{"id":4338,"date":"2026-10-03T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4338"},"modified":"2026-10-03T16:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:01:00","slug":"zarya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/zarya\/","title":{"rendered":"Zarya (Dawn) Tomato Grower Reviews &#038; Photos"},"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;4338&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;Zarya (Dawn) Tomato Grower Reviews \\u0026amp; Photos&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 Zarya (Dawn)<\/h2>\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): Zarya<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A classic Russian heirloom known for producing exceptionally large fruits. The name translates to &#8220;Dawn&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate. A very vigorous and powerful vine that can reach 5 to 6.5 ft (1.5 &#8211; 2 m) in height, or even taller in a greenhouse. Best grown to a single leader (one stem) to maximize fruit size.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Bright red (often with an orange-red hue), oblate, glossy beefsteaks. This variety does not produce small fruits; they are consistently massive, typically ranging from 1.1 to 2.2 lbs (500 g to over 1 kg). The trusses are exceptionally strong and rarely kink under the heavy weight.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Very meaty, dense, and thick-walled with a great classic tomato flavor.<\/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\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galya-64 (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,414 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I got this variety from Vladimir Fedorovich Syray. Here is his original description of it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Original Description:<\/strong><br \/>\nBush: 5 to 6.5 ft (1.5 &#8211; 2 m), very vigorous. It is highly recommended to prune it to a single stem. The fruit is red, oblate, and glossy. There are no small or even medium fruits on this plant, only massive ones weighing around 2.2 lbs (1 kg) or more. The meaty, dense, thick-walled fruits attract attention not only because of their size.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I definitely believe him \ud83d\ude42. Mine turned out quite a bit smaller, averaging around 1.1 to 1.3 lbs (500-600 g). But the fruits are incredibly uniform in size all the way up to the very top of the plant. The overall yield wasn&#8217;t amazing for me. I got 6 fruits per bush. The clusters mostly had 1 fruit each, with a couple of clusters having 2. But they look absolutely gorgeous! I had them planted in a pretty bad spot, so I think they just didn&#8217;t reach their full potential. I will definitely grow it again.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, it seemed to me like they are very similar to <em>Bolgarskiy Zhemchug<\/em> (Bulgarian Pearl). Unfortunately, I don&#8217;t have a photo of them on the vine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/685-060814043147.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/685-060814043147.jpeg\" alt=\"Massive Zarya beefsteaks on scale\" 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\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galya-64 (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,414 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Just want to add: they are still setting fruit. Those 6 tomatoes were just the fully ripe ones I picked. I&#8217;m just worried that the newer ones won&#8217;t have time to ripen outdoors in the open ground!<\/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 Andreeva (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (12,011 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Galina, mine looks exactly like yours. About 1.2 lbs (550 g) each, with roughly 8 fruits per bush, though the later ones were slightly smaller (the very first one was 550 g). The bush itself reached almost 10 ft (3 meters) tall \ud83d\ude04, and the taste turned out to be fantastic \ud83d\ude0b.<\/p>\n<p>The color is more of a dark orange hue rather than a true red.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galya-64 (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,414 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yeah, Alena, an orange-red color is probably a more accurate description.<\/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 Andreeva (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (12,011 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is the second truss on my Zarya.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/70-060814074951.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/70-060814074951.jpeg\" alt=\"Alena's Zarya truss on the vine\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galya-64 (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,414 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;m going to the garden today, I&#8217;ll take pictures of the upper trusses too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galya-64 (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,414 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I took these photos of Zarya&#8217;s upper trusses yesterday. Turns out there&#8217;s actually a cluster with 3 fruits on it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/685-070814025733.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/thumb_685-070814025733.jpeg\" alt=\"Upper truss of Zarya\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/685-070814025640.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/thumb_685-070814025640.jpeg\" alt=\"Large fruits hanging high on the plant\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/685-070814025526.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/thumb_685-070814025526.jpeg\" alt=\"Cluster of three large Zarya tomatoes\" 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\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Klin District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ve been planting Zarya for a few years now. It&#8217;s a fairly low-maintenance variety that shows good yields. In the greenhouse, it grows to about 6.5 ft (2 m). The fruits are tasty and incredibly large. I&#8217;ve had ones weighing up to 2.2 lbs (1 kg).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/65267_3d43f6b115ae52641aa2cd98ca86573aa6c3798a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/65267_3d43f6b115ae52641aa2cd98ca86573aa6c3798a.jpg\" alt=\"Ilya's giant Zarya tomato\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/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\">elja1968 (Elya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,914 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bashkortostan, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I really loved this variety. It&#8217;s perfect for anyone who loves growing giant tomatoes. Bright red color, and the flesh is dense and very meaty. Fruit weight ranged from 1.5 to 2 lbs (700-900 g). Despite being loaded with such heavyweights, the truss handles the weight perfectly without snapping or kinking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/IMG_20240124_005229.jpg.5cfe718a819fc6ea0da186dd346b33ce.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_01\/IMG_20240124_005229.thumb.jpg.497c5d85c4676af28c4d491a06463c54.jpg\" alt=\"Bright red giant Zarya beefsteak\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Zarya (Dawn) \ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zarya \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A classic Russian heirloom known for producing exceptionally large fruits. The name translates to &#8220;Dawn&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate. 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