{"id":366,"date":"2026-08-20T07:49:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=366"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:00:40","slug":"pink-furry-boar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/pink-furry-boar\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Furry Boar Tomato Review: A Beautiful But Controversial Novelty"},"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;366&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;Pink Furry Boar Tomato Review: A Beautiful But Controversial Novelty&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<h2>Quick Summary of Pink Furry Boar<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A famous American creation by breeder Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms), highly popular among Russian collectors for its unique appearance.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (vining), growing to about 1.7 m (5.5 ft) in a greenhouse. It boasts fantastic disease resistance (stays green late into the season) and sets fruit exceptionally well, even during extreme heatwaves.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Truly exotic! The skin is fuzzy (like a peach), colored light pink with pale yellow stripes. They are relatively small, weighing around 100 g (3.5 oz). When placed on a plate, they look exactly like real peaches. <em>Note:<\/em> The fruits can soften quickly and dent on the sides after picking.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Highly debated among growers. The general consensus is that the flavor is mediocre, ordinary, or slightly tart\/watery. While a few find it tender and juicy, most agree this is a &#8220;novelty&#8221; tomato grown primarily for its stunning looks rather than top-tier culinary taste.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Lookalikes:<\/strong> Often confused with <em>Peach Blow Sutton<\/em> or <em>Striped Velvet<\/em>, but growers confirm it is a distinct variety. Also, do not confuse it with its cousin, the <em>Red Furry Boar<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\">Marisha (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,652 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Pink Furry Boar (USA). I got my seeds from V. Popenko. Indeterminate, tall, set fruit very well, productive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seller&#8217;s description:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;A very rare variety. A true miracle from Brad Gates. The fruits are round, pink, painted with light yellow stripes, of excellent taste, weighing up to 100 g (3.5 oz).&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of fruits and they are very attractive. When ripe ones sit on a plate, it&#8217;s hard to tell they are tomatoes\u2014they look exactly like peaches. Mine turned out to have a satisfactory taste, a bit watery. If you plant it, do it only for the exotic look! It&#8217;s very pleasant to hold in your hands and looks attractive, but in a salad, they are just ordinary tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited October 26, 2014 by Pomidoroved<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57838_fbf710144a7836299cffbf2cca6ee3add6fc3e7d.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Furry Boar fuzzy striped tomato on the vine\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Ural Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I sowed my &#8220;furry pink&#8221; extremely late for an indeterminate, on April 10th, just &#8220;to take a look&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Well, what can I say, it&#8217;s a handsome plant. The taste leaves much to be desired\u2014tart, but not watery.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57952_84d8ad7197b22b0ac897cb49538f69556adea001.jpg\" alt=\"Fuzzy foliage and unripe fruit of Pink Furry Boar\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57954_f0144a1bfbd0af01bdff470fbfbff050f39d3bd1.jpg\" alt=\"Ripe Pink Furry Boar tomato resting on a table\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57956_70f38efc0a084d6e6af5c65cc9fbdfcad1397e02.jpg\" alt=\"Cross-section showing the meaty interior\" \/><\/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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t understand, is this <em>Peach Blow Sutton<\/em>?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Ural Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Vera, I thought just yesterday that you would ask about this \ud83d\ude04 I even wanted to add a postscript: specifically for Vera-tomatinka, this is not <em>Peach Blow Sutton<\/em> \ud83d\ude03<\/p>\n<p>Here is my Peach from last year. Its color is a paler pink, it has no light yellow stripes, but when it is not fully ripe it has green spots and a sweeter taste. And the plants themselves also differ considerably.<\/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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetochka, another question. You planted <em>Barkhat Melirovannyi (Striped Velvet)<\/em> last year, it doesn&#8217;t look like that either. \ud83d\ude09<\/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\">Marisha (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,652 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls, I will find a photo of my ripe one for you to compare, it seems to me that mine is not that orange, mine is more pink.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Ural Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote from tomatinka:<\/strong><br \/>\nSvetochka, another question. You planted Barkhat Melirovannyi (Striped Velvet) last year, it doesn&#8217;t look like that either. \ud83d\ude09<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No, Vera. Not similar at all.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited October 14, 2013 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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\">Solnyshko (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (24 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I can&#8217;t find any reviews about <em>Red Furry Boar<\/em>. Could pink = red? I am making my planting plan and there is no info on the variety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Ural Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Quote from Solnyshko:<\/strong><br \/>\nCould pink = red?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No, Pink is light pink in color, it&#8217;s hard to call it red.<\/p>\n<p>You can look at Red Furry Boar here (link). They are, of course, very similar. It is possible they differ only in color.<\/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\">Natuha <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udc64 Guest<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My &#8220;furry little boar&#8221; looks very beautiful, it sets trusses even in our hellish heat, not prone to diseases &#8211; to this day the bush is completely green and has a lot of fruit clusters. The taste did not impress me. And I can&#8217;t say it&#8217;s watery, because there is a lot of flesh, but there is still too much gel\/liquid in it. Also, its sides dent after harvesting, becoming somewhat angular. I will plant 2-3 bushes to surprise guests, as an exotic novelty. I put them on a separate dish at home, and everyone thinks they are peaches.<\/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\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Klin, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Pink Furry Boar in the greenhouse turned out to be very productive, about 1.7 meters (5.5 ft) tall. The fruits had an ordinary taste with a bit of acidity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/65645_844f07a679b6720eed1029872249a8ae0d0c8435.jpg\" alt=\"Ilya's Pink Furry Boar fuzzy tomato plant\" \/><\/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\">Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (19,262 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pyatigorsk, Southern Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My cute little boars<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/5102-050915171653.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/thumb_5102-050915171653.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Pink Furry Boar novelty tomatoes\" \/><\/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\">Alena SPb (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (225 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd St. Petersburg, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And here is my Pink Furry Boar. Beautiful, soft, juicy. The taste is good, tender.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/66317_8751bb50f5a45b9905818f4eb0aba5cf0093e2ec.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Furry Boar tomato showing yellow stripes\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/66319_484e200d8afaea213e35ebc10f7e485349d8c457.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of the fuzzy angora skin on the tomato\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/66321_32da324c7cbf5ef4afb4cf3c804f18058a510a0b.jpg\" alt=\"Slicing a juicy Pink Furry Boar tomato\" \/><\/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\">Alena SPb (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (225 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd St. Petersburg, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And more<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/66323_ba9856ebed0057d120298b867b9a1f943fafaa11.jpg\" alt=\"Meaty cross-section of the Pink Furry Boar\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/66325_c529c6f9a9ef28f3f8bf71afa9c425c8337ad910.jpg\" alt=\"Soft interior of the fuzzy striped tomato\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/66327_269e0a3361d8d8ca8536a676a616ea4aa1a65db7.jpg\" alt=\"Cut wedges of the peach-like Pink Furry Boar tomato\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Pink Furry Boar \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A famous American creation by breeder Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms), highly popular among Russian collectors for its unique appearance. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (vining), growing to about 1.7 m (5.5 ft) in a greenhouse. 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