{"id":2705,"date":"2026-09-16T16:28:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2705"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:28:21","slug":"brave-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/brave-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Brave General 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;2705&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;Brave General 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\">Share your rating<\/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): Braviy General (Brave General)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A rugged commercial variety from the Altai region of Russia, specifically bred for short, cold summers. The name translates to &#8220;Brave General&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> A compact, short indeterminate. It is very well-behaved and doesn&#8217;t require aggressive pruning. Because of its neat, contained growth habit, many growers successfully plant it &#8220;two to a hole&#8221; (two plants per planting hole).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, smooth, pink oblate beefsteaks. They can get quite large, typically weighing 12-18 oz (350-500g), and the plant consistently produces large fruits without throwing out small &#8220;runts&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Very good, classic balanced tomato flavor.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Yield &amp; Growing Traits:<\/strong> Rated as an early to mid-early variety depending on your climate. It is highly praised for being extremely low-maintenance, very disease-resistant, and cold-tolerant. However, because it sets such heavy, large fruits early on, it requires good feeding; otherwise, the fruits can drain all the energy from the bush, shortening its fruiting season.<\/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\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">garnet (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (436 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northwestern Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>One of my absolute favorites \ud83d\udc4d because it&#8217;s so incredibly low-maintenance! An Altai variety. Early, perfect for the North-West region. Handles cold climates perfectly, didn&#8217;t get sick at all, and I didn&#8217;t even prune the suckers.<\/p>\n<p>The fruits are large, slightly boat-shaped beefsteaks up to 12 oz (350g). The bush is not very tall and stays very neat and compact. You can easily plant them 2 per hole. Grew it outdoors in open ground, and there were no small runts at all.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t feed it, but I definitely should have. Toward the end, those large fruits just sucked all the life and energy right out of the plant. Maybe that&#8217;s why the fruiting period wasn&#8217;t very prolonged for me.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/66859_e7757c589df2e9883e79ba5061bd7debbb367f3b.jpg\" alt=\"Brave General growing outdoors\" width=\"352\" height=\"346\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/66861_6aef5b628fe697957a5250d30fe3c89785be3793.jpg\" alt=\"Large ripe pink beefsteak tomato\" width=\"439\" height=\"433\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Plena (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,237 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Solnechnogorsk, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Generally, the description says it&#8217;s a mid-early, not an early variety.<\/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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Excellent variety! And for me, it performed much closer to an early variety too! \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Plena (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,237 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Solnechnogorsk, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thanks, Vera! I&#8217;m narrowing down my grow list right now, and it&#8217;s a strong contender.<\/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\">Svetikk <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,360 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A good, heavy-yielding variety. It grew in my greenhouse, pruned to 2 stems. It&#8217;s a short indet, mid-season. The fruits are beautiful, smooth, pink, oblate beefsteaks weighing up to 1.1 lbs (500g), with very good flavor. Seeds were from N. Berezhnova.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/242\/166-031018001850.jpeg\" alt=\"Brave General heavy yield in greenhouse\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/242\/166-031018001129.jpeg\" alt=\"Large pink oblate beefsteak on scale\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/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\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A good variety, but it wasn&#8217;t early for me. It ripened in July, but it hung on the vine for a long time just waiting its turn to be picked and processed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_11\/1401162041__20190802_132753_p.jpg.9ce125bd6eff246c03d8f67fd23bdd3a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_11\/1211410676__20190802_132753_p.thumb.jpg.e1aa0e1603de82e96dca25fb98be6216.jpg\" alt=\"Cluster of pink Brave General tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_11\/1640808861_90728_18394_p.jpg.a32b0b2d82241d31bdcbc7e55cb8adf3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_11\/391955430_90728_18394_p.thumb.jpg.3e5e8393867e26a703234c9cd005a34e.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful meaty cross section\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_11\/104584093_0190803_115408_LL_p.jpg.5c6cbc2f8986a11e6b8edfd906b3dc7b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_11\/1256400750_0190803_115408_LL_p.thumb.jpg.6eabfdb78f49c109a2106f8d5ef81870.jpg\" alt=\"Large pink beefsteaks harvested\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Braviy General (Brave General) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A rugged commercial variety from the Altai region of Russia, specifically bred for short, cold summers. The name translates to &#8220;Brave General&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: A compact, short indeterminate. It is very well-behaved and doesn&#8217;t require aggressive pruning. 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