{"id":875,"date":"2026-08-26T06:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T06:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=875"},"modified":"2026-08-26T06:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T06:37:12","slug":"super-banana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/super-banana\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Banana (Superbanan) Long Paste Tomato"},"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;875&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;3&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;3\\\/5 - (1 vote)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Super Banana (Superbanan) Long Paste Tomato&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;84.5&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: 84.5px;\">\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            3\/5 - (1 vote)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Superbanan (Super Banana)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian commercial variety whose name literally translates to &#8220;Super Banana&#8221;. It is highly sought after by growers who specialize in preserving and canning.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall). It is a vigorous plant reaching over 2 meters (6.5 ft) in height. The manufacturer specifically recommends it for growing in plastic or glass greenhouses.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Deep red, unusually long &#8220;icicle&#8221; or banana-shaped tomatoes. They grow 15-20 cm (6-8 inches) in length and weigh 120-160 g (4.2-5.6 oz). The fruits develop in large clusters of 10-12 pieces. The flesh is dense and meaty, which is perfect for processing.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> The seed packet describes the flesh as juicy with a pleasant sweet taste, ideal for both fresh eating and preserving.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Mid-season (110-115 days from germination to fruiting). While the packet promises massive clusters, actual grower yields can vary greatly depending on conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\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\">Sweet (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,792 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belgorod Region, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Description from the seed packet:<\/p>\n<p>Mid-season (110-115 days from germination to fruiting) tall variety for growing in plastic and glass greenhouses. The plant is indeterminate, with a height of over 2 m (6.5 ft). The fruits are banana-shaped, unusually long, 15-20 cm (6-8 inches), deep red in color, arranged in clusters of 10-12 pieces. Weight 120-160 g (4.2-5.6 oz). The flesh is dense, juicy, with a pleasant sweet taste.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo author: forzicia<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/37\/12256-171014182304.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/37\/thumb_12256-171014182304.jpeg\" alt=\"Cluster of long red Superbanan (Super Banana) tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"131\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/37\/12256-171014182234.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/37\/thumb_12256-171014182234.jpeg\" alt=\"Close-up of Super Banana icicle tomato shape\" width=\"160\" height=\"156\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/37\/12256-171014182409.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/37\/thumb_12256-171014182409.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested long red paste tomatoes on a table\" width=\"160\" height=\"116\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/37\/12256-181014050140.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/37\/thumb_12256-181014050140.jpeg\" alt=\"Superbanan tomato sliced in half showing dense meaty interior\" width=\"160\" height=\"131\" \/><\/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\">Natalya Khotkovo (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,753 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And here is my Superbanan. It&#8217;s a pickling\/canning variety, low yield, I won&#8217;t be repeating it (won&#8217;t grow it again).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/411-290914114346.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_411-290914114346.jpeg\" alt=\"Superbanan tomato grown by Natalya showing smaller harvest\" width=\"106\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Superbanan (Super Banana) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian commercial variety whose name literally translates to &#8220;Super Banana&#8221;. It is highly sought after by growers who specialize in preserving and canning. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). It is a vigorous plant reaching over 2 meters (6.5 ft) in height. The manufacturer specifically recommends it &#8230; <a title=\"Super Banana (Superbanan) Long Paste Tomato\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/super-banana\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Super Banana (Superbanan) Long Paste Tomato\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162,4],"tags":[56,72,86,33,78,82,23,10],"class_list":["post-875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plum-tomatoes","category-paste-canning","tag-canning-tomato","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-icicle-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-indoor-tomato-growing","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-mid-season","tag-paste-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=875"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":877,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/875\/revisions\/877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}