{"id":1430,"date":"2026-08-31T16:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2026-08-31T16:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:48:20","slug":"black-and-brown-boar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/black-and-brown-boar\/","title":{"rendered":"Black and Brown Boar Tomato Review &#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;1430&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;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Black and Brown Boar Tomato Review \\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\">Share your rating<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Black and Brown Boar<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A famous American variety developed by Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms). In Russia, it circulates under the translated name <em>Cherno-Korichnevyi Kaban<\/em>. It is fascinating to see how this California native performs in the harsh climates of Russia and Siberia!<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Tall indeterminate, reaching up to 2 meters (6.5 ft) in a greenhouse. The bush is strong, vigorous, and noted for being highly disease-resistant. Regular leaf foliage.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Small to medium-sized round fruits. The color is stunning: a dark brownish-red\/mahogany base covered with metallic green and metallic bronze stripes.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Absolutely top-tier. Growers describe the flesh as tender, juicy, and very sweet with almost zero acidity. It consistently wins taste tests against other striped varieties. Best used for fresh eating and salads.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Mid-season.<\/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\">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>Indeterminate, truss-fruiting, mid-season. Regular leaf. The fruits are not large, brown with green stripes\/streaks, tasty and beautiful.<br \/>\nI grew it in the greenhouse 2 years ago. I was going to repeat it this year, but the seeds refused to sprout.<br \/>\nI only have these photos, couldn&#8217;t find any of it on the bush (and no new ones expected anytime soon).<\/p>\n<p>Whoever grew the Boar, please add photos. There must be some in the albums.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/62772_92fa3de353b1f9d9aaa5c5066ee15f95c0e4b31c.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced Black and Brown Boar tomato\" width=\"508\" height=\"768\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/62774_519798a52075598d93d034ad8b7bb933d636a2b9.jpg\" alt=\"Dark striped Black and Brown Boar tomatoes on a plate\" width=\"800\" height=\"466\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galinka (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,169 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>If I manage to grow it, I will gladly share seeds in the autumn. My seeds are from our forum member Anechka (thanks to her once again). I was only planning to plant it outdoors in open ground, should I shuffle things around and put it in the greenhouse?<\/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>Galina, thank you, I actually still have some seeds left, even the original ones from Popenko. I remembered about them when it was already too late to resow. For some unknown reason, several varieties didn&#8217;t sprout for me this year, not just the Black and Brown Boar.<\/p>\n<p>In your area, you can probably grow it outdoors in open ground. In our climate, people mostly grow determinates outdoors, it is &#8220;unprofitable&#8221; to grow indeterminates outside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galinka (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,169 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is how mine grew:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/77\/13137-210715144137.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful striped Black and Brown Boar tomato\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\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\">Lenok Br (Lenok) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Novice (19 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls, how is it in terms of yield and taste, and can it be put into a jar for canning?<\/p>\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, North Caucasus (USDA Zone 6\/7)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is what mine looked like:<\/p>\n<p>Tasty, not sickly (disease resistant), the bush is not weak. I didn&#8217;t can it, we just ate them fresh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/5102-070815164022.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/thumb_5102-070815164022.jpeg\" alt=\"Black and Brown Boar cross section\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/79\/5102-310715004331.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/79\/thumb_5102-310715004331.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested striped dark tomatoes\" 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\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lyolikovna (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,484 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>An awesome little tomato, one of my absolute favorites this year. Seeds from Galinka. I will definitely be repeating it. Very tasty, I kept hunting for it and picking it out of salads first \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/131\/14201-150716154302-1319543.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/131\/thumb_14201-150716154302-1319543.jpeg\" alt=\"Perfectly striped Black and Brown Boar tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/134\/14201-270716134907-134969864.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/134\/thumb_14201-270716134907-134969864.jpeg\" alt=\"Several harvested Black and Brown Boar tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/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<blockquote><p>Quote from Lyolikovna:<br \/>\nAn awesome little tomato, one of my absolute favorites this year&#8230; Very tasty, I kept hunting for it and picking it out of salads first \ud83d\ude09<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Olya, describe what the Boar tastes like.<\/p>\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\">Laryok (Larisa) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,699 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Out of three striped varieties (Black and Brown Boar, Tci U, Super Exotic) &#8211; Black and Brown Boar was the tastiest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/155\/780-061216143626.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/155\/thumb_780-061216143626.jpeg\" alt=\"Group of striped tomatoes including the Boar\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/155\/780-061216143323.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/155\/thumb_780-061216143323.jpeg\" alt=\"Dark striped Black and Brown Boar tomato\" 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\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lyolikovna (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,484 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>Quote from Olvika70:<br \/>\nOlya, describe what the Boar tastes like.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Olya, it is sweet, with absolutely no acidity at all. \ud83d\ude0b<\/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\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Klin, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A beautiful and tasty variety. In the greenhouse, the bush was almost 2 meters (6.5 ft) tall, mid-season ripening. The fruits are medium-sized, red-brown with stripes. Very tasty, sweet, and tender.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/68116_ad9e4caab77bd33d3b39bf7bc34159c94d29efbd.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully striped dark tomato\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Black and Brown Boar \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A famous American variety developed by Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms). In Russia, it circulates under the translated name Cherno-Korichnevyi Kaban. It is fascinating to see how this California native performs in the harsh climates of Russia and Siberia! \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Tall indeterminate, reaching up &#8230; <a title=\"Black and Brown Boar Tomato Review &#038; Photos\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/black-and-brown-boar\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Black and Brown Boar Tomato Review &#038; Photos\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,66,102,6,94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-purple-tomatoes","category-bicolor","category-cocktail-salad-tomatoes","category-dwarf-tomato-project","category-heirloom-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1430","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=1430"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1432,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1430\/revisions\/1432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}