Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
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Quick Summary of Florida Petite (Флорида петит) 🌍 Origin: A famous micro-dwarf commercial variety, originally developed by the University of Florida specifically for small containers and patio growing. 🌿 Plant Habit: Extremely compact, tree-type micro-dwarf. Plants typically stay between 25-40 cm (10-16 inches) tall. They require absolutely no pruning or suckering and tolerate lower light … Read more
Quick Summary of Fioletovo-Malinovaya Baska 🌍 Origin: A Russian collector variety, originally popularized by seedsman V. Redko. The name translates to “Purple-Raspberry Baska”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. The plants are extremely vigorous, powerful, and healthy, easily growing over 1.5m (5 ft) tall outdoors in open ground. It handles aggressive multi-stem pruning (4-5 stems) effortlessly without … Read more
Quick Summary of Fantaziya (Fantasia) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial variety from the “Agrosemtoms” seed company. The name translates to “Fantasia” or “Fantasy”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Early-ripening (90-95 days) and indeterminate. It is highly adapted to northern regions and adverse weather conditions. It also boasts excellent disease resistance, specifically to Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) and … Read more
Quick Summary of Purple Calabash (Фиолетовая тыква) 🌍 Origin: A very old and famous heirloom variety known globally as Purple Calabash. It is renowned for its unique, deeply ribbed shape resembling a miniature pumpkin. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. The plants are extremely rampant and vigorous. Growers report them aggressively pushing out suckers from every possible … Read more
Quick Summary of Fedora 🌍 Origin: An heirloom variety circulated among European collectors. These specific seeds were sourced from a grower in Germany in 2015. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall-growing). Shows moderate resistance to Leaf Mold (Cladosporium), rated a 3 out of 5 by growers. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Heart-shaped (oxheart) tomatoes that exhibit prominent “green … Read more
Quick Summary of Finik (Date) Tomato Series 🌍 Origin: A hugely popular Russian commercial series (which includes Yellow, Orange, Red, and Striped variants), commonly sold by “Russian Ogorod” (often as an F1 hybrid) and heirloom vendors like “Batatovy Kusty”. The name “Finik” translates to “Date”, referencing their shape and intended sweetness. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate … Read more
Quick Summary of Florentino 🌍 Origin: Originally distributed by the Russian seed company “Biotekhnika”. It is a heavily ribbed, European-style tomato. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. Grows to about 1.5 – 2 meters (5 – 6.5 ft) depending on whether it’s grown outdoors or in a greenhouse. Uniquely, it forms flower trusses very frequently—every two leaves. … Read more
Quick Summary of Fokus-Pokus (Hocus Pocus) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial variety from the “Aelita” seed company. The name translates to “Hocus Pocus”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Early season and indeterminate. It is a striking “Angora” type plant with silvery-green, heavily fuzzy (woolly) foliage. This dense fuzz makes the plant highly unattractive to insect pests. It … Read more
Quick Summary of Giante Friulano (Friulian Giant) 🌍 Origin: An Italian heirloom variety from the Friuli region. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. Possesses absolutely incredible disease resistance and cold tolerance. Growers report it staying perfectly green and healthy even through late autumn frosts, completely shrugging off severe fungal pressures. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Red, ribbed plum or … Read more
Quick Summary of Faworyt 17/2 (Raspberry Pouch) 🌍 Origin: A Polish breeding line resulting from a cross between Malinowa Sakiewka and Bordo. The name “Malinowa Sakiewka” translates to “Raspberry Pouch,” which perfectly describes its shape and color. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall-growing). 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Beautiful raspberry-pink tomatoes in the shape of a truffle (or … Read more
Quick Summary of Faworyt 8 (Favorite 8) 🌍 Origin: A new Polish breeding line created by crossing Garmosha with Malinowa Sakiewka. The name translates to “Favorite 8”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Mid-season and indeterminate. It reaches a very manageable height of about 1.5 meters (5 ft), making it somewhat more compact than typical wildly growing indeterminates. … Read more
Quick Summary of Faworyt 9 (Favorite 9) 🌍 Origin: A unique Polish breeding line created by crossing Rebelpik Sakiewka with Malinowa Sakiewka. The name translates to “Favorite 9”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall-growing). 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Striking, uniquely shaped tomatoes: they look like elongated truffles (pears) with a pronounced little beak (point) at the blossom … Read more