{"id":5583,"date":"2026-10-16T16:47:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5583"},"modified":"2026-10-16T16:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:49:55","slug":"minusinsk-bulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/minusinsk-bulls\/","title":{"rendered":"Minusinskie Bychki (Minusinsk Bulls) Tomato Reviews & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Minusinskie Bychki (Minusinsk Bulls) is a massive, indeterminate<\/strong> heirloom hailing from Siberia. It typically produces large pink or red blunt hearts weighing anywhere from 5.3 to 14 oz (150-400 g) and beyond. Growers report an exceptionally sweet, meaty, and buttery flavor profile with no hard cores or green shoulders. Some folks note a classic weeping\/wispy oxheart vine structure. There appears to be a bit of seed mix-up circulating online, with some vendors selling a ribbed plum shape under the same name, but the general consensus is that the authentic version is a large, hearty oxheart. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-7 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Grew this in the greenhouse – indet, regular leaf, fruits are roundish pink hearts, 5.3 to 14 oz (150-400 g). Tastes like most pink hearts, but in my dirt it definitely begged for some extra potassium…<\/p>\n

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Super variety. Wasn’t a huge yielder for me… but the tomatoes turned out to be absolute beauties! Massive, no white tissue or green shoulders. And the taste… out of this world!<\/p>\n

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First year growing this one. Really liked it. Heavy producer, huge, and sweet.<\/p>\n

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Can anybody tell me why the shapes are so different under the exact same name?<\/p>\n

Mine threw slightly ribbed plums with a little point, and I’ve seen this “version” of Minusinsk Bulls online too.<\/p>\n

Another seed mix-up?<\/p>\n

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Marina, I got my seeds from Alena (Red Riding Hood). My Minusinsk Bulls grew exactly like her photos and totally matched the description. To be honest, I never really dug into the whole different fruit shape issue after that. So I couldn’t tell you which fruit shape is the “correct” one for Minusinsk Bulls. \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On 8\/18\/2020 at 12:15 PM, Marusha said:<\/strong>
\nCan anybody tell me why the shapes are so different under the exact same name?
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I’ll add another type of Minusinsk Bulls I grew. I see some folks here posted a similar shape. Massive red hearts (wasn’t super productive outdoors, but the fruit quality was just a dream. Huge, smooth, no cracking). The vine was super scrawny at first, but really bounced back by September. While a lot of other vines had already dried up, this one stayed nice and green. It’s got that classic “weeping” or wispy foliage. Pulled the first ripe one on Sept 9th. Fantastic flavor (buttery, meaty, sweet. I usually struggle to get good sweetness, but not with this one).<\/p>\n

Edited September 10, 2020 by Marusha<\/em><\/p>\n

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Grew it in the greenhouse in ’23. Had 2 plants, kept them to 2-3 leaders. Fruits are pink, blunt-hearted. Super heavy yielder and a great tasting variety. Loved it.<\/p>\n

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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Shape Variations<\/h2>\n