{"id":6027,"date":"2026-10-21T15:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6027"},"modified":"2026-10-21T15:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:51:51","slug":"fiery-turban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/fiery-turban\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiery Turban (Ognennyy Tyurban) Tomato Review &#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;6027&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;Fiery Turban (Ognennyy Tyurban) Tomato Review \\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\">Share your rating<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"tldr-box\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Fiery Turban (Ognennyy Tyurban) is an <strong>indeterminate<\/strong>, mid-season anthocyanin variety bred by <strong>Sofia Saakova<\/strong>. It produces stunning truffle-shaped (pleated pear) tomatoes that ripen to yellow-orange with red stripes and heavy antho splashing. Weighing 3.5-10.5 oz (100-300 g) on average\u2014with some hitting over 1 lb (500 g)\u2014these beauties boast a rich, sweet flavor with a slight tang. It&#8217;s an absolute workhorse, setting fruit on nearly every blossom right up until frost. <a href=\"#full-summary\">Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Growers&#8217; Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-6 Experience)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Khrizantema57 (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,511 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>FIERY TURBAN. A VARIETY BY SOFIA SAAKOVA. BREEDER&#8217;S DESCRIPTION.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mid-season variety. The vine hits 5.5-6 ft (1.7-1.8 m) in the greenhouse and gets absolutely loaded with unusually beautiful truffle-shaped fruits. Yellow-orange color with red stripes and heavy antho. A mesmerizing sight. Fruits weigh 3.5-10.5 oz (100-300 g). I don&#8217;t thin the trusses. I think if you did thin them, the fruits would be even bigger. Taste is sweet, rich, with a barely noticeable tang.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For me, it produced heavily right up until frost, set every single blossom. I didn&#8217;t prune the clusters, and some individual fruits still reached around 1.1 lbs (500 g).<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited October 8, 2025 by Khrizantema57<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/IMG_20250821_191512.jpg.640b869ea85f9e139eb099d13b6c1d2e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/IMG_20250821_191512.thumb.jpg.69f7e401c5c263d69eb9e2566c3f0d83.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Turban tomato slice, photo by Khrizantema57\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/IMG_20250817_114052.jpg.4a0047fb6621a369c15c9fff63f5f307.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/IMG_20250817_114052.thumb.jpg.a1dadce8a0a11b171f8b0465502536b6.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Turban tomatoes harvested, photo by Khrizantema57 (1)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/1666408697_2.jpg.d31808ca8009378a4de5b8291a78ea14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/1180256382_2.thumb.jpg.7317b2dcfffc3ecdd720f8bcf7dc8fb2.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Turban tomato cluster on the vine, photo by Khrizantema57\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/IMG_20250817_114218.jpg.af7c00f905d8ced0c06e02d9448b48ae.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/IMG_20250817_114218.thumb.jpg.f80f2235631c5da2903c590ee2f1cd87.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Turban tomatoes harvested, photo by Khrizantema57 (2)\" width=\"225\" 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\">Murka (Masha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,763 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Gorgeous variety &#8211; the crown jewel of the greenhouse. Taste is sweet with a slight tang, and it&#8217;s a real looker.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/large.IMG_5943.jpeg.087f86d309766edcc52a25107251ee4a.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/large.IMG_5943.jpeg.087f86d309766edcc52a25107251ee4a.jpeg\" alt=\"Fiery Turban tomato slice, photo by Murka\" width=\"270\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/large.IMG_5942.jpeg.35a3d19321ce116b6677e1b031ca4225.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/large.IMG_5942.jpeg.35a3d19321ce116b6677e1b031ca4225.jpeg\" alt=\"Fiery Turban tomato on plate, photo by Murka\" width=\"271\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/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 (19,268 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pyatigorsk, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Beautiful and delicious. Grew it to multiple stems right up until frost, very high yield.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svetlanaf-ecosemena.ru\/image\/cache\/catalog\/tomat\/2898-2-2025-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Turban tomatoes, photo by Lana (1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svetlanaf-ecosemena.ru\/image\/cache\/catalog\/tomat\/2898-5-2025-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Turban tomatoes, photo by Lana (2)\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svetlanaf-ecosemena.ru\/image\/cache\/catalog\/tomat\/2898-1-2025-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Turban tomatoes, photo by Lana (3)\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"full-summary\" class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-top: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Characteristics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant:<\/strong> Indeterminate, mid-season. Reaches 5.5-6 ft (1.7-1.8 m) in a greenhouse. Thrives even when allowed to grow out to multiple stems without strict pruning.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Yield:<\/strong> An exceptional workhorse. Sets fruit on practically every single blossom without dropping, producing heavily right up until the first frost.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Size &amp; Shape:<\/strong> Classic &#8220;truffle&#8221; shape (a pleated, ribbed pear\/teardrop). Averages 3.5-10.5 oz (100-300 g), but can push 1.1 lbs (500 g) if left unpruned, and possibly larger if trusses are actively thinned.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udfa8 <strong>Color:<\/strong> Highly ornamental. Features a yellow-orange base covered in striking red stripes and a heavy dark anthocyanin (antho) splash on the sun-exposed shoulders.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Taste:<\/strong> Universally described as sweet and rich with just a slight, pleasant acidic tang to balance it out.<\/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 Fiery Turban?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Share your zone, your yield, and how it tasted for you in the comments below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-note\" style=\"background: #eef7ff; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #2196F3; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 0.9em;\"><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Note: The &#8220;Truffle&#8221; Shape &amp; Thinning Trusses<\/strong><br \/>\nIn Russian and Eastern European heirloom terminology, you&#8217;ll often see tomatoes described as having a &#8220;truffle&#8221; or &#8220;little bag&#8221; shape (like the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/japanese-truffle\/\">Japanese Truffle<\/a>). In the US, we typically refer to this bottom-heavy shape as a ribbed pear, pleated pear, or pyriform. The breeder also mentions that she does not &#8220;thin the trusses.&#8221; For American growers aiming for giant exhibition-sized fruits, it is a common practice to snip off all but 2 or 3 blossoms on a truss so the plant channels all its energy into just a few massive tomatoes. Fiery Turban is so vigorous that even without thinning, some fruits still hit the 1 lb mark.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take: Fiery Turban (Ognennyy Tyurban) is an indeterminate, mid-season anthocyanin variety bred by Sofia Saakova. It produces stunning truffle-shaped (pleated pear) tomatoes that ripen to yellow-orange with red stripes and heavy antho splashing. Weighing 3.5-10.5 oz (100-300 g) on average\u2014with some hitting over 1 lb (500 g)\u2014these beauties boast a rich, sweet flavor &#8230; <a title=\"Fiery Turban (Ognennyy Tyurban) Tomato Review &#038; Photos\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/fiery-turban\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Fiery Turban (Ognennyy Tyurban) Tomato Review &#038; Photos\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,66,443,162],"tags":[587,30,344,122,15,479],"class_list":["post-6027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anthocyanin","category-bicolor","category-exotic","category-plum-tomatoes","tag-antho-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-sofia-saakova","tag-striped-tomato","tag-sweet-flavor","tag-truffle-shaped"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6027","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=6027"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6028,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6027\/revisions\/6028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}