{"id":588,"date":"2026-08-22T13:59:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=588"},"modified":"2026-08-22T13:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:59:36","slug":"coeur-de-bob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/coeur-de-bob\/","title":{"rendered":"Coeur de Bob (Bob&#8217;s Heart) Paste 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;588&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;Coeur de Bob (Bob\\u0026#039;s Heart) Paste 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\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Serdce Boba (Coeur de Bob)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A popular variety known by its French name <em>Coeur de Bob<\/em>, which translates to &#8220;Bob&#8217;s Heart&#8221; (\u0421\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0435 \u0411\u043e\u0431\u0430). Despite the &#8220;heart&#8221; in the name, it is a distinctly elongated, pepper-shaped tomato.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate with classic &#8220;wispy&#8221; (delicate) foliage. Growers recommend pruning it to 2 or 3 stems for best results. It has a long harvest window, often producing right up until the first frost.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Bright red, elongated (pepper\/icicle or even sausage-shaped). They are incredibly glossy and smooth with a very thin skin. Average weight is 150\u2013250g (5\u20139 oz). The flesh is thick, dense, and has almost no voids or seeds.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Outstandingly sweet and rich! Unlike many paste tomatoes that can be dry or tough, Coeur de Bob is meaty yet juicy.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Pro Tips:<\/strong> This variety is a dream for canning and sauce-making because the skin peels off easily with a knife without needing to blanch them in boiling water. However, it does not do well in containers\/buckets, where it becomes highly susceptible to Blossom End Rot (BER).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\">Svetikk <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,344 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow \/ Stupino Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>Serdce Boba (Coeur de Bob).<\/strong> Indeterminate, grew in a greenhouse pruned to 2 stems. Productive, with a long fruiting period. The fruits are red, pepper-shaped, smooth, glossy, meaty, and very tasty! Weight is 150-250g (5-9 oz). Very few seeds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_10\/IMG_20210919_042325.jpg.cef698527955cb6ce876f6edcf56248d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_10\/IMG_20210919_042325.thumb.jpg.a2d04ea66bfbd1ec44a95590d95b8677.jpg\" alt=\"Glossy red pepper-shaped Coeur de Bob tomato on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/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\">Inna <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,399 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Sverdlovsk Region, Ural (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Svetikk said:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8230;very tasty! Weight is 150-250g. Very few seeds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That is absolutely true. Both very few seeds and the tomatoes are delicious. For some reason, before I tried it, I thought the taste of this variety would be mediocre. But it turned out to be really good.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/large.491454971_.jpg.841e0de90a9f2a12a29b0431b1b2eae4.jpg\" alt=\"Large harvest of Coeur de Bob tomatoes\" width=\"645\" height=\"599\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/large.1918137279_.jpg.e504f90b03870191ca45d232563bd945.jpg\" alt=\"Meaty cross-section of Coeur de Bob showing few seeds\" width=\"439\" height=\"598\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/large.550229759_2.jpg.388eea71cea3f1bbf703c33850ada695.jpg\" alt=\"Elongated paste tomato fruits on the vine\" width=\"420\" height=\"599\" \/><\/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\">natko (Nataliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,921 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino Region, Moscow (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Inna said:<\/strong><br \/>\nThat is absolutely true. Both very few seeds and the tomatoes are delicious.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Good afternoon! I was also surprised\u2014they are tasty and not dry. Another great thing is that they have a very thin skin, which can easily be peeled off with just a knife without any blanching (heating).<\/p>\n<p>This is important to me, as aesthetics matter in canning). And it makes it so much easier to make juice and sauce later.<\/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\">Inna <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,399 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Sverdlovsk Region, Ural (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Nataliya said:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8230;as aesthetics matter in canning)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nataliya, our &#8220;Bob&#8221; didn&#8217;t even make it to the canning jars. This year, when practically all the tomatoes were obscenely sweet, we just wanted to eat the tasty ones fresh. And Bob&#8217;s Heart turned out to be exactly that\u2014very tasty.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, I forgot to mention that I tried growing this variety in a bucket (container). Bob did not like the bucket at all, or maybe I lacked the skill. The tomatoes were completely covered in Blossom End Rot (BER).<\/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\">Elena <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (395 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 really liked it this year. An excellent variety\u2014sweet and productive. I planted it for the first time, and it\u2019s staying on my repeat list.<\/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\">Lyudmila D. <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,114 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted Bob&#8217;s Heart this year from seeds given by Masha. I just love tomatoes of this shape and texture!!!! I liked it very much!!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_12\/20220803_141119.jpg.09d30c37fb446e7c570ee44f10ba4eb1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_12\/20220803_141119.thumb.jpg.0fba468fa119d35ac5809a24f34471f2.jpg\" alt=\"Green Coeur de Bob tomatoes growing on the vine\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_12\/20220919_162554.jpg.288e86f7e20732f261f95dda6280c3a0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_12\/20220919_162554.thumb.jpg.3639f0ba8e2492083c56de2ca99600b3.jpg\" alt=\"Ripe Coeur de Bob tomatoes held in hand\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_12\/1557699498_20220904_153239.jpg.6603efe4381eee267a2a925ad1b3b227.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_12\/1397318937_20220904_153239.thumb.jpg.3ace99f28886e8de50f296d1e8202591.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced Coeur de Bob tomato showing thick walls\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Masha <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,357 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Lyudmila, what a handsome tomato it grew up to be in your green thumbs! \ud83d\udc4d<\/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\">Lyudmila D. <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,114 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Masha said:<\/strong><br \/>\nLyudmila, what a handsome tomato it grew up to be in your green thumbs! \ud83d\udc4d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Masha, I tried very hard not to ruin it! It kept setting fruit right until the frost!!!<\/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\">Oksana <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,146 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Aktobe, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Inna said:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is absolutely true. Both very few seeds and the tomatoes are delicious.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s been growing outdoors in open ground for my second or third year in a row. To my taste, it is the most delicious of all the pepper- and icicle-shaped varieties. It has a very rich, sweet flavor, and the tomato itself is meaty but not dry or tough.<\/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\">Olga (0lgusha19) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,603 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd South of Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew it last season. A wonderful tomato, very tasty and meaty. However, in my conditions, the &#8220;sausage tomatoes&#8221; had a more elongated, stretched shape. The name actually surprised me, and I kept wondering: &#8220;What does a heart have to do with it?&#8221;<\/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\">Svetlana (sofochkamai) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,293 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Ural (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>An excellent variety\u2014productive, beautiful, and tasty! The plant had delicate, wispy foliage, I pruned it to 3 stems, and it set full trusses of beautiful pepper-shaped tomatoes. They have thin skin, weigh 150-250g (5-9 oz), with thick walls, no hollow voids, small seed cavities, and very few seeds!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_12\/231206721_.jpg.5a62d40a66840d8e5c86087c548e6b20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_12\/1855353450_.thumb.jpg.6f44c34f91c69e89eca59af77e831605.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful cluster of Coeur de Bob on the plant\" width=\"172\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_12\/1094766811_1.jpg.950a3c9c2fbb84339f60c2722e3edd5b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_12\/1525068964_1.thumb.jpg.2d71b91531d6e3b2e98c219bbee047dd.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of glossy Coeur de Bob tomatoes\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_12\/1234473864_2.jpg.35959d5ee9f35f87177c2c89b82fbe45.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_12\/1205072389_2.thumb.jpg.1489c58743120027de2358a0542226ae.jpg\" alt=\"Coeur de Bob tomato split open to show thick meaty walls\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Serdce Boba (Coeur de Bob) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A popular variety known by its French name Coeur de Bob, which translates to &#8220;Bob&#8217;s Heart&#8221; (\u0421\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0435 \u0411\u043e\u0431\u0430). Despite the &#8220;heart&#8221; in the name, it is a distinctly elongated, pepper-shaped tomato. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate with classic &#8220;wispy&#8221; (delicate) foliage. 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