{"id":2984,"date":"2026-09-19T16:11:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T16:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2984"},"modified":"2026-09-19T16:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T16:21:47","slug":"burkovskiy-ranniy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/burkovskiy-ranniy\/","title":{"rendered":"Burkov&#8217;s Early (Burkovskiy Ranniy) Bush 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;2984&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;Burkov\\u0026#039;s Early (Burkovskiy Ranniy) Bush 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): Burkovskiy Ranniy (Burkov&#8217;s Early)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian commercial release, originally bred by VNIIR (Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry) and popularized by the Siberian Garden (Sibsad) seed company.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (bush habit). A true shorty and very compact. No pruning or suckering needed. It\u2019s perfect for container gardening, balconies, or tucking in around the base of tall indeterminate varieties in the greenhouse.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Red, mostly round fruits. (Some growers report finding a distinct little point or &#8220;beak&#8221; at the blossom end). While the seed packet claims they can reach 150-200g (5-7 oz), they usually run much smaller in reality, averaging 30-100g (1-3.5 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Highly dependent on your garden conditions. Reviews are completely mixed: some growers found them sour and pathetic, while others swear by their surprising sweetness and great aroma for an early tomato.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Extra early season. It sets trusses very frequently, turning it into a fast little producer.<\/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\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Cherry (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,822 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Baranovichi USDA 5\/6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>BURKOVSKIY RANNIY<\/strong><br \/>\nGrew this Sibsad variety last year. I totally fell for the packet description promising massive yields and zero maintenance \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;An early-maturing variety bred by VNIIR for open ground. The plant is compact and requires no suckering. Fruits are red, round, weighing up to 150 g (5 oz), with the first ones hitting 200 g (7 oz), boasting excellent flavor. A standout for its extreme earliness&#8230; Undeniable perks include consistently high yields (up to 3 kg \/ 6.6 lbs per bush); trusses set after every single leaf starting from the fifth, even in bad weather.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, I don&#8217;t know, maybe I just don&#8217;t have the magic touch for short determinates, but I didn&#8217;t see any of that: no 5-7 oz fruits (they averaged about 3 oz tops), and definitely no bumper crop&#8230; It did set a truss every leaf, I&#8217;ll give it that. But the foliage was all curled up, the plants looked pathetic, and the tomatoes were downright sour. I didn&#8217;t even bother taking pictures of the ripe ones because there was nothing to look at. Definitely won&#8217;t be growing this one again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/3753_9045bd45d4acd64973e0836a1f2f1cb3e5da7586.jpg\" alt=\"Burkov's Early green tomatoes on a puny bush\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/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\">varvarachel (El) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf3f Beginner (20 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I fell for the seed packet hype back in 2011 too, and was totally let down. Just a tiny, stingy plant with nasty-tasting fruit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Marina <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,483 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And I actually liked it! Maybe I got a different strain or crossed seeds? \ud83e\udd14 The tomatoes were on the small side, around 2.5 oz and some barely an ounce, but they were super cute with a little point on the blossom end. More importantly for me\u2014it really is super early. I enjoyed the flavor, too. The plant stayed small and compact, no curled leaves at all. Definitely a keeper.<\/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 Pro Grower (4,858 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Somewhere out there<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Burkovskiy Ranniy was actually a big hit for us back in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>I needed something to tuck in around the base of my tall indeterminates in the greenhouse, so I just grabbed the first seed packet I found. (Honestly, I only bought it because I got the name mixed up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/burrackers-favorite\/\"><em>Burracker&#8217;s Favorite<\/em><\/a> \ud83d\ude02).<\/p>\n<p>It ended up being our absolute favorite salad tomato that year. The poor plants were just sprawling all over the dirt, I didn&#8217;t even bother staking them&#8230; We were literally picking them up off the floor. Delicious, sweet, and really aromatic. They definitely didn&#8217;t hit that 200g mark, but honestly, who cares?<\/p>\n<p>In that last photo, you can see the plant in the foreground just sprawling on the ground.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_12\/large.burkov-2.jpg.22ed410ce75735973f5b6aa17fd66286.jpg\" alt=\"Burkov's Early ripe red tomatoes on a plate\" width=\"900\" height=\"699\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_12\/large.burkov-3.jpg.dc19f0d0d72bf59b25a59567d27087b4.jpg\" alt=\"Cross section of a red early tomato\" width=\"900\" height=\"699\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_12\/large.burkov-1.jpg.3de8114e4f7ee353fa9f04d847768c63.jpg\" alt=\"Scale showing tomato weight under 200g\" width=\"900\" height=\"699\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_12\/large.burkov-4.jpg.4cbfe0832d002b981b108d22fc32ac8f.jpg\" alt=\"Sprawling Burkov's Early plant at the feet of taller tomatoes\" width=\"900\" height=\"699\" \/><\/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\">Iwanna (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Vladimir USDA 3\/4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My absolute favorite early little tomato! Super tasty, sweet, and aromatic!<\/p>\n<p>Here it is growing on my balcony in late May.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/SNC13931.JPG.33a4a851779693956fa399c491a75934.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/SNC13931.thumb.JPG.73b6f504cf546d63cfc58a0aa4049b79.JPG\" alt=\"Burkov's Early small bush grown on a balcony\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Burkovskiy Ranniy (Burkov&#8217;s Early) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian commercial release, originally bred by VNIIR (Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry) and popularized by the Siberian Garden (Sibsad) seed company. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (bush habit). A true shorty and very compact. No pruning or suckering needed. 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