{"id":891,"date":"2026-08-26T07:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=891"},"modified":"2026-08-26T07:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:08:12","slug":"thessaloniki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/thessaloniki\/","title":{"rendered":"Thessaloniki (Saloniki) Heirloom Tomato Growers&#8217; 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;891&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;Thessaloniki (Saloniki) Heirloom Tomato Growers\\u0026#039; 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 Thessaloniki (Saloniki)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A famous Greek heirloom that is highly respected and widely grown by Russian and Eastern European gardeners, who often refer to it locally as <em>Saloniki<\/em> or <em>Fesaloniki<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), though its height heavily depends on the climate. In the colder Russian outdoors, it typically reaches about 1.2 m (4 ft), while some growers report even shorter, more compact bushes. The plant is notoriously sturdy, densely foliated, and shows excellent disease resistance.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Perfectly round, smooth, and uniform fruits. While classically red, some Russian seed lines produce a distinct deep raspberry\/crimson hue. The average weight is around 200 g (7 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Quality:<\/strong> Known for a rich, perfectly balanced traditional tomato flavor. They are juicy and delicious.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Yield &amp; Storage:<\/strong> Mid-season and highly productive. A huge advantage of this variety is that the fruits do not crack on the vine and store very well after picking.<\/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\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I really liked these little tomatoes. The bush is just over half a meter (1.6 ft) tall. Smooth, even tomatoes. Almost perfectly round shape. When ripening, they become a deep raspberry color. Tasty, juicy tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited January 7, 2015 by Pomidoroved<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/5706\/39029122.4\/0_84e1c_a3383011_L.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/5706\/39029122.4\/0_84e1c_a3383011_L.jpg\" alt=\"Smooth raspberry-colored Thessaloniki (Saloniki) tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/6413\/39029122.7\/0_96aa4_db976459_L.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/6413\/39029122.7\/0_96aa4_db976459_L.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested perfectly round Thessaloniki tomatoes\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Indeterminate, mid-season, high-yielding variety. The fruits are round, red in color, weighing on average 200 grams (7 oz), with a rich, balanced flavor. The fruits are of very good quality, they do not crack, and they store quite well. The bush is very sturdy, with good foliage, and resistant to diseases. It grew outdoors in open ground, the height of the bush was 1.2 meters (4 ft).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/111-061114112122.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/111-061114112122.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful red round Thessaloniki tomatoes\" width=\"525\" height=\"377\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/111-061114111919.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/111-061114111919.jpeg\" alt=\"Thessaloniki tomato plant showing disease resistance outdoors\" width=\"505\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Continued.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/111-061114112045.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/111-061114112045.jpeg\" alt=\"More Thessaloniki red tomatoes grown by Elena\" width=\"486\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/111-061114111904.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/39\/111-061114111904.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross-section of juicy red Thessaloniki tomato\" width=\"521\" height=\"408\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Thessaloniki (Saloniki) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A famous Greek heirloom that is highly respected and widely grown by Russian and Eastern European gardeners, who often refer to it locally as Saloniki or Fesaloniki. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), though its height heavily depends on the climate. 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