{"id":740,"date":"2026-08-24T15:03:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=740"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:10:19","slug":"northern-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/northern-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Lights 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;740&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;Northern Lights 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 Severnoe Siyanie (Northern Lights)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> This is the Russian-grown lineage of the famous American heirloom &#8220;Northern Lights&#8221; (translated directly into Russian as Severnoe Siyanie). It has been widely circulated and adapted by Russian seed savers.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall). In a greenhouse, it easily reaches up to 2 meters (6.5 ft). Growers report success when training the plant to 2 or 3 stems.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Beautiful oblate (flat-round) bicolor beefsteaks (yellow\/orange with red\/pink marbling). They are large, averaging 200-300g (7-10.5 oz), with some fruits reaching up to 500g (1.1 lbs).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Highly praised for its outstanding sweet, fruity flavor profile that is classic to the best bicolor varieties. The flesh is very juicy and meaty, making it perfect for fresh salads.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Mid-season. A standout feature is its earliness compared to other bicolors; growers note it is often the very first bicolor variety to ripen in the greenhouse (by late July). Productive and reliable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\">Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (19,262 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pyatigorsk, Southern Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Indet (indeterminate) up to 2 m (6.5 ft) in closed ground (greenhouse), mid-season, bicolor. The fruits are oblate (flat-round) shaped, sweet, fruity flavor, juicy, meaty, average weight 200-300 g (7-10.5 oz), individual fruits up to 500 g (1.1 lbs), for salad use, productive. It ripened the very first among the bicolors, at the end of July.<\/p>\n<p><small><em>Edited September 16, 2016 by Drosera<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/162\/13349-040217181425.jpeg\" alt=\"Northern Lights bicolor tomato cut in half showing red and yellow flesh\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Anela (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,216 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Tatarstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from Redko, grew in the greenhouse, tasty \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/162\/13349-040217181425.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/162\/thumb_13349-040217181425.jpeg\" alt=\"Plate with Northern Lights tomato slices\" 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\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Irina Fedorova <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,636 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaliningrad (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A very tasty little bicolor. And this year, grown from my own saved seeds, it is productive. Grew in the greenhouse in 3 stems. I like it very much, I will plant it again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">irysska <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Vegetable Expert (291 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd The Moon \ud83c\udf19<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Liked the variety very much. Tasty, quite a productive little bicolor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/IMG_20180831_173957.jpg.4feae298979fd0aacac34ed621ceddb1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/IMG_20180831_173957.thumb.jpg.5105646fb62a6b1891e6e414be12a804.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow and red Northern Lights bicolor tomato on the vine\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/IMG_20180909_123344.jpg.240a88937a09155eef37133738424e4c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/IMG_20180909_123344.thumb.jpg.ab68f5fef3bdbeb013d6705fab13c138.jpg\" alt=\"Cut Northern Lights tomato on a plate\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Pomidoroved <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udc51 Forum Admin (4,857 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Somewhere out there<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Adding some more beautiful photos of the Northern Lights variety shared by our forum members from their albums:<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo author: Nadine<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/243\/14-111018151812.jpeg\" alt=\"Northern Lights bicolor tomato harvested by Nadine\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/243\/14-111018151737.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross section of Northern Lights tomato showing yellow and red flesh by Nadine\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo author: larina<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_10\/large.898264170_NorthernLight.jpg.3415cadb70e624ee9b5b1fc346ffe54e.jpg\" alt=\"Perfectly ripe Northern Lights bicolor tomatoes by larina\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Severnoe Siyanie (Northern Lights) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: This is the Russian-grown lineage of the famous American heirloom &#8220;Northern Lights&#8221; (translated directly into Russian as Severnoe Siyanie). It has been widely circulated and adapted by Russian seed savers. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). In a greenhouse, it easily reaches up to 2 meters (6.5 &#8230; <a title=\"Northern Lights Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/northern-lights\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Northern Lights Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,1,94],"tags":[72,50,11,33,82,23,15],"class_list":["post-740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bicolor","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-heirloom-other","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-high-yield","tag-huge-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-mid-season","tag-sweet-flavor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=740"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":745,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740\/revisions\/745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}