{"id":2608,"date":"2026-09-15T15:35:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2608"},"modified":"2026-09-15T15:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:35:23","slug":"amurskaya-zarya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/amurskaya-zarya\/","title":{"rendered":"Amurskaya Zarya (Amur Dawn) 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;2608&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;Amurskaya Zarya (Amur Dawn) 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<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Amurskaya Zarya (Amur Dawn)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A commercial Russian variety, often sold by the <em>SeDeK<\/em> seed company. The name translates to &#8220;Amur Dawn,&#8221; referring to the Amur River region in the Russian Far East.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (bush). Very compact, growing only 50\u201360 cm (20\u201324 inches) tall, but it spreads quite wide. It features somewhat frail, &#8220;wispy&#8221; foliage that gets easily weighed down by the massive fruit load. <strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> It requires good support, otherwise the heavy bushes will flop completely over onto the ground!<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Deep pink to red-crimson, oblate (flattened-round) fruits with slight ribbing at the shoulders. They are very uniform, averaging 120\u2013150g (4.2\u20135.3 oz). Excellent resistance to cracking.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Dense, meaty, and very tasty with a classic, well-balanced sweet-and-tart tomato flavor.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcaa <strong>Yield &amp; Vigor:<\/strong> An absolute yield monster for its small size. Growers also note extreme seed viability &#8211; in this thread, seeds that expired back in 2007 were successfully sprouted and grown years later!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\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\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetlyachok-plus (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds were from <em>SeDeK<\/em>. This variety was my greatest discovery this year! It is incredibly productive. The height of the bush outdoors in open ground is 60 cm (24 inches).<\/p>\n<p>Beautiful oblate, slightly ribbed red-crimson fruits densely smother the somewhat frail\/wispy foliage. They do not crack. The flesh is dense and very tasty (at least to my taste).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.85em; color: #777;\"><em>Edited January 29, 2015 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61329_a54b7ccc799493faf8d3fe58bface2fcdc66512d.jpg\" alt=\"Amurskaya Zarya tomato on the vine\" width=\"657\" height=\"492\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61331_0ecf8752f0679253c94e6c6cb275c718b04c4a45.jpg\" alt=\"Amur Dawn red-crimson oblate tomato\" width=\"657\" height=\"492\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61333_bcf1372a1883bfec27a9e9c54e0127564a307e51.jpg\" alt=\"Amur Dawn sliced showing dense meaty flesh\" width=\"657\" height=\"492\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetlyachok-plus (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is the bush, and this is just the first tier of fruits! I pruned the suckers only up to the first flower truss.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61336_632dfff0bb048028b89d25441f2e668322a3859d.jpg\" alt=\"Heavy fruit load on Amur Dawn bush\" width=\"657\" height=\"492\" \/><\/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\">Nadfi (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Vegetable Enthusiast (801 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I really liked this little tomato too. Truly a very pleasant discovery. High yielding, tasty, and meaty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Sweet (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,792 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belgorod Region (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I received a packet of seeds for this variety from Galya-Esme. Their expiration date was way back in 2007!<\/p>\n<p>I pruned it up to the first truss. While I was away, the bushes completely flopped over onto the ground under their own weight, but thankfully nothing spoiled or rotted. I couldn&#8217;t even fit the whole bush into the photo &#8211; even though it&#8217;s only about 50 cm (20 inches) tall, it&#8217;s probably just as wide, if not wider!<\/p>\n<p>The fruits are pink, very uniform, weighing 120-150 grams (4.2-5.3 oz). The taste is good &#8211; a classic sweet-and-tart, rich tomato flavor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/5-300716164357-1357221534.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/thumb_5-300716164357-1357221534.jpeg\" alt=\"Amur Dawn bush sprawled on the ground\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Amurskaya Zarya (Amur Dawn) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A commercial Russian variety, often sold by the SeDeK seed company. The name translates to &#8220;Amur Dawn,&#8221; referring to the Amur River region in the Russian Far East. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). 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