{"id":7453,"date":"2026-11-09T17:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T17:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=7453"},"modified":"2026-11-09T17:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T17:17:21","slug":"sailors-luck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/sailors-luck\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailor’s Luck Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Sailor’s Luck<\/strong> is an artisanal potato-leaf indeterminate<\/strong> bred by Jason Haynes<\/strong> (Vintage Wine \u00d7 Black Ethiopian). It delivers stunning, elongated 3-5 oz (80-150 g)<\/strong> burgundy-purple plum fruits streaked with metallic olive-green lightning stripes. Noted for rich, sweet, juicy flesh, the variety generally produces blunt heart-plums, though occasional fused blossoms can yield large oblate beefsteaks. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-11 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Tiffany (Julia) \u2b50 Pro Grower (20,171 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd Las Palmas, Spain (USDA Zone 11)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Sailor’s Luck
\nDeveloped in 2014 by Jason Haynes in the US, from a deliberate cross between Vintage Wine and Black Ethiopian. The variety is pretty stable now.
\nIt is a mid-season, high-yielding indeterminate vine sporting potato leaf foliage. Topped out around 6.5 ft (2 m). I pruned and trained mine to two leaders.
\nThe fruits weigh between 3 and 5 oz (80-150 g). They have a plum-like form, slightly elongated with a subtle blunt heart taper. Trusses carry anywhere from 3 to 5 fruit.
\nAesthetically, they are stunning: rich burgundy-purple skin painted with vertical, metallic olive-green stripes. The flesh is juicy with a tender, velvety texture, and the fruit gives off a distinct sweet aroma.
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Ninulia (Nina) \u2b50 Pro Grower (39,707 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd SE Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
In 2019, my plant matched Julia’s description almost point for point: true potato leaf foliage, vigorous tall vine, and deep black-cherry skin decorated with green striping.
\nThe only quirk was the fruit shape: mine came out noticeably rounder, with almost none of that elongated plum stretch or pointed tip. A few folks who saw my photos even commented that it looked like an off-type mix-up!
\nPart of that confusion came from one oversized, flattened oblate tomato on the tray, but that particular fruit formed from an early megabloom. The rest of the harvest was quite uniform: round, medium-sized fruits. Still, I suspect the line might still carry a little bit of genetic drift in fruit shape.
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Quick Facts: Variety Summary<\/h2>\n