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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Soldacki<\/strong> is a celebrated 1900s Polish heirloom indeterminate<\/strong> featuring vigorous potato leaf foliage<\/strong> and large, meaty raspberry-pink beefsteaks. Known for setting heavily from floor to ceiling even in high greenhouse heat, it delivers an exceptional sweet-tart, old-fashioned flavor. Due to its tender, thin skins, consistent watering is essential to prevent shoulder cracking. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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ElenaN (Elena) \u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Indeterminate mid-season slicing variety with potato leaf foliage. The fruits are large pink beefsteaks: low seed count, very dense and meaty yet delightfully juicy at the same time. Really high-tier flavor (I gave it a solid 4.6 out of 5).
\nThe skin is thin, and the interior looks gorgeous when sliced. Productivity is very good, though the fruit are somewhat prone to cracking. Definitely keeping this one in my rotation.
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Loved this variety. The fruits have a picture-perfect shape, just like something out of a seed catalog. Large, remarkably delicious, with a pleasant mild sweetness.
\nIn my unheated high tunnel, the vines reached up to 6.5 ft (2 m). Yield ended up about average for me. True potato leaf foliage.
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Tatyana Kemerovo (Tatyana) \u2b50 Pro Grower (2,694 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Ran a single plant inside my polycarbonate greenhouse, trained to two leaders. It set fruit consistently from bottom to top, completely unfazed by summer heat.
\nHarvested 17 large fruits off that one vine, with zero yellow shoulders and no tough white core fibers inside. Gorgeous raspberry-pink color. Flavor was bold, vibrant, and well-balanced sweet-tart. It has a very distinct, clean acidity, but not overpowering at all.
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I stuck this plant in far from ideal conditions – blazing midday sun, lean sandy soil, and practically zero pampering. The vine grew vigorous and stayed totally disease-free. Started setting fruit on the later side.
\nThe fruits are handsome with thin skins. For me, they didn’t develop intense sweetness, but the internal texture was fantastic. Perfect meat-to-gel ratio; I cannot stand watery tomatoes that are just skin, seeds, and water.
\nHere is how the plant looked on September 9. Really appreciated it for its sheer resilience, dependable yield, and good-looking fruit.
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