{"id":990,"date":"2026-08-27T12:58:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=990"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:02:52","slug":"tomatoberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/tomatoberry\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomatoberry Tomato Review: De-hybridized F4 Seeds &#038; Photos"},"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;990&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;Tomatoberry Tomato Review: De-hybridized F4 Seeds \\u0026amp; Photos&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 Tomatoberry<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin &amp; Genetics:<\/strong> Originally released as an F1 commercial hybrid. However, a major point of excitement among forum members is that <strong>this variety successfully de-hybridizes<\/strong>! Growers planting F3 and F4 generation seeds saved from previous years report that it repeats its parent characteristics with 100% accuracy.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), frequently exceeding 2 meters (6.5 ft). The plant is described as tall, slender, and &#8220;well-behaved&#8221; (it doesn&#8217;t aggressively push out excessive suckers).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Gorgeous, bright red cocktail\/cherry tomatoes shaped like perfect little strawberries or hearts. They typically weigh 10-13g.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Extremely sweet with a very low acid profile\u2014often described as &#8220;pure sugar&#8221; when grown in full sun. <strong>Note:<\/strong> The flesh is very firm and dense, almost crunchy like a store-bought winter tomato.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Early-to-mid season (100-110 days). It is an incredibly heavy yielder, producing massive, sprawling trusses that can reach over half a meter (20+ inches) in length!<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udce6 <strong>Storage:<\/strong> Because of their firm texture, these little strawberry-tomatoes have an exceptionally long shelf life 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\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">IrinaA (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,492 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Sverdlovsk Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Indeterminate, over two meters (6.5 ft) tall, long trusses, cherry-type tomatoes.<br \/>\nYou have to manage the number of trusses just like you manage the number of stems. I grew it in three stems, topped it in mid-July, and the upper trusses still didn&#8217;t have time to set fruit. But maybe the weather was to blame\u2014we practically didn&#8217;t have a summer.<\/p>\n<p>The trusses are very beautiful and long; the tomatoes are sweet.<br \/>\nSeeds were from Angelina. (\ud83c\udf39)<br \/>\nPeople wrote about this variety that it was originally a hybrid.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>V. Redko wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can save Tomatoberry for seeds, it repeats its varietal characteristics. I received seeds of this variety last year from Croatia (the seeds were from someone&#8217;s own harvest, not from a commercial packet, so it was already the F3 generation). I planted it last year (making it the F4 generation), and it repeated all characteristics 100%.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"forum-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/75\/12-130715110220.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/75\/thumb_12-130715110220.jpeg\" alt=\"Long truss of Tomatoberry cherry tomatoes\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/75\/12-130715110246.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/75\/thumb_12-130715110246.jpeg\" alt=\"Strawberry shaped cherry tomatoes ripening on the vine\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">\u041c<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Mila (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,412 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bulatnikovo, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew it in 2014, I really liked the taste, sweet little hearts. I didn&#8217;t prune (sucker) it, the bush was not overly aggressive, very sturdy. The yield is above average \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/40\/94-071114115740.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/40\/thumb_94-071114115740.jpeg\" alt=\"Perfect strawberry shape of Tomatoberry\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/file-up.net\/big_5b843b1218242a0b5c20151225085742.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/file-up.net\/big_5b843b1218242a0b5c20151225085742.jpg\" alt=\"Tomatoberry heart shaped cherry tomato slice\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/file-up.net\/big_4a666ca2e6b51a0c7820151225085843.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/file-up.net\/big_4a666ca2e6b51a0c7820151225085843.jpg\" alt=\"Massive truss of red Tomatoberry fruits\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/file-up.net\/big_04b1b03680463241c120151225085926.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/file-up.net\/big_04b1b03680463241c120151225085926.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of heart shaped cherry tomatoes\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\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>TOMATOBERRY garden &#8211; Tall, mid-season, cocktail type tomato. The fruits are glossy red, weighing about 10-13g, shaped like little hearts with a delicate sweet flavor (low acid percentage) and a fairly thin skin, resistant to cracking.<\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/103\/5102-251215042211.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/103\/thumb_5102-251215042211.jpeg\" alt=\"Glossy red Tomatoberry clusters\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/103\/5102-251215042446.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/103\/thumb_5102-251215042446.jpeg\" alt=\"Tomatoberry held in hand to show size\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">\u0412<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Vladimir (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Vegetable Grower (159 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stary Oskol, Belgorod Region (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Hello everyone!<br \/>\nI will be growing Tomatoberry for the fourth year in a row. I really like this hybrid, the fruits are tasty, sweet, and the kids eat them with great pleasure. This year I&#8217;ll try to save seeds, I read on the forum that the hybrid repeats itself well from seeds.<br \/>\nIn 2013, my Tomatoberry looked like this.<br \/>\nGrowing in sandy soil, my bushes turned out quite powerful, with beautiful, delicate &#8220;lacy&#8221; foliage. I specifically saved the first truss to take a picture of it when it fully ripened. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/112\/18546-140316123739.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/112\/thumb_18546-140316123739.jpeg\" alt=\"Fully ripened first truss of Tomatoberry\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/div>\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 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A very productive and beautiful tomato. Grew in open ground, it set completely full trusses. The taste has a slight tanginess to it..<\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/12397-040816170840.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/12397-040816170840.jpeg\" alt=\"Huge sprawling truss of Tomatoberry\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><\/div>\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 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Just one single truss..<\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/142\/12397-230816171108.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/142\/12397-230816171108.jpeg\" alt=\"Incredible cascading truss of cherry tomatoes\" width=\"562\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">\u041b<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Liaro (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Vegetable Grower (402 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>The tomato that shoulder-checked my beloved <em>Black Cherry<\/em> out of its top spot!)<\/p>\n<p>A tall, light-colored, slender but not flimsy indeterminate. It is &#8220;well-behaved&#8221; in terms of suckers, producing long, highly productive trusses. Just admire the photos. They are over half a meter (20 inches) each! I grew it to the 6th truss keeping only 1 main stem.<\/p>\n<p>It is demanding regarding light during the seedling stage. It won&#8217;t die on you, but it will stretch and won&#8217;t set its first truss properly. So, sowing it in March without proper conditions (grow lights, 5-liter pots, a heated greenhouse) is pointless. In the open ground, it&#8217;s unpretentious. It is heat-, wind-, and &#8220;rain&#8221;-resistant.<\/p>\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t say it&#8217;s completely immune to disease\u2014the leaves slowly degraded from some kind of infection. I didn&#8217;t treat it with anything, just picked off the affected leaf sections. It didn&#8217;t affect the bush as a whole in any way.<\/p>\n<p>Early. Roughly 100-110 days of vegetation. It was the second one to ripen right after the ultra-early varieties.<\/p>\n<p>Sweet! It&#8217;s always sweet\u2014ripe, underripe, even during cold weather. Grown in full sun, it is just pure sugar)))<\/p>\n<p>But there is one tiiiiny flaw) It is hard, almost crunchy. It has the consistency of a store-bought winter tomato. But thanks to that, it stores incredibly well. I don&#8217;t even know how long it can last without changing. After the third week, I stopped the experiment and threw them in the freezer) It ripens off the vine (counter-ripens) without any problems, even just dumped in a bulk bag\u2014you don&#8217;t even need to lay them out in a single layer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Tomatoberry \ud83c\udf0d Origin &amp; Genetics: Originally released as an F1 commercial hybrid. However, a major point of excitement among forum members is that this variety successfully de-hybridizes! 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