{"id":1095,"date":"2026-08-27T20:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2026-08-27T20:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:58:22","slug":"ultra-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/ultra-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultra-Early (Ultraskorospeley) Bush Tomato 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;1095&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;Ultra-Early (Ultraskorospeley) Bush Tomato 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 Ultraskorospeley (Ultra-Early)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A commercial Russian variety from the &#8220;Siberian Garden&#8221; (Sibsad) seed company. The name translates to &#8220;Ultra-Early&#8221;. It was specifically bred for the cool, short, and often damp summers of the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) region.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (bush). It is genetically programmed to develop extremely quickly, but as a trade-off, it ages and dies back just as fast. It has zero heat tolerance\u2014in hot weather, the plants easily burn up and drop all their foliage.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Small red tomatoes. Under stress, they tend to shrivel on the vine and develop a tough, hard skin.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Widely criticized by growers. In warmer climates or standard garden conditions, it is often described as extremely sour, tough, and unpalatable.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Despite its name, many growers report that it actually ripens much later than other standard early varieties. Overall, it is considered a highly situational variety that only performs well in very cool, northern climates.<\/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\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Germany\/Luxembourg\/France Border Area<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from Sibsad (Siberian Garden). Early ripening, I can&#8217;t deny that, it was the very first one with little tomatoes, right alongside &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/lethal-force\/\">Lethal Force<\/a>&#8220;. But it didn&#8217;t work out for us this year, no joy at all. It burned from the heat despite watering, all the little tomatoes shriveled up too, the appearance was unsightly, no one wanted to eat such tomatoes. I gave a bush to my neighbor, they showed it to me later\u2014it also burned up and stood there with absolutely no leaves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/2212-101014151436.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/2212-101014151436.jpeg\" alt=\"Shriveled tomatoes on a heat-stressed plant\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Germany\/Luxembourg\/France Border Area<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I recently read up on this variety. It is considered fast-developing and also fast-aging. The latter explains its wilting for us this year. The variety was created for the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) region. And this year we had heat without a single drop of rain for exactly 1.5 months. If it gets cooler, it will surely show its good side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">rudik (Oleg) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,872 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"forum-quote\"><p><strong>Elena said:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8230;The variety was created for the Leningrad region. And this year we had heat without a single drop of rain for exactly 1.5 months. If it gets cooler, it will surely show its good side.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, let it just grow&#8230; in Leningrad \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t adapt to everyone&#8217;s climate \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Borisovna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (19,778 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Karaganda, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also had a total disaster with Ultraskorospeley. Not only was it 2 weeks later than Boni MM, and a week later than Pink Stella, but it also turned out extremely sour and tough. Terrible!!!<\/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\">amarant (Alla) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,069 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This variety was also a failure for me, I planted it in 2011 and 2012. It&#8217;s not &#8220;ultra&#8221; and not even early at all. And on top of that, not tasty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Ultraskorospeley (Ultra-Early) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A commercial Russian variety from the &#8220;Siberian Garden&#8221; (Sibsad) seed company. The name translates to &#8220;Ultra-Early&#8221;. It was specifically bred for the cool, short, and often damp summers of the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) region. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). It is genetically programmed to develop extremely quickly, but &#8230; <a title=\"Ultra-Early (Ultraskorospeley) Bush Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/ultra-early\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Ultra-Early (Ultraskorospeley) Bush Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,4,438],"tags":[54,74,48,49],"class_list":["post-1095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-paste-canning","category-red-tomatoes","tag-bush-tomato","tag-determinate-tomato","tag-early-season","tag-open-ground"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1095","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=1095"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1098,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1095\/revisions\/1098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}