{"id":6721,"date":"2026-10-29T19:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6721"},"modified":"2026-10-29T19:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:47:06","slug":"lovely-lush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/lovely-lush\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovely Lush Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Lovely Lush is a stunning mid-season<\/strong>, indeterminate<\/strong> anthocyanin variety (originally from Brad Gates). It produces medium-sized 5-7 oz (150-200 g) oblate slicers with dark purple shoulders and beautiful pink-red striping. Growers appreciate its firm, meaty texture and sweet flavor, typical of good antho lines. While yields are generally rated as average, it gets high marks for its ability to successfully set fruit even during intense summer heatwaves. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-6 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Lovely Lush is a tall, heavy-yielding mid-season variety (hit about 6.5 ft \/ 2 m in my greenhouse). Fruits are medium-sized, oblate, purple-colored with striping. Meaty, excellent flavor, very sweet.<\/p>\n

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I grew this variety in the greenhouse closer to the wall. Pruned it to two stems. Every single fruit was practically identical in size, not massive, right around 5-7 oz (150-200 g). Really loved the taste (but honestly, I love the flavor of all antho varieties).<\/p>\n

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Yield was pretty average for me. Not a crazy heavy producer, but at the same time, I definitely wouldn’t call it a low yielder either.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Seeds from Popenko. Grew it in the greenhouse, really enjoyed the flavor.<\/p>\n

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My vine got to about 5 ft (1.5 m) tall. Fruits were 5-7 oz (150-200 g). Meaty, extremely tasty, and their beauty just blows you away. Yield ended up being average. Mid-season for ripening times.<\/p>\n

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Grew it again this year from my own saved seeds. Average yield, pruned to two stems. Beautiful and delicious.<\/p>\n

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Valentina-11 (Valentina) \ud83c\udf31 Newbie (49 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Poltava. Open ground.<\/p>\n

Height was 3-4 ft (1-1.2 m). A really sturdy plant. Mid-late season. Unlike a lot of other varieties, it actually managed to set 2, 3, even 4 trusses right in the dead heat of summer. The yield isn’t huge, only about 1 to 3 tomatoes per cluster. But this is my first year growing it.<\/p>\n

Fruits are firm and hold up well to transport. Taste is good, pretty standard. Maybe I just need to let it ripen on the vine longer. Visually, it is an absolute stunner.<\/p>\n

My gorgeous chunky slicer.<\/p>\n

Edited August 30, 2021 by Valentina-11<\/em><\/p>\n

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