{"id":6656,"date":"2026-10-28T15:55:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6656"},"modified":"2026-10-28T15:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:56:12","slug":"kookaburra-cackle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/kookaburra-cackle\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwarf  Kookaburra Cackle 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;6656&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;Dwarf  Kookaburra Cackle 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\">Share your rating<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"quick-take\" style=\"background: #fff4e6; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #ff9800; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Kookaburra Cackle is a low-maintenance, mid-season brown tomato from the Dwarf Tomato Project. Featuring thick rugose foliage and a compact tree-type habit, it produces beautiful <strong>dark oblate slicers<\/strong>. Its flavor is highly unusual\u2014growers describe it as having a mild tomato base mixed with a surprisingly complex, spicy, or smoky kick. <a href=\"#full-summary\">Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Growers&#8217; Notes and Photos<\/h2>\n<div id=\"post-elena\" class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Honored Member (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, USDA Zone 4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A mid-season indeterminate variety from the Dwarf Tomato Project featuring regular, rugose foliage. The fruits are oblate, brown, and have a very weird taste; it&#8217;s sort of a bland tomato base, but with a spicy\/smoky kick to it, even though the internal color is incredibly rich and gorgeous.The variety is highly productive, totally fuss-free, and I grew it outdoors out in the dirt.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/157\/111-191216124514.jpeg\" width=\"527\" height=\"395\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/157\/111-191216124446.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/157\/thumb_111-191216124446.jpeg\" width=\"151\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/157\/111-191216124254.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/157\/thumb_111-191216124254.jpeg\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/157\/111-191216124345.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/157\/thumb_111-191216124345.jpeg\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-natalya\" class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">F<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">forzicia (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (315 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">Elena, you mentioned that this is an *indeterminate* variety from the Dwarf Project. I always thought that if it&#8217;s a Dwarf, it means it&#8217;s a short, determinate plant that won&#8217;t grow tall. I&#8217;m a bit confused by how this classification works. Could you explain the system please, if it&#8217;s not too much trouble? \ud83d\ude4f<\/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 Appearance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant:<\/strong> A classic Dwarf Tomato Project variety with thick, dark green rugose leaves and a sturdy, tree-type central stem. It is incredibly low-maintenance and doesn&#8217;t require the aggressive pruning of standard vining tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Yield:<\/strong> Excellent. It performs beautifully outdoors and sets a heavy crop of uniformly oblate tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Taste:<\/strong> Divisive and unique. It lacks the typical bright acidity or sugary sweetness of many heirlooms. Instead, it has a mild base flavor with a distinct &#8220;spicy&#8221; or complex earthy undertone typical of some dark tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udfa8 <strong>Appearance:<\/strong> A beautiful dusky brown\/purple exterior with a deep, intensely rich crimson-maroon gel and flesh on the inside.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0e <strong>Who Reviewed It:<\/strong> Grown in Zone 4 (Kostroma, Russia) out in the open garden, proving it can handle short, cool northern summers with ease.<\/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 Kookaburra Cackle?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Did you find the flavor to be spicy or just mild? Share your zone and how it did for you in the comments below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-note\" style=\"background: #eef7ff; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #2196F3; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 0.9em;\"><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Note: How can a Dwarf be Indeterminate?<\/strong><br \/>\nTo answer Natalya&#8217;s excellent question from the forum: &#8220;Dwarf&#8221; and &#8220;Determinate&#8221; are completely different genetic traits! A standard determinate tomato (like a Roma) grows to a certain height, sets all its fruit at once, and stops growing.The Dwarf Tomato Project varieties carry the <em>dwarf (d)<\/em> gene, which gives them short internodes (the space between branches) and thick, crinkly &#8220;rugose&#8221; leaves. However, many of them are genetically <strong>indeterminate<\/strong>, meaning they will keep producing new flowers and growing taller all season long until the frost kills them\u2014they just do it at a much slower, more compact rate than a wildly sprawling standard heirloom vine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take: Kookaburra Cackle is a low-maintenance, mid-season brown tomato from the Dwarf Tomato Project. Featuring thick rugose foliage and a compact tree-type habit, it produces beautiful dark oblate slicers. Its flavor is highly unusual\u2014growers describe it as having a mild tomato base mixed with a surprisingly complex, spicy, or smoky kick. 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