{"id":2852,"date":"2026-09-18T10:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2852"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:14:20","slug":"bochkovoy-zasol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/bochkovoy-zasol\/","title":{"rendered":"Bochkovoy Zasol (Barrel Pickling) 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;2852&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;Bochkovoy Zasol (Barrel Pickling) 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): Bochkovoy Zasol (Barrel Pickling)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin &amp; Name:<\/strong> An old heirloom variety originating from the Astrakhan region of Russia. The name translates to &#8220;Barrel Pickling&#8221; or &#8220;Barrel Fermentation.&#8221; It is named after the traditional Russian method of fermenting whole vegetables in large wooden barrels for the winter, implying these tomatoes are large, firm, and hold up perfectly to this process.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate. A tall, reliable, and unfussy plant that easily reaches 1.8m (6 ft) in open ground. Highly productive.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, red plum\/icicle-shaped tomatoes. Fruits typically average around 170-210g (6-7.5 oz), with some reaching nearly 400g (14 oz). The flesh is very thick, meaty, and has a &#8220;sugary\/sparkling&#8221; texture when broken open.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Very good, classic tomato flavor. Excellent for eating fresh, dehydrating (sun-drying), or turning into juice.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Grower Notes:<\/strong> Mid-season maturity (approx. 140 days from seed). Growers note that an off-type\/segregant known as &#8220;Bochkovoy Guseva&#8221; sometimes appears in seed lines, producing much longer, equally meaty fruits.<\/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\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Indeterminate, highly productive, unfussy variety. Grew in open ground, the bush height was 1.8 meters (6 ft). The fruits are large red plums, mine averaged 210 grams (7.4 oz). The taste is very good. I&#8217;m thinking they are probably a bit too large for canning jars, these really are meant to be fermented in barrels&#8230; Seeds were from Dmitry Gusev, here is his description:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;A rather old variety originally from Astrakhan. They only grow it for personal use there because of the tall vines. Very meaty, sugary on the break, large-fruited. Extremely tasty. Gives high yields in Moscow greenhouses. I advise everyone to have this variety in their collection.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/111-261014072005.jpeg\" alt=\"Bochkovoy Zasol red plum tomato close up\" width=\"440\" height=\"465\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/111-261014071944.jpeg\" alt=\"Large red Bochkovoy Zasol tomatoes harvested\" width=\"542\" height=\"409\" \/><\/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\">AleksandrS (Aleksandr) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine ended up with an average weight of 173 grams (6 oz) \ud83d\ude09. The maximum was 370g (13 oz). Also from Gusev. I agree they are really a bit too large for pickling in jars.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/10507-261014104226.jpeg\" alt=\"Bochkovoy Zasol tomatoes on a scale\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/38\/10507-261014104355.jpeg\" alt=\"Another large Bochkovoy Zasol tomato on scale\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/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\">Danko (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>ElenaN said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m thinking they are probably a bit too large for canning jars, these really are meant to be fermented in barrels&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lenus, we are going to dehydrate (sun-dry) them! \ud83d\ude09 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yes, exactly, Lenochek, the walls are thick and meaty, they will be great for drying, and for juice, and you can slice them into a salad too. And the most important thing I liked about this variety is that it didn&#8217;t skip a single fruit truss \ud83d\udc4d<\/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\">Galya-64 (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,414 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Lena, a 210-gram plum tomato will fit into a jar without a problem. I actually prefer the large ones in jars. Good tomato, I liked it based on the description.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Gal! You can definitely stuff it into the jar, but how do you get it out? \ud83d\ude09<\/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\">Danko (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>You guys just want to shove everything into a jar \ud83d\ude02! A tomato like this is better in a salad! Wow \ud83d\ude32, I even made a rhyme! \ud83d\ude42<\/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\">Tatunya (Tanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,824 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Istra district, Moscow region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>ElenaN said:<\/strong><br \/>\nGal! You can definitely stuff it into the jar, but how do you get it out? \ud83d\ude09<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tongs&#8230;. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230;I advise everyone to have this variety in their collection&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, now I&#8217;m only collecting the ones that are good for dehydrating\/sun-drying. \ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Lenochka! \ud83d\udc4d \ud83c\udf37<\/p>\n<p>Tanyush! That&#8217;s Gusev advising that \ud83d\ude09 But the variety is truly worth it. And I reach into jars with my hand \ud83d\ude33<\/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\">Lidiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,152 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Do I really need to want it?<\/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\">Galya-64 (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,414 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A 200-gram icicle\/plum slips in and out of the jar with no problems. You just scoop it with a small slotted spoon with a long handle and that&#8217;s it \ud83d\ude02 Now, if it&#8217;s a round tomato, that&#8217;s trickier \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>\ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>Lidochka! You are downsizing your plantings, so don&#8217;t want it, but if anything, I can send you some seeds \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Galyush! I guess I&#8217;ll have to plant it again next year and test how it goes in and comes out \ud83d\ude02<\/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\">Tatunya (Tanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,824 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Istra district, Moscow region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lidiya said:<\/strong><br \/>\nDo I really need to want it?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\ud83d\ude02 Probably not the last photo from Lenusya, either.<\/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\">Lidiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,152 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>ElenaN said:<\/strong><br \/>\nLidochka! You are downsizing your plantings, so don&#8217;t want it, but if anything, I can send you some seeds \ud83d\ude09<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lenochka, thank you \ud83c\udf37 but I actually have the seeds, I already checked my stash. So I won&#8217;t plant it just yet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tatunya said:<\/strong><br \/>\n\ud83d\ude02 Probably not the last photo from Lenusya, either.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, and the next ones will be the &#8220;tasty&#8221; ones, whereas this one just has a &#8220;very good taste&#8221; \ud83d\ude09<\/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\">galia (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,914 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tatunya said:<\/strong><br \/>\n\ud83d\ude02 Probably not the last photo from Lenusya, either.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\udc4d That&#8217;s for sure, Tanyush. It&#8217;s better not to look at Lenochka&#8217;s photos. \ud83d\ude0b \ud83d\ude11 Otherwise you won&#8217;t sleep for a week&#8230;..<\/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\">AleksandrS (Aleksandr) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Danko said:<\/strong><br \/>\nYou guys just want to shove everything into a jar \ud83d\ude02! A tomato like this is better in a salad! Wow \ud83d\ude32, I even made a rhyme! \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Are we really lacking salad varieties so much that we need to put the pickling ones in a salad? \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n<p>I somehow didn&#8217;t even think to taste it \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>ElenaN said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI guess I&#8217;ll have to plant it again next year and test how it goes in and comes out \ud83d\ude02<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh boy&#8230; you guys are crazy&#8230; \ud83d\ude02 testing how it goes in and comes out&#8230; \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>AleksandrS said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAre we really lacking salad varieties so much that we need to put the pickling ones in a salad? \ud83d\ude32<br \/>\nI somehow didn&#8217;t even think to taste it \ud83d\ude09<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I taste them when I&#8217;m saving seeds. And I immediately write down on a piece of paper what the tomato tastes like, otherwise I forget by the very next day. I was tasting 10 varieties a day all at once during the summer \ud83d\ude32 \ud83d\ude02<\/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\">AleksandrS (Aleksandr) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lidiya said:<\/strong><br \/>\nSo it&#8217;s from the Winnie the Pooh cartoon, where Eeyore checks \ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\ude02 goes in, comes out, same thing here.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ahhh&#8230; I was thinking goodness knows what \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>ElenaN said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI taste them when I&#8217;m saving seeds. And I immediately write down on a piece of paper what the tomato tastes like, otherwise I forget by the very next day. I was tasting 10 varieties a day all at once during the summer \ud83d\ude32 \ud83d\ude02<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t manage that&#8230; tasting 10 at a time&#8230; that&#8217;s why I didn&#8217;t taste many of them&#8230; and I forgot the ones I didn&#8217;t write down too \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<p>And where do the tasted tomatoes go afterwards? Even I can&#8217;t eat 10 at once \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>AleksandrS said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd where do the tasted tomatoes go afterwards? Even I can&#8217;t eat 10 at once \ud83d\ude09<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Into juice! \ud83c\udf45 \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">VITILINA (Valentina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (806 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I was doubting\u2014should I plant it or not? You guys convinced me, definitely PLANTING. Late last night I couldn&#8217;t hold back, I dug through my seed stash just to make sure I actually have BOCHKOVOY ZASOL. From Gusev.<\/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\">Danko (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>AleksandrS said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI somehow didn&#8217;t even think to taste it..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sasha, you didn&#8217;t even think to save seeds from the harvest, let alone taste it! \ud83d\ude02<\/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\">AleksandrS (Aleksandr) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Danko said:<\/strong><br \/>\nSasha, you didn&#8217;t even think to save seeds from the harvest, let alone taste it! \ud83d\ude02<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, that is profoundly noted \ud83d\udc4d \ud83c\udf37<\/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\">Tusya (Natalia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,553 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Could you please tell me about the maturity time? I didn&#8217;t see it in Gusev&#8217;s description. And not here on our forum either.<\/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\">AleksandrS (Aleksandr) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tusya said:<\/strong><br \/>\nCould you please tell me about the maturity time? I didn&#8217;t see it in Gusev&#8217;s description. And not here on our forum either.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Natasha, among mine, it turned out to be more of a mid-season\u2014sown at the end of March, the first ones ripened in early August, so that&#8217;s about 140 days&#8230;<\/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\">Bylinka (Lena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,101 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orel region (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This year I planted classic, family heirloom varieties. All grew in open ground. Not a single one let me down! I absolutely loved Bochkovoy Zasol. Though it didn&#8217;t survive long enough to be pickled\u2014we devoured it straight off the vine)) The flesh is just very tender with a classic tomato flavor \ud83d\ude0b Definitely going on my permanent grow list!<\/p>\n<p><i><small>Edited October 16, 2019 by Bylinka<\/small><\/i><\/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\">Iulitta22 (Yulia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,251 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Western Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The Bochkovoy Zasol variety produced a very productive &#8220;off-type&#8221; (segregant) with much longer fruits, under the name &#8220;Bochkovoy Guseva&#8221;. It is just as meaty and tasty as its sibling, and just as good for pickling. Sugary on the break. The plant is tall, fairly early. Grew in the greenhouse, trained to two main stems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Bochkovoy Zasol (Barrel Pickling) \ud83c\udf0d Origin &amp; Name: An old heirloom variety originating from the Astrakhan region of Russia. The name translates to &#8220;Barrel Pickling&#8221; or &#8220;Barrel Fermentation.&#8221; It is named after the traditional Russian method of fermenting whole vegetables in large wooden barrels for the winter, implying these tomatoes are &#8230; <a title=\"Bochkovoy Zasol (Barrel Pickling) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/bochkovoy-zasol\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Bochkovoy Zasol (Barrel Pickling) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162,4,5],"tags":[56,312,16,23,49,776],"class_list":["post-2852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plum-tomatoes","category-paste-canning","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-canning-tomato","tag-large-plum-tomato","tag-meaty","tag-mid-season","tag-open-ground","tag-sun-dried-tomatoe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2852","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=2852"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2854,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2852\/revisions\/2854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}