{"id":6858,"date":"2026-10-31T18:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T18:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6858"},"modified":"2026-10-31T18:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T18:01:41","slug":"marizol-korney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/marizol-korney\/","title":{"rendered":"Marizol Korney Tomato Review &#038; Photos"},"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;6858&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;Marizol Korney Tomato Review \\u0026amp; Photos&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=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 25px; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> <strong>Marizol Korney<\/strong> is a <strong>potato-leaf<\/strong>, <strong>mid-season<\/strong> dark slicer bred by <strong>Joe Bratka (New Jersey, USA)<\/strong> and named after heirloom collector <strong>Mark Korney<\/strong>. Vines bear generous clusters of 3.5-7 oz (100-200 g) round, slightly flattened dusky pink-purple fruits with deep burgundy flesh. Northern gardeners strongly urge planting it outdoors in open ground rather than wasting greenhouse space, as it sets continuous trusses through cool, rough weather without dropping a single blossom. <a href=\"#full-summary\">Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Growers&#8217; Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-4 Experience)<\/h2>\n<div 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 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Indeterminate, mid-season variety. Potato leaf foliage. Fruits are small-to-medium saladette slicers, round, slightly flattened, sporting a dusky pinkish-purple hue with rich burgundy flesh inside. Occasionally showed faint speckling on the shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>Flavor is very good: heavy producer, totally unfussy. Grew it outdoors in open ground. Seeds sourced from T. Kouchnareva.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/102\/111-231215040441.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/102\/111-231215040441.jpeg\" alt=\"Marizol Korney sliced open showing burgundy interior, photo by ElenaN (1)\" width=\"450\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/102\/111-231215040658.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/102\/thumb_111-231215040658.jpeg\" alt=\"Marizol Korney potato leaf vine loaded with fruit, photo by ElenaN (2)\" width=\"83\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">TanyaK (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,162 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Serpukhov, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>On ElenaN said:<br \/>\nIndeterminate, mid-season variety. Potato leaf foliage&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Elena, how many stems did you train it to?<\/p>\n<p>Trying to grow this one this season, currently reserved a spot for it inside the greenhouse. \ud83d\ude48<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>On TanyaK said:<br \/>\nElena, how many stems did you train it to? Trying to grow this one this season, currently reserved a spot for it inside the greenhouse.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tatyana, trained it to 2 stems. Don&#8217;t waste precious greenhouse space on it: kick it right outside into open ground! It set heavy trusses outdoors without any fuss. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">Tatunya (Tanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,844 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Istra District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Outstanding looking vine! And still lush with green foliage, not stripped bare! \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">TanyaK (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,162 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Serpukhov, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>On ElenaN said:<br \/>\nTatyana, trained it to 2 stems. Don&#8217;t waste precious greenhouse space on it: kick it right outside into open ground!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>On Tatunya said:<br \/>\nOutstanding looking vine! And still lush with green foliage, not stripped bare!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\ud83d\udc90 You folks definitely surprised me in the best way possible, thrilled to hear it thrives outdoors in open ground! \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Danko (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Can confirm! \ud83d\ude42 Set every single cluster outdoors without dropping blossoms. Really loved this variety, repeating it again this year. \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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\">Elena 62 (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,063 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Acted like a semi-determinate in my greenhouse. Really regretted not planting it outside in the open garden, especially after reading all the positive outdoor reviews!<\/p>\n<p>Loved it for yield, flavor, and especially the color, I am a sucker for these dusky shades. Snapped a quick photo and took a bite right away, didn&#8217;t disappoint. Definitely repeating outdoors next season under a rain shelter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/203\/17239-191217041144.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/203\/thumb_17239-191217041144.jpeg\" alt=\"Marizol Korney sliced bite test, photo by Elena 62\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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: Lineage, Outdoor Adaptability, and Fruit Quality<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <strong>Origin &amp; Breeder:<\/strong> Bred by prolific heirloom developer Joe Bratka (New Jersey, USA) and named in tribute to fellow collector Mark Korney. Sourced and distributed through heirloom networks and Tatiana Kouchnareva.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Foliage &amp; Plant Habit:<\/strong> Potato-leaf (PL) indeterminate that often behaves like a compact, manageable semi-determinate vine when loaded with fruit. Best trained to 2 stems. Features dense, healthy leaf cover that resists premature lower-leaf drop.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf27\ufe0f <strong>Outdoor Performance:<\/strong> Outstanding cold set. Multiple growers in USDA Zone 3\/4 emphasize that it does not need greenhouse protection; it sets every flower truss outdoors in open ground through unpredictable summer weather.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd69 <strong>Fruit &amp; Flavor:<\/strong> Produces 3.5-7 oz (100-200 g) round saladette-to-medium slicers with dusky pink-purple skin and crimson-burgundy interior flesh. Well-balanced, rich, old-fashioned dark tomato taste.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0e <strong>Who Reviewed It:<\/strong> Trialed in northern European Russia (Kostroma, Zone 3\/4) and across the Moscow Region (Zone 4).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\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 Marizol Korney?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Did you grow it outdoors or under cover? Share your fruit size and regional notes below!<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take: Marizol Korney is a potato-leaf, mid-season dark slicer bred by Joe Bratka (New Jersey, USA) and named after heirloom collector Mark Korney. Vines bear generous clusters of 3.5-7 oz (100-200 g) round, slightly flattened dusky pink-purple fruits with deep burgundy flesh. 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