{"id":769,"date":"2026-08-24T20:12:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=769"},"modified":"2026-08-24T20:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:12:58","slug":"scabitha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/scabitha\/","title":{"rendered":"Scabitha 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;769&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;Scabitha 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 Scabitha<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> An exotic novelty variety bred by Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms, USA).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), reaching up to 2 meters (6.5 ft) in a greenhouse.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Small, predominantly round tomatoes weighing up to 100g (3.5 oz). They are red, heavily adorned with striking gold and silver stripes and speckles. <em>Note:<\/em> The stripes are a genetic mutation that causes a slightly raised, &#8220;corky&#8221; or scab-like texture on the skin (similar to the mutation seen in <em>Silvery Fir Tree<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture Debate:<\/strong> Reviews are very mixed. Some growers praise its sweet, juicy flesh with a fruity tang. However, others report that it turns excessively soft upon ripening and note that the rough, textured skin can be unpleasant to eat.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Mid-season.<\/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\">Lidia <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,152 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>Scabitha<\/strong> (USA). A novelty! A variety from Brad Gates. Indet. The fruits are round, red, painted with golden stripes and speckles, good taste, weighing up to 100g (3.5 oz). The variety is highly productive. The bushes look very decorative.<\/p>\n<p>The seed vendor (Popenko) stated they are round, but mine turned out heart-shaped.<br \/>\nI really liked it, yummy. Maybe a completely different variety grew for me? I need your help to identify it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/27-160814130611.jpeg\" alt=\"Heart shaped Scabitha tomato\" width=\"1000\" height=\"690\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/27-160814130710.jpeg\" alt=\"Gold striped red Scabitha tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"805\" \/><\/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\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Urals (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lidia said:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe seed vendor (Popenko) stated they are round, but mine turned out heart-shaped. Maybe a completely different variety grew for me?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Beautiful variety \ud83d\udc4d Probably no one else has it yet \ud83d\ude48. It looks a lot like <em>Silvery Fir Tree<\/em>; that one is also supposed to have oblate fruits, but they grow in all sorts of different shapes, including heart-shaped.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Bel Ami (Lera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,789 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mind-blowing!!! What a beauty \ud83d\ude1b \ud83d\ude1b \ud83d\ude1b \ud83d\ude1b \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">Lidia <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,152 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Svetlana said:<\/strong><br \/>\nBeautiful variety \ud83d\udc4d Probably no one else has it yet \ud83d\ude48. It looks a lot like <em>Silvery Fir Tree<\/em>&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Svetlana, I grow <em>Silvery Fir Tree<\/em> and <em>Fireworks<\/em>, they are different.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Germany \/ Luxembourg \/ France border (USDA Zone 8)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The fruits are round, only one turned out from a mega-bloom (fused blossom), which is in the photo. During this very hot summer (2.5 months of straight heat), it became completely soft the moment it ripened; everything literally squished out as soon as you bit into it. It finished fruiting very quickly, and there haven&#8217;t been any tomatoes on the bush for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;crust&#8221; that protrudes in stripes and dots on the skin really ruins the taste; you don&#8217;t want to swallow it, it&#8217;s better to spit it out. Because of these qualities, no one in my family wanted to eat this variety.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/90\/2212-180915174853.jpeg\" alt=\"Scabitha tomatoes showing corky stripes and a mega-bloom shape\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" \/><\/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\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Urals (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Aside from the exotic appearance of the fruits, the variety didn&#8217;t impress me at all. The yield is low, it overripens very quickly, and the taste is significantly worse than <em>Silvery Fir Tree<\/em> (which has a similar skin mutation).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/194588\/364988847.3\/0_180540_72dab742_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Scabitha round red and gold striped tomatoes\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/172017\/364988847.3\/0_180541_5d95a9d7_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Cut Scabitha tomato showing internal flesh\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/196548\/364988847.3\/0_180542_62d1d708_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Scabitha tomato hanging on the vine\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" \/><\/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\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Klin district, Moscow region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I liked the Scabitha variety for its pure beauty. In the greenhouse, it was tall (2 meters \/ 6.5 ft), mid-season ripening. The fruits are small, round, red with light stripes. Very tasty, sweet, and juicy with a nice fruity tartness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/67994_4ef5ad140f31723b62f31fddb7e45f3750b3ef06.jpg\" alt=\"Perfect round Scabitha tomato\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Scabitha \ud83c\udf0d Origin: An exotic novelty variety bred by Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms, USA). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), reaching up to 2 meters (6.5 ft) in a greenhouse. \ud83c\udf45 Fruit Characteristics: Small, predominantly round tomatoes weighing up to 100g (3.5 oz). 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