{"id":3096,"date":"2026-09-21T10:54:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3096"},"modified":"2026-09-21T10:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:56:40","slug":"brazilian-giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/brazilian-giant\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Giant (Brazilskiy Velikan) 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;3096&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;Brazilian Giant (Brazilskiy Velikan) 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): Brazilskiy Velikan (Brazilian Giant)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A massive beefsteak variety circulating among Russian heirloom collectors. The name translates to &#8220;Brazilian Giant&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall) and needs serious support. Growers often prune it to two leaders. Like a lot of giant beefsteaks, it can be finicky in extreme heat and is prone to dropping blossoms during mid-summer heatwaves.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Massive red beefsteaks. The original seed listings described them as oblate and ribbed with dark raspberry flesh, but growers consistently report standard red flesh and a rounder shape. Fruits easily push 1.65 lbs (750 g). <strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> The first few tomatoes on the lower trusses often get catfaced or misshapen, but late-season trusses produce smooth, flawless fruits. Expect some minor cracking.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> A classic, juicy, balanced tomato flavor with a good mix of sweet and tart. Depending on your soil and weather, some growers find it leans a bit heavily on the acidic\/tart side.<\/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\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Knyaginya Olga (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">User (775 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Got my seeds from Balashov. The listing said: Indeterminate, 110-120 days to maturity, red skin with dark raspberry flesh, 1.7\u20132.2 lbs (800-1000 g), oblate, and slightly ribbed.<\/p>\n<p>I grew it in the greenhouse, pruned to two leaders. My biggest fruit was around 1.65 lbs (750 g), setting 2-3 per truss. The shape on mine was a bit off from the description (you can see in the pics), and the flesh was just straight red ??? Had a lot of catfacing early on, but the top trusses that ripened in September were completely flawless. It has a really long harvest window; pulled my last ones on Sept 20.<\/p>\n<p>Yield-wise: I pulled 18 off one plant, and 16 off the other. Is that a decent yield for a beefsteak, or kinda low?&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As for the taste: it\u2019s got a nice balance of sweet and tart\u2014a really harmonious flavor for me \ud83d\ude0b. Juicy, definitely not bland, but not much aroma.<\/p>\n<p>Only downside: it tends to crack a bit, but nothing major. Definitely growing it again next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58215_c3b233e18359f691b5a76dd1c89ea3d9c1783d23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58215_c3b233e18359f691b5a76dd1c89ea3d9c1783d23.jpg\" alt=\"Large red Brazilskiy Velikan tomato on a scale\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1594\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58217_948a2f3fee0e1ce6e2d1cb7ad65d55c07fd056c2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-top: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/58217_948a2f3fee0e1ce6e2d1cb7ad65d55c07fd056c2.jpg\" alt=\"Brazilian Giant tomato sliced in half showing red flesh\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1315\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Katrinka (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,735 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, Russia (USDA Zone 6a)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew my Brazilian Giant from seeds Olga sent me. Huge, vigorous plant, and the tomatoes are big, round, and red. Really tasty. First truss just ripened with two fruits on it. Haven&#8217;t seen any oblate shapes or ribbing so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/24\/591-140714034840.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/24\/thumb_591-140714034840.jpeg\" alt=\"Ekaterina's round Brazilian Giant tomato\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/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\">Natalya Khotkovo (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,753 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And here\u2019s how mine turned out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/25\/411-170714082815.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/25\/411-170714082815.jpeg\" alt=\"Natalya's harvested Brazilskiy Velikan tomatoes\" width=\"562\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/25\/411-170714082932.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-top: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/25\/411-170714082932.jpeg\" alt=\"Large red beefsteak tomato close up\" width=\"562\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Angelina <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,151 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Really loved this variety. Heavy yielder, no disease issues, and tasted awesome.<\/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\">Pani Tomat (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,773 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Productive, huge, and delicious. Definitely lived up to the &#8216;Giant&#8217; name.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/82\/13618-100815161245.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/82\/13618-100815161245.jpeg\" alt=\"Irina's giant red tomato on the vine\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/78\/13618-260715142250.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-top: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/78\/13618-260715142250.jpeg\" alt=\"Large truss of Brazilian Giant tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/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\">Valentina 54 (Valentina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (15,100 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Severouralsk, Sverdlovsk Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is my Brazilian Giant. Honestly, mine came out a bit too tart\/acidic for my liking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/462-020815164120.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_462-020815164120.jpeg\" alt=\"Valentina's Brazilian Giant tomato\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/462-030815111858.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_462-030815111858.jpeg\" alt=\"Tomato sliced showing interior\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/462-030815112506.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_462-030815112506.jpeg\" alt=\"Close up of tomato flesh\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/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\">cat2008 (Oxana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,827 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orsha, Belarus (USDA Zone 4b\/5a)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew mine in the greenhouse, but it dropped blossoms like crazy during the heatwave..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/138\/12397-090816154135.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/138\/12397-090816154135.jpeg\" alt=\"Oxana's Brazilskiy Velikan harvest\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Brazilskiy Velikan (Brazilian Giant) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A massive beefsteak variety circulating among Russian heirloom collectors. The name translates to &#8220;Brazilian Giant&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) and needs serious support. Growers often prune it to two leaders. 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