from the same source. Hats off and thank you, Lena! Unfortunately, I had bad luck with pictures this season \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Loved this variety in every way: taste and production were absolutely top-notch.<\/p>\n

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