{"id":7506,"date":"2026-11-12T17:13:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T17:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=7506"},"modified":"2026-11-12T17:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T17:13:40","slug":"serendipity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/serendipity\/","title":{"rendered":"Serendipity Tomato Review & Photos: Giant Bicolor Beefsteak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Serendipity is an indeterminate<\/strong>, large bicolor beefsteak<\/strong> that routinely churns out monster slicers from 14 to 28 oz (400-800 g)<\/strong>. Gardeners across harsh short-summer climates (Siberia and Urals) note it can be a slow starter with wispy early foliage, but once it gets going, it loads up late in the season with intensely sweet, low-acid fruit that holds firm on the vine without going mushy. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 2-6 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Semechka \u2b50 Pro Grower (23,547 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Seeds were from Kulik. As a seedling, the plant was pretty scrawny and wispy, but after transplanting into its permanent spot in the greenhouse, it gained strength. It was almost a prime candidate for “yank it and forget it,” but midway through the season it finally started setting fruit. Yield was still on the lower side, but what came out was a delicious bicolor. ZERO ACID. Medium foliage cover, pruned it to two stems.
\nIt took a lot of time to get rolling in my conditions. But toward the tail end of the season, it really surprised me, setting a TON of huge tomatoes right up under the greenhouse roof. As of today, this is my biggest tomato of the entire season at 28 oz (800 g):
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For me, this was one of the highest yielders, huge-fruited, flavorful, and sweet! This one here was my biggest.
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stolin (Elena) \u2b50 Pro Grower (1,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Ninulia (Nina) \u2b50 Pro Grower (39,715 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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I am not talking about the variety itself! I am talking about what happens when we upload pictures to third-party image hosts! We end up with broken, missing photos \ud83d\ude41, even though this is supposed to be a tomato photo catalog \ud83d\ude41\ud83d\ude41\ud83d\ude41. Bottom line: please upload variety pictures directly into our local forum albums! \ud83d\ude4f
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I will look for more pictures at home, but for now here is this one (this one is safely stored in the forum album):
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kae-2 (Irina) \u2b50 Pro Grower (4,537 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
High yielder, great flavor, average fruit weight ran 14-21 oz (400-600 g). Took quite a while to get rolling, but through August and September it set fruit, grew, and ripened like clockwork. What I really appreciated is that it can hang on the vine without going soft or turning to mush. Solid variety.
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Shevyachok (Lyudmila) \u2b50 Moderator (12,137 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd Omsk Region, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Seeds were from Vitaly nimoff. Out of 19 bicolors I grew this season, this was easily one of the sweetest, even though I ended up harvesting all of them dead green. All fruits turned out huge, vine stayed totally healthy. Definitely coming back for a repeat grow and seed gifts for fellow members.
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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage<\/h2>\n