{"id":1399,"date":"2026-08-31T14:31:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2026-08-31T14:31:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:31:29","slug":"blueberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/blueberry\/","title":{"rendered":"Blueberry (Chernika) Anthocyanin 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;1399&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;Blueberry (Chernika) Anthocyanin 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 Chernika \/ Golubika (Blueberry)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A striking Russian commercial and collector&#8217;s variety. In Russian, it circulates under two synonymous names: <em>Chernika<\/em> and <em>Golubika<\/em> (both translate to &#8220;Blueberry&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, typically growing to 1.5\u20132 meters (5\u20136.5 ft) tall. The plant is highly ornamental, featuring dark purple-tinged foliage that looks beautiful in the garden. It is noted for its excellent resistance to diseases, including Late Blight.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Cocktail to small-slicer sized round fruits. Depending on the strain (commercial vs. collector), weights range from 50 g (1.7 oz) up to 150\u2013180 g (5.3\u20136.3 oz). They develop a stunning dark burgundy\/red color with heavy black\/purple anthocyanin shoulders. <strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Anthocyanin expression requires direct sunlight; fruits shaded by leaves will remain mostly red.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> The flesh is dense and dark burgundy. Most growers describe the flavor as sweet and dessert-like with zero acidity. Because the skin and flesh are quite firm, they are absolute perfection for making sun-dried tomatoes or for canning whole.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Early to mid-early. Often one of the first varieties to ripen in the garden, producing continuously until frost.<\/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\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tan4ik <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,476 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Variety from the &#8220;Biotekhnika&#8221; seed company.<\/p>\n<p>Mid-early, early. Declared as tall (indeterminate). The fruits are round, dense, shiny, weighing up to 150-180g (5.3-6.3 oz). The color is dark burgundy with purple shoulders. The flesh is dark burgundy, tasty, sweet, dessert-like. Resistant to Late Blight (Phytophthora).<\/p>\n<p>I planted 3 bushes, 2 of which were 150 cm (5 ft) tall, with 50g (1.7 oz) fruits of bright color. 1 bush was tall, about 200 cm (6.5 ft), and the fruits were paler. The taste is very good, dessert-like, the fruits are firm, and the plant didn&#8217;t get sick. Yield gets a 4+ (out of 5). It set fruit without skipping any trusses, I led it in 2 stems. I liked the shorter bushes better; they had no acidity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Ural Mountains (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This variety also exists under a different translation (Golubika \/ Blueberry).<\/p>\n<p><em>(Admin note: The threads for Chernika and Golubika have been merged here as they refer to the same variety).<\/em><\/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\">Tan4ik <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,476 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I found a video review of this variety on YouTube. I don&#8217;t really want to embed it here, but essentially I partly agree with it.<\/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\">Ariya (Mariya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,763 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd North of Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>For me, Chernika started bearing fruit among the very first, and continued until the very end; it&#8217;s productive. The bush was also about 150 cm (5 ft) tall (but this year I didn&#8217;t have any tall bushes at all, none of them reached full height, even De Barao was short). The fruits are sweet, small, dark red, but quite firm. They mostly went into jars for pickling\/canning, because they were a bit too tough to eat fresh. Maybe the weather is to blame.<\/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\">azure (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,895 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Don River Region, South Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Indeterminate. Fruits are round, red, with black-purple coloring starting from the shoulders, well-balanced taste, weighing up to 50 g (1.7 oz). A very productive variety, which, against the background of purple leaves, gives the bush a special ornamental look.<\/p>\n<p>Description and seeds from V.D. Popenko.<\/p>\n<p>It matches the description 100%. \ud83d\udc4d The variety is a fairy tale. A handsome fellow! Growing it was pure delight! It bore fruit until the frosts, without stopping. Outdoors in open ground, it was solid black. Thankfully, there was plenty of sun\u2014not a single cloud all summer. In the greenhouse, the tomatoes had red sides.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/77\/12090-220715091856.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/77\/thumb_12090-220715091856.jpeg\" alt=\"Dark anthocyanin Chernika Golubika tomatoes\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/77\/12090-220715094745.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/77\/thumb_12090-220715094745.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful purple-black Blueberry tomatoes on vine\" 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\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olvika70 (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,798 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Voronezh Region (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Golubika (Blueberry). Seeds are from Natasha (Borisovna \ud83c\udf3a). Growing outdoors in open ground. Picked the first fruit today. Its weight is 98 grams (3.4 oz). I really liked the taste.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.vfl.ru\/ii\/1501522897\/9e0cd945\/18092475.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.vfl.ru\/ii\/1501522897\/9e0cd945\/18092475.jpg\" alt=\"First harvested Golubika tomato\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" \/><\/a><\/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\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And my seeds were from Sveta azure \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/139\/13486-110816140030.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/139\/thumb_13486-110816140030.jpeg\" alt=\"Golubika Blueberry tomato growing\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/141\/13486-220816180013.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/141\/thumb_13486-220816180013.jpeg\" alt=\"Ripe Golubika tomatoes\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/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\">Nelli <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (27,498 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Fryazino, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Golubika seeds are from Borisovna. It ripened the very first. The taste is very pleasant\u2014sweet with a little tang. Absolutely dark tomatoes, when they ripen, they seem to glow red from the inside&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/179\/80-030717062239.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/179\/thumb_80-030717062239.jpeg\" alt=\"Dark Golubika tomatoes glowing red\" width=\"160\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/179\/80-030717062313.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/179\/thumb_80-030717062313.jpeg\" alt=\"Anthocyanin shoulders on Golubika tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/186\/80-090817064444.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/186\/thumb_80-090817064444.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Golubika Blueberry tomatoes\" width=\"90\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Katrinka (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,733 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, South Russia (USDA Zone 5\/6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds are from the same source (from Borisovna through third hands).<br \/>\nIt grew in partial shade. I came to the conclusion that such varieties are better planted in full sun.<br \/>\nI liked it, the taste is very pleasant, and what a handsome guy! Staying in my collection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/591-070917074445.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/thumb_591-070917074445.jpeg\" alt=\"Golubika growing in partial shade\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/591-070917074633.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/thumb_591-070917074633.jpeg\" alt=\"Golubika tomato cluster\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/591-070917074741.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/191\/thumb_591-070917074741.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Golubika showing less dark color due to shade\" 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\">Man from the Urals (Igor) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Novice (92 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ural Mountains<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from Popenko. A vigorous, very beautiful indeterminate. Grew outdoors in open ground. Not sickly, sets fruit well, without skipping trusses. It looks very beautiful with clusters of ripening fruit. The taste for me turned out to be nothing\u2014sour, without aroma. I used all of them for sun-drying. It is very well suited for sun-drying. I will plant it for decoration.<\/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\">irysska <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Tomato Expert (291 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Vigorous bushes, beautiful clusters. The taste &#8211; I would say ordinary, it didn&#8217;t stand out for me in any way, but I wouldn&#8217;t call it grassy either. Even though it grew in the sun, it wasn&#8217;t black.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/SDC10843.JPG.4d1c447917d642d9b2cf932cc5fdd053.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/SDC10843.thumb.JPG.180fa3e0b8305f2cb38c549bfdfd7151.JPG\" alt=\"Golubika Blueberry tomato harvest\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Chernika \/ Golubika (Blueberry) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A striking Russian commercial and collector&#8217;s variety. In Russian, it circulates under two synonymous names: Chernika and Golubika (both translate to &#8220;Blueberry&#8221;). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, typically growing to 1.5\u20132 meters (5\u20136.5 ft) tall. 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