{"id":950,"date":"2026-08-26T12:54:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T12:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=950"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:56:51","slug":"tasmanian-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/tasmanian-chocolate\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasmanian Chocolate Tomato Review (Dwarf Tomato Project)"},"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;950&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;4&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;4.2\\\/5 - (4 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tasmanian Chocolate Tomato Review (Dwarf Tomato Project)&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;119.3&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: 119.3px;\">\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            4.2\/5 - (4 votes)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Tasmanian Chocolate<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A highly popular release from the international <strong>Dwarf Tomato Project<\/strong>. Russian growers affectionately refer to varieties from this project as &#8220;Gnomes.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate, tree-type dwarf. It has a stout, thick central stalk and typically grows 1.5\u20132.5 ft (50-80 cm) tall outdoors, though it can reach over 3.5 ft (1+ m) in a greenhouse. Like many project dwarfs, it has thick, dark green, slightly crinkled <em>rugose<\/em> foliage. It thrives in open ground, greenhouses, and is absolutely perfect for container gardening (e.g., 3-to-5 gallon pots).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Beautiful oblate (flattened-round) beefsteaks with a unique dark terracotta, brick-red, or mahogany brown color. Despite the compact plant size, it produces surprisingly large fruit weighing 3-7 oz (80-200 g), with some record-breakers reaching up to 14 oz (400+ g)!<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Consistently rated as delicious. It has a rich, sweet flavor with a perfectly balanced acidic kick, completely avoiding that watery blandness you sometimes get with early varieties.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Yield &amp; Growing Tips:<\/strong> An extremely early and heavy yielder. Growers strongly advise staking or supporting the plant\u2014not because it&#8217;s tall, but because the sheer weight of the massive tomatoes will physically snap or flop the short plant right over. It generally requires zero pruning (suckering).<\/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<h2>Growers&#8217; Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3\u20146)<\/h2>\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>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from Popenko. An excellent early, I would even say super-early variety. Stout, tree-type dwarf about 1.5-2 ft (50-60 cm) tall. Grew it outdoors right in the ground. It was the very first plant to start setting fruit. The flavor is great for an early variety&#8211;none of that watery, sour nonsense, just a solid, classic tomato taste with a nice acidic kick.<\/p>\n<p>The tomatoes are oblate, with a gorgeous red-brown color. You definitely need to tie it to a stake, mostly because the plant will simply flop over from the sheer weight of the tomatoes. The fruits aren&#8217;t small either, ranging from 3 to 7 oz (80-200g). Even as a seedling, this plant is a great-looking guy; built like a sturdy little mushroom with dark green, slightly crinkled (rugose) leaves.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited January 17, 2015 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58860_95fab00860c267821708319bfc24ce4bca03d122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58860_95fab00860c267821708319bfc24ce4bca03d122.jpg\" alt=\"Sturdy Tasmanian Chocolate dwarf seedling\" width=\"609\" height=\"821\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58862_4ebe070937dbeab179bb3abc1fda85fe571d7664.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58862_4ebe070937dbeab179bb3abc1fda85fe571d7664.jpg\" alt=\"Dwarf tomato plant loaded with unripe green fruits\" width=\"730\" height=\"547\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58864_0ef6e1f8076ad23a48c0e66e48b2ed1340048cd1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58864_0ef6e1f8076ad23a48c0e66e48b2ed1340048cd1.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested beautiful terracotta brown Tasmanian Chocolate tomatoes\" width=\"730\" height=\"547\" \/><\/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\">Natashkinnn (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udc64 User (235 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd St. Petersburg Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Svetlyachok-plus said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An excellent early, I would even say super-early variety&#8230; Even as a seedling, this plant is a great-looking guy; built like a sturdy little mushroom with dark green, slightly crinkled leaves.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I second every word of this!!!<\/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\">Elena_ (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,838 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I got this variety from Kulik, and although his description claims it&#8217;s Potato Leaf (PL), my plants are definitely Regular Leaf (RL). Very short, stocky seedlings, and the first flower truss popped out right above the 6th leaf.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/58\/138-210315124920.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/58\/thumb_138-210315124920.jpeg\" alt=\"Small sturdy dwarf tomato seedlings\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/58\/138-210315125240.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/58\/thumb_138-210315125240.jpeg\" alt=\"Rugose foliage on Tasmanian Chocolate seedling\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/58\/138-210315125342.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/58\/thumb_138-210315125342.jpeg\" alt=\"Top down view of dwarf foliage\" 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\">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>Svetlana, here is my (your) Tasmanian Chocolate:<\/p>\n<p>At first, I doubted it because of the color (mine turned out a bit more on the red side) &#8211; I thought I had mixed up my seed cups&#8230; but no, it&#8217;s definitely him! I&#8217;ve never seen such foliage and plant structure on any other variety &#8211; it really is a &#8220;sturdy mushroom&#8221;. The foliage is thick, gorgeous, and rugose&#8230; the seedling literally looks like a cute little toy \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p>To be fair, in the greenhouse it shot up taller than me, and the tomatoes at the top canopy are even larger &#8211; I&#8217;ve got a couple hanging up there that are easily over a pound (500g).. \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited November 26, 2015 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/99\/12397-241115165910.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/99\/12397-241115165910.jpeg\" alt=\"Red-brown Tasmanian Chocolate tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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\">Semechka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (23,537 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 2\/3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Ladies, do these do well in containers? What was the maximum height you got?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olga <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,885 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Semechka said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ladies, do these do well in containers? What was the maximum height you got?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mine were in the ground outdoors, maxed out around 1.5 ft (50 cm).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Veronika <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,436 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Tasmanian was about 3.6 ft (110 cm) tall. But all my tomatoes turn out taller than the official descriptions. I got the seedling from Lena (@Plena), and I&#8217;m super grateful to her. The color is awesome, a true brick-brown, and very tasty. The plant itself is stocky with heavy foliage. I only pinched off the inward-facing suckers, otherwise it would have turned into an absolute jungle. I am definitely planting it again next year!<\/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\">Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (19,262 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pyatigorsk, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Height in my greenhouse was 4 &#8211; 4.6 ft (1.2 &#8211; 1.4 m). Keep it fed, and it&#8217;ll pump out fruit right up until the first frost. I didn&#8217;t really prune the suckers, there weren&#8217;t that many anyway. Really liked the flavor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/113\/5102-160316043807.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/113\/thumb_5102-160316043807.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful dark chocolate tomato sliced\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/5102-101116045005.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/thumb_5102-101116045005.jpeg\" alt=\"Tasmanian Chocolate tomatoes ripening on the bush\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/5102-101116045053.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/thumb_5102-101116045053.jpeg\" alt=\"Multiple heavy fruits on dwarf plant\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/5102-101116045126.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/5102-101116045126.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested mahogany brown tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (19,262 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pyatigorsk, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Such a stout fellow as a seedling, didn&#8217;t stretch or get leggy at all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/5102-101116045701.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/152\/5102-101116045701.jpeg\" alt=\"Compact sturdy dwarf seedling\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><\/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\">\ud83d\udc64 User (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Klin District, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew Tasmanian Chocolate for the first time. Seeds were from Popenko. The plants reached about 2.6 ft (0.8 m) tall. The fruits were very tasty, juicy, sweet, and absolutely gorgeous, weighing up to 10.5 oz (300 g). The overall harvest was great.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/64754_84a48176fd04529f3f97f4526aac5d14b46326b5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/64754_84a48176fd04529f3f97f4526aac5d14b46326b5.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully ribbed large Tasmanian Chocolate tomato\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Agnija (Agniya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,530 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pskov Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seedling at 6 weeks:<br \/>\nTop view (same age)<\/p>\n<p>The first fruit ripened on July 11 (seeds germinated on March 8):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/117\/14033-200416075604.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/117\/thumb_14033-200416075604.jpeg\" alt=\"Tasmanian Chocolate seedling side view\" width=\"134\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/117\/14033-200416075832.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/117\/thumb_14033-200416075832.jpeg\" alt=\"Seedling top view showing rugose leaves\" width=\"160\" height=\"109\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/14033-110716081805.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/130\/thumb_14033-110716081805.jpeg\" alt=\"First ripe brown tomato on the bush\" width=\"121\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Agnija (Agniya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,530 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pskov Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>In appearance, it looks just like our classic Russian tree-type dwarfs. It grew in open ground and barely broke 1.6 ft (0.5 m). I pinched off the suckers up to the first flower truss, and that was plenty.<\/p>\n<p>The fruits were medium-sized, around 3.5-7 oz (100-200g), there were no runts. The color is typical for brown\/black varieties, same on the inside (the color in the photo isn&#8217;t completely accurate). The flesh is meaty and smooth\/buttery. The taste is sweet and rich. Even with the endless pouring rain we had, the flavor was saved by my clay soil amended with humus, wood ash, and mulch.<\/p>\n<p>Seeds from Kulik via garnet (thanks, hun!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>It\u2019s from the Dwarf Tomato Project lineup. All the project releases have that signature rugose foliage.<\/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\">Natasha-ogorodnitsa (Nataliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udc64 User (423 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yeah, mine was totally dwarf-sized, under 1.6 ft (50 cm), pushing out neat little fruits up to 7 oz (200g) in a cool terracotta color. The taste \ud83d\udc4d, everyone loved it. Didn&#8217;t prune the suckers at all, there was nothing to remove anyway except some leaves just to let light into the fruit clusters. The leaf is regular (RL), but curled up tight like a fist, so much so that the flower trusses actually got buried inside the canopy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">Prostoy chaynik (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,064 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region, Russia \/ Tbilisi, Georgia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew Tasmanian Chocolate from Popenko. Very vigorous plants, RL foliage, and just like the previous poster said: &#8220;curled up tight like a fist, the flower trusses got buried inside the canopy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The fruits averaged around 7 oz (200g), but I got plenty of 10.5 oz (300g) ones too, and one absolute record-breaker at 14.2 oz (402g).<br \/>\nThey taste sweet and juicy, with a dark terracotta color (they look lighter in my photo). Since I planted them in the greenhouse embarrassingly late this year (June 5th!), some are still ripening indoors on my windowsill.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/1263842078_20192.jpg.0d0c2ff07bf3c6b119418975020b2463.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/1959067770_20192.thumb.jpg.9ae2e1b60dd05f41f6fdd279da431d32.jpg\" alt=\"Large Tasmanian Chocolate tomato sitting on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">Prostoy chaynik (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,064 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region, Russia \/ Tbilisi, Georgia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And yeah, even though they aren&#8217;t very tall (maxing out around 2.6 ft \/ 80 cm), they are so heavy with fruit that you absolutely have to tie them up, otherwise they&#8217;ll just flop sideways right onto their neighbors.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited September 25, 2019 by Prostoy chaynik<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/1854268249_20194.jpg.96d2623f3f8b6b17748ec345cf8e0569.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_09\/1097698070_20194.thumb.jpg.78770c1d460c5835ff0ef7cdbaa1d959.jpg\" alt=\"Cross section of juicy Tasmanian Chocolate tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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\">T@tk@ (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (34,580 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>In terms of flavor among the project dwarfs, it ranks third for me (right after Wild Fred and Uluru Ochre). Otherwise, it doesn&#8217;t stand out much from the rest of the dwarf lineup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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\">Skaya (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udc64 User (55 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Altai, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_02\/917446256_.jpg.2a4a7e01dfb9ef5467d09fb0ddbb276d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_02\/153620262_.thumb.jpg.11b35b906c482e046c20c69be544b8c0.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful plate of Tasmanian Chocolate dwarf tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/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\">sofochkamai (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,293 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Awesome, high-yielding, and delicious &#8220;gnome&#8221; (Dwarf Tomato Project). I grew it in a 3.1-gallon (12-liter) pot, it reached about 2-2.3 ft (60-70 cm) tall. The fruits are oblate, terracotta-colored, and the taste is just excellent and rich.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_02\/105850426_main(1).jpg.63397f8bc2031789f3918fb2f6be84c4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_02\/1129220143_main(1).thumb.jpg.3f69b8fbfffb21315fdff063bc4f88c0.jpg\" alt=\"Tasmanian Chocolate grown successfully in a container pot\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_02\/1937711940_2(1).jpg.d547c35371cb6f75b800b9df1c0443d8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_02\/165776663_2(1).thumb.jpg.7e996dd9c8995cd2e66c42b9fc552641.jpg\" alt=\"Container grown dwarf tomato plant loaded with fruit\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_02\/1849080070_3(1).jpg.99ded607adc1dfbaa2741be2860a4026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_02\/162849428_3(1).thumb.jpg.297d1ab3bb1bd4e3dd367837f3aa1560.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully shaped terracotta brown tomato\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zolushka (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,056 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pushkino, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/13417-111118134202.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/246\/13417-111118134238.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Tasmanian Chocolate \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A highly popular release from the international Dwarf Tomato Project. Russian growers affectionately refer to varieties from this project as &#8220;Gnomes.&#8221; \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate, tree-type dwarf. It has a stout, thick central stalk and typically grows 1.5\u20132.5 ft (50-80 cm) tall outdoors, though it can reach over &#8230; <a title=\"Tasmanian Chocolate Tomato Review (Dwarf Tomato Project)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/tasmanian-chocolate\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Tasmanian Chocolate Tomato Review (Dwarf Tomato Project)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,89,52,6,211],"tags":[54,44,53,39,48,30,49,110],"class_list":["post-950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-black-purple-tomatoes","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-dwarf-tomato-project","category-ribbed-tomatoes","tag-bush-tomato","tag-container-tomato","tag-determinate","tag-dwarf-tomato","tag-early-season","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-open-ground","tag-rugose-foliage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950","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=950"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5873,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950\/revisions\/5873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}