{"id":618,"date":"2026-08-22T14:41:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T14:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=618"},"modified":"2026-08-22T14:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T14:43:44","slug":"bullfinch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/bullfinch\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullfinch (Snegir) Determinate 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;618&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;Bullfinch (Snegir) Determinate 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 Snegir (Bullfinch)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian commercial variety (often sold by the &#8220;Biotechnica&#8221; seed company). The name translates to &#8220;Bullfinch,&#8221; a winter bird with a bright red breast, which perfectly hints at this variety&#8217;s cold tolerance.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (bush). The seed packet claims it stays very compact at 45\u201350 cm (18\u201320 inches). However, growers report it can be surprisingly vigorous for a bush variety, sometimes requiring taller stakes and light pruning. It is incredibly cold-tolerant and unpretentious.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Bright red, oblate (flat-round), and smooth. For such an early bush tomato, the fruits are impressively large, consistently reaching 150\u2013200g (5\u20137 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Yield &amp; Flavor:<\/strong> It has a &#8220;concentrated yield,&#8221; meaning it ripens almost its entire crop over a short two-week window. This makes it an absolute dream for growers who want to do batch canning. The flavor is a standard, classic tomato taste\u2014very good for an early variety.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcaa <strong>Disease Resistance:<\/strong> Highly resistant to black bacterial spot and wet\/soft rots.<\/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\">Sweet (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,792 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belgorod Region, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>Description from the seed packet:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn early-season variety; fruit ripening begins 94-109 days after full germination. It forms large fruits (up to 200g \/ 7 oz), which is exceptional for an outdoor determinate variety. Very cold-tolerant and unpretentious.<\/p>\n<p>The plant is non-rugose (not a tree-type dwarf), determinate, with a height of 45-50 cm (18-20 inches). The inflorescence is of the intermediate type: the first truss forms above the 6th-7th leaf, and subsequent ones every 1-2 leaves. The fruit is oblate, red, smooth, with 5 seed locules, weighing up to 200g (7 oz). The variety is relatively resistant to black bacterial spot and soft rots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/18\/5102-120614131454.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/18\/thumb_5102-120614131454.jpeg\" alt=\"Snegir Bullfinch tomato plant heavily loaded with green fruits\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/21\/5102-020714150331.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/21\/thumb_5102-020714150331.jpeg\" alt=\"Ripe red Snegir tomato on the vine\" width=\"119\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Photo by: Lana_s_Kavkaza<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Pani Tomat (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,773 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew Snegir, seeds were from Biotechnica. I really liked the variety. It was genuinely early, fruit weight was 150-200g (5-7 oz), and it was very productive. It dumped its entire harvest in about two weeks (a highly concentrated yield), which I absolutely loved for processing. The taste is totally fine\/standard for an early tomato.<\/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\">Shusha Kuznetsova (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (595 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Vladimir Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from Biotechnica.<\/p>\n<p>This is a determinate that clearly wants to be an indeterminate! I had to constantly top and prune it, because the support structure I built for it wasn&#8217;t designed to handle it growing that tall.<\/p>\n<p>It is a good one, though. Next season I will try growing it inside the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_11\/IMG-20210713-WA0014.jpeg.68960178f392ff6921c8cbf417fc8a19.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_11\/IMG-20210713-WA0014.thumb.jpeg.80d74fe13360059ddc04e1a2637e1b10.jpeg\" alt=\"Vigorous Snegir tomato plant growing outdoors\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_11\/IMG_20210811_172535.jpg.e9bd09fdac3aa1a0684a2ee493aa6d1e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_11\/IMG_20210811_172535.thumb.jpg.ff380c9bc4875d06fc5920b52c095376.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested red Snegir Bullfinch tomato on a digital scale\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Snegir (Bullfinch) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian commercial variety (often sold by the &#8220;Biotechnica&#8221; seed company). The name translates to &#8220;Bullfinch,&#8221; a winter bird with a bright red breast, which perfectly hints at this variety&#8217;s cold tolerance. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). 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