{"id":2855,"date":"2026-09-18T10:19:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:19:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:19:50","slug":"bolshaya-medveditsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/bolshaya-medveditsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ursa Major (Bolshaya Medveditsa) 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;2855&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;Ursa Major (Bolshaya Medveditsa) 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): Bolshaya Medveditsa (Ursa Major)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian commercial and heirloom variety (circulated by commercial vendors and private collectors like Kulik). The name translates to &#8220;Ursa Major&#8221; or &#8220;The Great Bear.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate. A tall, vigorous vine that reaches 1.8m to over 2m (6 to 6.5+ ft) depending on whether it is grown in a greenhouse or outside in open ground.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, oblate (flattened-round) pink beefsteaks. The flesh is very meaty, dense, and described as having a &#8220;sugary&#8221; or &#8220;sparkling&#8221; texture with very few seeds. Fruits generally weigh between 210-260g (7.5-9 oz), but can easily reach up to 500g (1.1 lbs).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Highly rated. A classic, sweet pink tomato flavor. Excellent for fresh eating, salads, and making juice.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Early to mid-season (seed packets claim 100-110 days from germination). Yields are generally high, and it performs exceptionally well outdoors in hot summers.<\/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\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Karamel (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,004 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tver region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Description from the seed packet:<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Quote: One of the most large-fruited early varieties &#8211; the first tomatoes weighing half a kilo (1.1 lbs). For fresh consumption. A salad made from just one fruit can feed a whole family. The variety is indeterminate, 150-200 cm (5-6.5 ft) tall, the first flower truss sets above the 6th-9th leaf, subsequent ones &#8211; every 1-2 leaves. Approximately 100-110 days after germination, delicious tomatoes begin to ripen on the plants &#8211; oblate, with shiny pink skin and pink, granular-sugary flesh. The fruits are large, weighing 210-260g (7.5-9 oz), up to 500g (1.1 lbs), with more than 6 locules, dense, and meaty. Yield is high, 12-15 kg per sq. meter (2.5-3 lbs per sq. ft). Sowing: Grown via seedlings with mandatory potting up (pricking out) in the phase of 1-2 true leaves. Seedlings are planted out at the age of 60-65 days, placing 3-4 plants per sq. meter. Plants are tied up and trained to 1-2 stems. Removing side shoots (suckers) is mandatory.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Indeterminate. In the greenhouse, it was over 2 meters (6.5 ft) tall. I pruned it to 2 main stems. Tasty, juicy, beautiful tomato. Productive. Good for salads, juice, and canning in slices\/wedges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/90\/14296-190915111542.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/90\/thumb_14296-190915111542.jpeg\" alt=\"Large Bolshaya Medveditsa tomato on the vine\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/90\/14296-190915111738.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/90\/thumb_14296-190915111738.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Bolshaya Medveditsa pink tomatoes\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Pomidoroved <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Admin (4,858 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Somewhere out there<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\nPhoto by Tatyanka<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/large.DSCN6293.jpg.1663ff0c71893abbd1c41d9364ff6651.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Pani Tomat<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/181\/13618-150717101439.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/181\/13618-140717064120.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Alyona<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/143\/14108-010916111358.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"post-content\"><\/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\">KsenaZ (Kseniya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,479 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Bolshaya Medveditsa (Ursa Major)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_07\/IMG_20190727_212007.jpg.e4c9f96a247bbbfd020280d541c2c7fe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_07\/IMG_20190727_212007.thumb.jpg.3fda1784d0b562afc10c6e242a40ae03.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced pink Bolshaya Medveditsa tomato showing dense flesh\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/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\">Nadya. (Nadya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Member (16 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Perm Krai (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Kseniya, how does this tomato taste &#8211; is it more on the sweet or sour side? I love sweet ones like Orlinyi Klyuv (Eagle&#8217;s Beak) and Zolotye Kupola (Golden Domes). I&#8217;m debating whether to plant it or not.<\/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\">KsenaZ (Kseniya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,479 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Nadya, it&#8217;s sweet, like all pinks. I don&#8217;t eat sour ones either.<\/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\">galka68 <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (24,651 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>KsenaZ said:<\/strong><br \/>\nNadya, it&#8217;s sweet, like all pinks. I don&#8217;t eat sour ones either.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ksyusha, does it have a lot of seed locules or is it on the few-seeded\/meaty side?<\/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\">KsenaZ (Kseniya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,479 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Galya, more on the few-seeded side. I don&#8217;t remember exactly, but I looked at the amount of seeds I saved)). Not a lot.<\/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\">galka68 <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (24,651 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>KsenaZ said:<\/strong><br \/>\nGalya, more on the few-seeded side. I don&#8217;t remember exactly, but I looked at the amount of seeds I saved)). Not a lot.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thanks, Ksyusha! It&#8217;s just that I have one variety that seems tasty (can&#8217;t remember its foreign name), but it looks like yours and has as many seeds as a sunflower \ud83d\ude01<\/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\">TatianaSh (Tatiana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,471 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow region, Ramensky district (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Bolshaya Medveditsa. Very tasty tomato, height is about 1.8m (6 ft). Seeds are from Kulik. The yield was average, but I will keep trying to tame\/adapt it to my garden just for the taste.<\/p>\n<p><i><small>Edited September 7, 2021 by TatianaSh<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/large.1558346482_.jpg.6586c353e04ca0fc8b76ce2097617af1.jpg\" alt=\"Large ripe Bolshaya Medveditsa tomato on scale\" width=\"451\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/large.1646393349_1.jpg.c8befaf62ae73600d09d62730f80c8ec.jpg\" alt=\"Cross section of Ursa Major tomato\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><\/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\">Velesa (Alina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,008 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Trans-Urals (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew 2 plants this season. One in the greenhouse, the other out in the garden (open ground). The yield and size are very decent, but we also had an unusually hot summer. The ones in open ground turned out larger than the ones in the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_12\/1022899501_.jpg.6a5c050afa03344d031cb7813285761d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_12\/210175954_.thumb.jpg.3a042d2ff3fbb565f0ef193b9a105b47.jpg\" alt=\"Bolshaya Medveditsa ripening on the vine\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_12\/1565552179_i(2).jpg.ec43c424c2a26a15a1f047fbd902203d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_12\/110587688_i(2).thumb.jpg.7fd8ff968597507f2f7bd3b3ee5eb649.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested Bolshaya Medveditsa tomatoes from open ground\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Bolshaya Medveditsa (Ursa Major) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian commercial and heirloom variety (circulated by commercial vendors and private collectors like Kulik). The name translates to &#8220;Ursa Major&#8221; or &#8220;The Great Bear.&#8221; \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate. 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