{"id":3125,"date":"2026-09-21T12:25:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3125"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:26:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:26:35","slug":"brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/brothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Brothers 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;3125&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;Brothers 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): Brothers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> An open-pollinated variety known simply as &#8220;Brothers&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, mid-season maturity. It is incredibly rugged and low-maintenance, thriving even when grown outdoors in open ground. It is an extremely reliable setter.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Small, cocktail-sized fruits that ripen to a pinkish-red, occasionally showing very faint striping. <strong>Unique Trait:<\/strong> It is highly reactive to temperature drops. When fall weather hits, it exhibits cold-induced anthocyanin expression, giving the skin a dark, &#8220;smudged&#8221; or dusky appearance.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> While the yield is fantastic, the flavor is highly debated. Some growers find it completely underwhelming and bland for fresh eating.<\/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, Russia (USDA Zone 3b\/4a)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A mid-season, indeterminate, and highly productive variety. I grew it outdoors in open ground, and it set every single truss without missing a beat. The fruits are on the smaller side, pinkish-red, and sometimes you can see faint striping.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I didn&#8217;t care for the taste at all.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is an incredibly low-maintenance plant. When the weather turned cold in August and early September, the tomatoes developed a &#8220;smudged&#8221; or dirty-looking dark blush on the skin. It looks like cold-induced anthocyanin expression, which definitely seems to be a specific genetic trait of this variety.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/101\/111-161215142444.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/101\/thumb_111-161215142444.jpeg\" alt=\"Brothers tomato showing anthocyanin smudging\" width=\"142\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/101\/111-161215142503.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/101\/thumb_111-161215142503.jpeg\" alt=\"Cold weather anthocyanin expression on tomato\" width=\"109\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/101\/111-161215142357.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/101\/thumb_111-161215142357.jpeg\" alt=\"Small pinkish red Brothers tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/101\/111-161215142336.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/101\/thumb_111-161215142336.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Brothers tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Brothers \ud83c\udf0d Origin: An open-pollinated variety known simply as &#8220;Brothers&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season maturity. It is incredibly rugged and low-maintenance, thriving even when grown outdoors in open ground. It is an extremely reliable setter. \ud83c\udf45 Fruit Characteristics: Small, cocktail-sized fruits that ripen to a pinkish-red, occasionally showing very faint &#8230; <a title=\"Brothers Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/brothers\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Brothers Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,94,4],"tags":[30,50,33,23,49],"class_list":["post-3125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anthocyanin","category-heirloom-other","category-paste-canning","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-high-yield","tag-indeterminate","tag-mid-season","tag-open-ground"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3125","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=3125"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3127,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3125\/revisions\/3127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}