Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Gold Nugget is an early, determinate yellow cherry tomato developed by Dr. James Baggett at Oregon State University. It produces wispy, thin-stemmed plants that max out around 3-5 feet (1-1.5 m) depending on whether grown outdoors or in a high tunnel. Growers love its heavy yields, very early ripening, and perfectly balanced, … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Ei von Phuket (Egg from Phuket) is a super rare indeterminate cherry tomato that produces beautiful pastel-pink, egg-shaped fruits. The tomatoes transition from green to white to pale pink, making the vines look visually stunning as they ripen. Growers here love its massive yields, firm texture, and great shelf life, which makes … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Evil Olive is an intriguing, highly productive cocktail/cherry tomato with a unique color profile. These indeterminate vines produce large, complex trusses of round fruits that ripen to a greenish-ochre outside with a dark red interior—literally resembling olives. Averaging 0.7-1.2 oz (20-35 g), the tomatoes have a memorable sweet-tart punch, a crunchy texture, … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dancing with Smurfs is an indeterminate, mid-season anthocyanin cherry tomato bred by Tom Wagner. The vines produce high yields of small, dark, reddish-purple fruits with a long harvest window. Growers here praise its stunning appearance, sturdy growth, and disease resistance, especially when grown outdoors. However, reviews on flavor are mixed, and some … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Ocean (Okean) is a vigorous, indeterminate Italian cocktail/cherry variety producing glossy red, globe-shaped fruits up to 0.8 oz (23 g). Known for its distinct, apple-crisp bite, sweet flavor, crack resistance, and exceptionally sparse canopy. Northern greenhouse growers report remarkable resistance to greenhouse leaf mold (Cladosporium), making it a reliable, heavy-setting producer that … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Nastya Slastena F1 (Nastya Sweet Tooth F1) is a vigorous, indeterminate cherry tomato marketed as an early hybrid by SeDeK. It grows over 6.5 feet (2 m) tall and produces massive trusses of tiny 0.7-1.2 oz (20-35 g) bright red, super sweet fruits. While it can be highly aggressive in a greenhouse … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mickey Mouse Red is an ultra-compact, early-season micro-dwarf cherry tomato that is absolutely perfect for indoor container gardening. Topping out at just 1.5 ft (0.5 m) tall, it produces heavy yields of firm, glossy 1 oz (30 g) red cherries. Growers love it for winter windowsill projects, noting its classic tangy tomato … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A compact yellow cherry tomato known for its delicate, toy-like foliage and outstanding resistance to late blight. Unlike sugary cherries, it boasts a savory, meaty flavor reminiscent of a full-sized slicer. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-5) S Sweet (Svetlana) Pro | 8,792 posts 📍 Belgorod region (USDA … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Maritime Bells is a compact, tree-type variety from the Dwarf Tomato Project that produces beautiful burgundy and brown striped pears. Weighing 1.7-2.5 oz (50-70 g), these small fruits are known for being exceptionally juicy and flavorful. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience) S Svetikk (Svetlana) ⭐ … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Emerald Monisto is a firm, crunchy, sweet dark (?) cherry tomato from the seed company Gavrish. While growers love its crisp texture and disease resistance, the yield can be hit or miss. This thread also covers the rest of the “Monisto” series (Chocolate, Amber/Yellow, and Pink), revealing that Pink Monisto is actually … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Honey Drop (Medovaya Kaplya) is a fiercely vigorous Indeterminate , ultra-sweet yellow pear/cherry tomato. Growers praise its candy-like flavor and late-season blight resistance, but warn that it throws suckers aggressively and takes up massive space. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-8 Experience) V Vestochka (Elena) 🍅 Member (247 … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Malina Treston is a highly productive, indeterminate pink cocktail tomato variety. It produces stunning, long trusses of 1.5 oz (40 g) fruits that keep pumping out tomatoes until late fall. Growers praise its sweet flavor and excellent storage capabilities when picked green. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos A Angelina ⭐ … Read more