Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Midnight Snack F1 is an indeterminate cocktail cherry hybrid developed by PanAmerican Seed (USA) and recognized as a 2019 All-America Selections (AAS) National Winner. The vigorous vines produce heavy clusters of ~1 oz (30 g) round cherries that ripen glossy red with an inky anthocyanin purple-black shoulder. Growers praise its exceptionally polite … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Midnight Tiger is an indeterminate, mid-season novelty slicer bred by J&L Gardens (USA). Plants produce 5.3-7 oz (150-200 g) round saladette-to-slicer fruits featuring an olive-green skin patterned with yellow, copper, and orange stripes beneath dark purple-blue shoulders. Growers note its rich, aromatic sweetness with a crisp skin zing, outstanding disease tolerance, and … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mlle Foriers (Mademoiselle Foriers) is an indeterminate, mid-season anthocyanin slicer bred alongside French grower Bruno Fournier and introduced at the 2017 Brussels Tomatofest. Vines reach 5-6 ft (1.5-1.8 m) and pump out gorgeous, oblate neon raspberry-pink slicers with jet-black anthocyanin shoulders weighing 7-14 oz (200-400 g). Growers report that while early pickings … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Marsha’s Starfighter Heart (Serdtse Marshi) is an exotic indeterminate oxheart bred by Marsha Eisenberg of South Florida as part of her acclaimed Star Wars Project. Vines climb past 6.5 ft (2 m) in greenhouses with classic weeping foliage, producing heavy trusses of blunt to elongated hearts weighing up to 10.5-12.5 oz (300-350 … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Marsha’s Starfighter Beefsteak is an elite indeterminate anthocyanin novelty slicer bred by Marsha Eisenberg of South Florida as part of her acclaimed Star Wars Project. Vines reach 6-6.5 ft (1.8-2 m) with slender, wiry stems and sparse weeping foliage. It yields heavy crops of deep burgundy-brown beefsteaks weighing 10.5-14 oz (300-400 g), … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Lilac Gem is a compact, mid-season anthocyanin novelty cherry tomato that stays around 3.3 ft (1 m) tall. It yields small, dark-shouldered cherries weighing 0.2-0.3 oz (5-8 g) with anthocyanin blush that pulls cleanly from the vine without tearing the skin. European growers report noticeable variations in color, indicating the variety was … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Lovely Lush is a stunning mid-season, indeterminate anthocyanin variety (originally from Brad Gates). It produces medium-sized 5-7 oz (150-200 g) oblate slicers with dark purple shoulders and beautiful pink-red striping. Growers appreciate its firm, meaty texture and sweet flavor, typical of good antho lines. While yields are generally rated as average, it … Read more
Quick Take: Lucid Gem is a visually stunning Brad Gates indeterminate antho-bicolor (orange with purple shoulders and red marbling inside). Reviews show its flavor is highly weather-dependent: it can pack an incredibly sweet, intense punch of tropical/lemonade flavor when temps are balanced, but hot days coupled with very cold nights can make it taste like … Read more
🍅 Quick take: K 565-08 (and its long alphanumeric string) is a working title for a mid-late, compact tree-type (rugose) breeding line by Ukrainian breeder Maxim Gurin. Growing to only 1.5 ft (45 cm) tall, it produces beautiful, bright red tomatoes with a smudgy purple anthocyanin blush weighing up to 7 oz (200 g). Growers … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Kaleidoscopic Jewel is a strikingly beautiful, indeterminate, mid-season anthocyanin variety bred by Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms). Growers praise its heavy yields, slim plant profile, and sweet, meaty pink-raspberry flesh. However, some note that the strain seems unstable, throwing fruits of wildly varying shapes and sizes on the same plant, contrary to … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Königin der Nacht (Queen of the Night) is an incredibly beautiful, anthocyanin-rich cocktail tomato originating from Germany. It grows as a compact semi-determinate plant that produces heavy yields of striped, dark-shouldered 2-3 oz fruits. While it is mostly grown for its jaw-dropping aesthetics, the flavor is generally sweet and pleasant. Full summary … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Indigo Rose is a famous anthocyanin-rich, indeterminate/semi-determinate cocktail tomato bred by Dr. Jim Myers at Oregon State University. It produces stunning dark purple-to-black fruits that weigh 1.2-2.5 oz (35-70 g). In this massive thread, growers debate its merits. While everyone agrees the plants are gorgeous and highly resistant to late blight, opinions … Read more