Bear Creek Tomato Review & Photos

Seeds are from Popenko, first time growing it. Really wanted to post about this variety because it completely won me over with its looks and flavor. Couldn’t find much info on it, so I’d appreciate any replies if anyone else grew it–please share. I’ve got one vine growing outdoors in the dirt. Indet, mid-early. Yield is below average (but with this summer’s weather, that’s not saying much). Fruits are smooth, oblate, brownish-cherry colored. The flesh is dense, juicy, the color of ripe cherries (haven’t seen that color before). The flavor is explosive, has a slight tang, but very sweet and delicious. 5+++ for taste.

Edited August 6, 2016 by Drosera

Sofia, this beauty really caught my eye. What’s the fruit size like? And roughly how tall does the vine get?

Sofia, this beauty really caught my eye. What’s the fruit size like? And roughly how tall does the vine get?

Lena, height outdoors is about 5 feet (1.5 m) give or take, weights are 9-14 oz (250-400 g).

Finally found some info on this variety in Tatiana Kushnareva’s TOMATObase: http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Bear_Creek. She listed it among her top varieties for 2016.

I can also add that the harvest window was long, and the last tomatoes picked in late September tasted just as good as the ones from early summer.

Thanks. Adding this to my grow list)))

Grew it in the hoop house, indet, about 5.2 feet (1.6 m) tall, yield was above average. I loved this variety across the board too.

First time growing this variety, seeds are from Sofia 27. Indet, got 2 vines in the hoop house. One is on the southeast edge, pruned to 2 stems. Got 8 fruits on it. The second vine is on the south side, running 4 stems. That one has 22 fruits!!! (which is crazy for the summer we’re having). First one to ripen in the tunnel. Plant didn’t care about the hard frost we had. Fruits are I don’t even know what color, pinkish-brown with raspberry marbling inside. Greenish gel around the seed locules. Weights from 7 to 16 oz (200-450 g). ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!! No pics, no saved seeds yet either. Everything gets eaten immediately 😄. Found a pic of an unripe one growing on the southeast side.

Edited August 16, 2017 by Ovechka

It reacted to the weather swings by cracking pretty badly. Delicious though.

Really liked this variety. It was a bit bland at first, but later on it got super tasty.

Seeds from Sofia27, thanks! 🌺 Ripened outdoors in the dirt among the very first ones. The tomatoes are bright, have a very balanced flavor, just delicious. Already planted it again this year for an early harvest. Only have this photo from last year:

Absolutely loved this variety, indet, grew it in the hoop house to 2 stems, tomatoes up to 14 oz (400 g). Heavy yielder, gorgeous and delicious 👍 Seeds from Popenko.

Sofia, huge thanks for the seeds! 🌺
Tasty, sweet, with a rich, complex flavor. Not a super tall vine. Very few seeds. My yield was just average so far.

Woohoo! Managed to grow a 17 oz (480 g) fruit without any extra fertilizers! Third year growing this variety.

Excellent dark tomato. Fairly early. Mid-height vine, fruits are decently large, dense, and meaty. Seed locules are small, not a lot of seeds or gel. The flavor is exactly what I love. That classic black tomato taste with dominant sweetness and notes of pink tomato in the aftertaste. A rich, complex, interesting flavor. It also has these dark pink rays radiating through the flesh when sliced open. I’ll try to get a pic if my camera can handle it. The texture, flesh color, and flavor reminded me of Borisovna’s Black Heart with a Beak. Just a different shape. You absolutely need this marvel in your collection. (Grew it outdoors in the dirt.)

Edited August 14, 2020 by Rozalinda

Yay! I grew it. Fruit weighing…

Edited August 21, 2020 by Ovechka

does this variety store well?

The absolute best dark variety this year!!!!

Giving all the praise to BEAR CREEK!!!!

The flavor is just mind-blowing!!! Everything is perfectly balanced, the sweetness and the tang!!! Yield is a solid 5+++

Sets fruit constantly, picked the first flush and then new tomatoes grew out of every single blossom. Thin skin, average shelf life. No complaints at all, the only minor drawback is that late blight loves it, but if you spray on time, it’s no big deal!!!

I actually didn’t spray at all and still pulled a massive harvest off two vines. Highly recommend it to anyone who hasn’t grown it yet!!!!

Grew it again from my saved seeds. Planted it in a spacious, sunny spot. The flesh is buttery, the tomato is juicy and delicious. Large fruits – 7-10.5 oz (200-300 g).

Grew it again from my saved seeds. Planted it in a spacious, sunny spot. The flesh is buttery, the tomato is juicy and delicious. Large fruits – 7-10.5 oz (200-300 g).

Man, I’d love to taste one of those right now, straight out of the dirt…

Excellent dark tomato, gorgeous, productive, and delicious. The beauties are a nice size, 9-14 oz (250-400 g), flesh is dense, seed locules are tiny. Grew it on the southwest side.