{"id":667,"date":"2026-08-24T07:56:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T07:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=667"},"modified":"2026-08-24T07:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T07:56:47","slug":"smuglyanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/smuglyanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Smuglyanka (Dark-Skinned Girl) 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;667&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;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smuglyanka (Dark-Skinned Girl) 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\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Smuglyanka (Dark-Skinned Girl)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> This thread highlights a classic naming conflict! There are two completely different tomatoes sold in Russia under the name <em>Smuglyanka<\/em> (which translates to &#8220;Dark-Skinned Girl,&#8221; a famous Russian term of endearment and song).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Version 1 (Breeder N. Borzykh):<\/strong> A moderately tall, mid-season indeterminate. It is notably shade-tolerant and produces complex (multi-branching) trusses. The fruits are dark\/black cocktail-sized tomatoes weighing 40-60g (1.4-2.1 oz). They have a tart flavor, making them excellent for canning whole.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Version 2 (Aelita Seed Company):<\/strong> A commercial determinate (bush) variety growing 60-90 cm (2-3 ft) tall. It produces large, flat-round, mahogany\/brown beefsteaks weighing 170g (6 oz) and up. It has buttery, meaty flesh and a sweet, fruity flavor.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Pro Tips:<\/strong> If you are buying seeds for this variety, check the description carefully to know whether you are getting the black cocktail tomato or the large mahogany beefsteak! Both are highly rated, but they are entirely different plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tomatanya (Tatiana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Forum Moderator (10,243 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A variety bred by N. Borzykh. The bush is moderately tall, mid-season, and productive. It is very shade-tolerant and produces complex (multi-branching) flower trusses.<\/p>\n<p>The fruits are cocktail-sized\u201440-60g (1.4-2.1 oz)\u2014and black\/dark in color. The flavor has a nice acidity\/tartness, making them excellent for canning in jars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/30-060914154901.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/thumb_30-060914154901.jpeg\" alt=\"Jar of canned dark Smuglyanka cocktail tomatoes\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/30-060914153823.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/thumb_30-060914153823.jpeg\" alt=\"Dark Smuglyanka cocktail tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Krasnaya Shapka (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (719 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Novgorod Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tatiana said:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe fruits are cocktail-sized\u201440-60g, black, flavor with acidity, excellent for canning.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I have nothing to add to that description except a photo! I liked the variety a lot!<\/p>\n<p>Tanya, thank you for the seeds \ud83c\udf39<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/143\/11062-020916033336.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/143\/thumb_11062-020916033336.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of dark red and brown Smuglyanka cocktail tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">LenaD (Lena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (459 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Udmurtia, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I actually found a completely different description for this name:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tomato Smuglyanka<\/strong><br \/>\nMedium-early.<br \/>\nOriginator: Agricultural firm &#8220;AELITA&#8221;<br \/>\nAn amazing variety with large fruits of original coloring. For salads, medium-early. From germination to first harvest is 110-115 days. For plastic tunnels and open ground. Determinate plants, 60-90 cm (2-3 ft) tall. The fruits are meaty, weighing 170g (6 oz) and above. The taste is wonderful, the tomatoes are sweet and juicy. Yield under plastic cover is high \u2013 7-8 kg\/m\u00b2.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Has anyone tried growing this one?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Vera-nika (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (30 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew the Smuglyanka from Aelita last year. I didn&#8217;t take any photos. The bush was planted in an unlucky spot, so (and I blame the location for this) there weren&#8217;t many fruits\u2014about 2-4 per truss\u2014but they were large! And they were very uniform in size, the ones on the bottom trusses were the exact same size as the ones on top.<\/p>\n<p>The taste didn&#8217;t fluctuate throughout the summer, despite the weather being absolutely freezing and awful! Even so, it turned out to be one of the most delicious tomatoes I grew. It didn&#8217;t take the #1 spot, simply because my personal preferences (I love buttery, meaty flesh with low moisture and a fruity flavor) forced me to traditionally lean towards <em>Southern Tan (Yuzhny Zagar)<\/em> and <em>Malachite Box<\/em>. But it easily made my Top 5!<\/p>\n<p>The fruits are oblate (flat-round), brownish-red, very striking, with slight greenish streaks on the shoulders. It didn&#8217;t crack. Beautiful. A pure salad tomato. I am very satisfied with it and it is firmly in my planting plans for next year\u2014only this time, I will give it a better spot in the garden! )))<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and the bush is very well-behaved and non-aggressive. Very few suckers, and it only grew to 1.4m (4.5 ft) in the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Smuglyanka (Dark-Skinned Girl) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: This thread highlights a classic naming conflict! There are two completely different tomatoes sold in Russia under the name Smuglyanka (which translates to &#8220;Dark-Skinned Girl,&#8221; a famous Russian term of endearment and song). \ud83c\udf3f Version 1 (Breeder N. Borzykh): A moderately tall, mid-season indeterminate. 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