{"id":846,"date":"2026-08-25T14:53:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=846"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:53:40","slug":"siberian-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/siberian-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Siberian Crown (Sibirskaya Korona) 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;846&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;Siberian Crown (Sibirskaya Korona) 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 Siberian Crown (Sibirskaya Korona)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin &amp; Name:<\/strong> A robust commercial variety from the Russian seed company <em>Semena Altaya (Seeds of Altai)<\/em>. The name translates to &#8220;Siberian Crown&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Shape Discrepancy:<\/strong> The official seed packet often describes this variety as an oxheart (heart-shaped). However, growers report that it actually produces round-cuboid (blocky) fruits.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (compact bush). It is a sturdy plant that typically grows to about 80 cm (31 inches) tall in open ground, making it very manageable.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Crimson-pink tomatoes with a firm, dense, and meaty texture.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Performance:<\/strong> This is a workhorse variety. Growers praise it for delivering guaranteed, reliable harvests every single year, specifically when grown outdoors in open ground. It has a stretched fruiting period, providing ripe tomatoes all summer long.<\/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<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetlyachok-plus (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds were from <em>Semena Altaya<\/em>. It was advertised on the packet as a heart-shaped tomato, but for me, all the fruits turned out to be round-cuboid (blocky).<\/p>\n<p>The height of the bush in open ground was about 80 cm (31 inches). Quite productive. The fruits are tasty, firm, meaty, with a good classic tomato flavor, and colored a beautiful crimson-pink. I saved them for seeds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58819_9ce82258830e0b28379b2b6a3c37647fe638d51f.jpg\" alt=\"Siberian Crown tomato plant loaded with blocky pink fruits\" width=\"532\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58821_5e430e31cc345f133a2bbffa58562b645937498e.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested crimson pink Siberian Crown tomatoes\" width=\"730\" height=\"547\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Andrey3812 (Andrey) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (350 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>We plant <em>only<\/em> this variety, we don&#8217;t need any others at all. In open ground, it gives guaranteed harvests every single year&#8230; Here is the photo. We harvest them all summer long. We only pick the fully ripe tomatoes straight off the bush.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/98\/12002-101115150816.jpeg\" alt=\"Massive outdoor harvest of Siberian Crown tomatoes in a bucket\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Siberian Crown (Sibirskaya Korona) \ud83c\udf0d Origin &amp; Name: A robust commercial variety from the Russian seed company Semena Altaya (Seeds of Altai). The name translates to &#8220;Siberian Crown&#8221;. \ud83d\udd0d Shape Discrepancy: The official seed packet often describes this variety as an oxheart (heart-shaped). 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