{"id":2890,"date":"2026-09-18T11:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2890"},"modified":"2026-09-18T11:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:39:50","slug":"bolshoy-plombir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/bolshoy-plombir\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Ice Cream (Bolshoy Plombir) 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;2890&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;Big Ice Cream (Bolshoy Plombir) 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): Bolshoy Plombir (Big Ice Cream)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin &amp; Name:<\/strong> A commercial Russian variety. It is named after &#8220;Plombir,&#8221; which is a famous, rich Russian vanilla ice cream. The name reflects the tomato&#8217;s pale, creamy white\/yellow color.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, but generally medium-tall, usually topping out around 1.5m (5 ft). Performs adequately in both greenhouses and open ground. Highly praised by some for its strong resistance to Late Blight.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Pale, creamy-colored oblate beefsteaks. While the seed packet advertises 150g (5.3 oz), growers report varying sizes ranging from quite small up to 300g (10.5 oz). Extremely poor shelf life (not a keeper).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> The flavor profile is highly debated. Some appreciate its slightly buttery texture and tart aftertaste. However, many growers complain that the flavor is too &#8220;pastel,&#8221; muted, or bland, making it difficult to use for fresh eating or canning.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Yield:<\/strong> Generally rated as average to slightly below average (typically around 1.1 &#8211; 1.5 kg \/ 2.5 &#8211; 3.3 lbs per plant).<\/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\">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>Description from the packet: <em>&#8220;A magnificent large-fruited mid-early variety for open ground and plastic greenhouses. Fruits average 150 grams (5.3 oz), oblate, medium-ribbed, multi-locular. The color of ripe fruits reminds everyone of their favorite vanilla ice cream. Beautiful and tasty as a dessert!&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n___________________<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Bolshoy Plombir is a slightly buttery tomato, the tartness comes as an aftertaste; yield is decent, but it skipped the 3rd truss (dropped blossoms), then started setting fruit well again. But it is absolutely not a keeper (poor shelf life).&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\nReview and photo author: Semechka<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/44\/7892-141214061609.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/44\/thumb_7892-141214061609.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Bolshoy Plombir pale tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"122\" \/><\/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\">lakritze-toffee (Katya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Member (5 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted it in 2016 out in the garden (open ground). It turned out to be the earliest out of 8 varieties, tasty. But Big Ice Cream turned out to be not big at all ))) here is the largest one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/64817_600-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/64817_600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/64817_600-1.jpg 421w, https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/64817_600-1-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Vladimir Baranov (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Member (312 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew it for the first time in 2018. In the greenhouse and out in the garden it showed the exact same yield of 1.2-1.5 kg (2.6-3.3 lbs) per plant. Now in 2019, I planted 1 bush out in the garden, trained it to 2 stems. The variety is very resistant to late blight (it didn&#8217;t even get sick, even though everything around it caught it). It grew in poor soil, yet still yielded 1.1 kg (2.4 lbs) of fruit. Fruits are oblate, weighing from 100 to 300 g (3.5 to 10.5 oz). I really liked the variety. I wouldn&#8217;t say the fruits are small.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/IMG_20190815_155518.jpg.f1dc23f6f7a281f213d3949be3c393a4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/IMG_20190815_155518.thumb.jpg.c2d0ed5ae685a498a8cfd2e800b8aa07.jpg\" alt=\"Cream colored tomato on vine\" 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\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olviya (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,829 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew it in &#8217;17. Seeds were from the forum. Medium-tall indeterminate, yield is slightly below average. The fruits are beefsteaks with a muted, mild flavor. I couldn&#8217;t even figure out what to use them for. For both salads and canning, the taste seemed too &#8220;pastel&#8221; (bland) to me.<\/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\">Tatiana77 (Tatiana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,538 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Novosibirsk (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew it this year, 2020. The bush is medium height (1.5m \/ 5 ft), yield is average, if not less, the flavor is not bright. It suffered from internal rot. Ripened mid-season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Bolshoy Plombir (Big Ice Cream) \ud83c\udf0d Origin &amp; Name: A commercial Russian variety. It is named after &#8220;Plombir,&#8221; which is a famous, rich Russian vanilla ice cream. The name reflects the tomato&#8217;s pale, creamy white\/yellow color. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, but generally medium-tall, usually topping out around 1.5m (5 ft). 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