{"id":814,"date":"2026-08-25T14:16:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=814"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:16:30","slug":"desdemonas-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/desdemonas-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Desdemona&#8217;s Heart 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;814&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;1&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&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;5\\\/5 - (1 vote)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Desdemona\\u0026#039;s Heart Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;142.5&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: 142.5px;\">\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            5\/5 - (1 vote)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Desdemona&#8217;s Heart (Serdtse Dezdemony)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin &amp; Name:<\/strong> An heirloom variety sourced from private collector Tamara Yashchenko. The name is a nod to Shakespeare&#8217;s famous tragedy, adding a dramatic flair to this beautiful oxheart.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, though it behaves more like a vigorous semi-determinate in many gardens. It typically reaches 1.6 \u2013 1.8 meters (5-6 ft) when pruned to two main stems. Growers describe the bush as surprisingly &#8220;slender&#8221; or compact for an oxheart type.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Classic, beautiful oxheart (heart-shaped) fruits. They can reach massive sizes, often exceeding 500 grams (1.1 lbs).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udfa8 <strong>The Great Color Debate:<\/strong> This variety shows fascinating variability depending on location. Some growers report deep, saturated oranges, while others get a bright, warm yellow color with a charming little &#8220;blush&#8221; or red spot on the crown\/blossom end.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Culinary Use:<\/strong> Solid, &#8220;hearty&#8221; classic tomato taste. While some find it lacks extreme sugar compared to other candy-sweet varieties, most agree it has an excellent balanced flavor that makes it perfect for fresh salads and sandwiches. It holds its shape well in slices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Have you grown this variety?<\/strong> Scroll down to <strong>add your review and photos<\/strong> in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Real Grower Reviews &amp; Photos<\/h3>\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\">Plena (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,235 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, near Solnechnogorsk (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t find this one in our catalog, so allow me to start a thread about it.<br \/>\nSeeds were from Tamara Yashchenko. According to the description, it was supposed to be tall, up to 500g (1.1 lbs), orange.<br \/>\nIt turned out to be a medium-height plant, about 1.7 meters (5.5 ft) in the greenhouse. Productive enough. The bush is quite slender. I trained it onto two stems.<\/p>\n<p><em>Late in the season, the weather warmed up, so the fruits grew much larger than expected.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The taste is normal, a good &#8220;hearty&#8221; tomato flavor, but personally, it didn&#8217;t have enough sweetness for me (I love super sweet varieties).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/9709-120815171556.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/thumb_9709-120815171556.jpeg\" alt=\"Desdemona's Heart oxheart tomato ripening\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/9709-120815171645.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/thumb_9709-120815171645.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Desdemona's Heart showing dense flesh\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/91\/9709-240915170350.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/91\/thumb_9709-240915170350.jpeg\" alt=\"Large orange oxheart fruit size comparison\" width=\"134\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">cat2008 (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,827 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orsha, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew it in the greenhouse. It proved to be quite tasty and highly productive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/12397-060816184915.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of Desdemona's Heart tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew it this year. The bushes grew under a polycarbonate roof, reaching somewhere around 1.6 meters (5.2 ft). They are tasty and beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>The first trusses produced 1-2 very large fruits each, weighing more than 500 grams (1.1 lbs), but somehow those specific photos didn&#8217;t make it into my camera roll.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/128\/14-030716114136.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/128\/thumb_14-030716114136.jpeg\" alt=\"Desdemona's Heart plant growth habit\" width=\"160\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/14-080716133355.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/thumb_14-080716133355.jpeg\" alt=\"Close up of ripe orange-yellow oxheart\" width=\"160\" height=\"159\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/149\/14-071016114716.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/149\/thumb_14-071016114716.jpeg\" alt=\"Yellow-orange fruit hanging on the vine\" width=\"103\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ninulia (Nina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (39,541 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Southeast Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Nadyusha, your tomatoes turned out with such a beautifully saturated, truly orange color! \ud83d\udc4d Mine turned out more of a rich yellow color. I grew this heart-shaped tomato back in 2015. The fruits were of medium size, perfect true hearts, and very tasty!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/23\/135-110714160637.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/23\/thumb_135-110714160637.jpeg\" alt=\"Yellow Desdemona's Heart fruit on scale\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/53\/135-110215112246-536312309.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/53\/thumb_135-110215112246-536312309.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross section of yellow Desdemona's Heart\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Nina said:<\/strong><br \/>\nYour tomatoes turned out with such a beautifully saturated, truly orange color!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ninochka, mine were actually yellow, a bright, warm shade of yellow. And they had a cute little red spot right on the top\/crown. I really liked them!<\/p>\n<p>They say they look identical to <em>Heart of Ashkhabad<\/em>, but mine looked different because my Ashkhabads didn&#8217;t grow in their true heart-shape last time.<br \/>\nNext year, I will compare them again with the properly shaped Heart of Ashkhabad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Desdemona&#8217;s Heart (Serdtse Dezdemony) \ud83c\udf0d Origin &amp; Name: An heirloom variety sourced from private collector Tamara Yashchenko. The name is a nod to Shakespeare&#8217;s famous tragedy, adding a dramatic flair to this beautiful oxheart. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, though it behaves more like a vigorous semi-determinate in many gardens. 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