📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Bolshoy Cherniy Volonter (Big Black Volunteer)
- 🌍 Origin: A dark heirloom variety circulating among seed collectors. The name translates exactly to “Big Black Volunteer”.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. Height can vary; some growers report it staying relatively compact in a greenhouse, reaching about 1.6 m (5.2 ft).
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Oval or blunt heart-shaped fruits. They have a dark red-brown color, often with faint green strokes on the shoulders. Typical weight is between 250–350 g (9–12 oz). The flesh is very dense, meaty, and holds together well (not mealy).
- 👅 Flavor: Sweet flavor profile with almost no acidity. Very rich and excellent taste, typical for high-quality dark tomatoes.
- ⏳ Maturity: Listed as mid-season, but depending on the climate and summer heat, it can act as a late-season variety. It may take some time to establish and get going.
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Bolshoy Cherniy Volonter (Big Black Volunteer).
An indeterminate mid-season variety. The fruits are oval or round-heart shaped, dark red-brown in color, and the shoulders have slight green strokes. Weight is 250-350 g (8.8-12.3 oz). The flesh is dense, meaty, with excellent taste.
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I planted it this year. For me, it was late, not mid-season. The plant was not tall, 160 cm (about 5.2 ft). It grew in a greenhouse near the wall. It took a very long time to get going—maybe because the summer was extremely hot—but in September, it produced large, beautiful fruits. The taste is sweetish, without acidity, and the flesh is dense, not mealy.
