Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: 1884 is an indeterminate, historic American heirloom that produces massive, juicy pink beefsteaks, often exceeding 12 oz (350 g). The vines are vigorous and strong enough to support the heavy fruit. Growers praise its outstanding yields and reliability, noting that it produces beautifully even in poor summers or partially shaded spots. The … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Earl’s Faux is an indeterminate, mid-season (leaning early) potato leaf variety. The history is famous: Earl Cadenhead found a rogue seed in a pack of Brandywine, loved the resulting tomato, and shared it with the community on Tomatoville and Garden Web. It produces large, oblate pink beefsteaks. Growers here rave about its … Read more
🍅 Quick take: El Greco is an indeterminate, mid-season variety that produces absolutely stunning, deeply ribbed beefsteak tomatoes. Growers note that the heavy pleating makes the high-quality fruits look almost like carved sculptures. The plant itself features slender, wispy vines. While it is an undeniable visual showstopper in the garden, the flavor is described as … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Elberta Girl is a highly ornamental semi-determinate variety bred by the legendary American breeder Tom Wagner. It is famous for its stunning silvery-grey, angora-type foliage and small 1.4 oz (40 g) fuzzy red tomatoes with bright yellow stripes. While the plant is an absolute showstopper in the garden, the flavor of the … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Eiförmige Dauer (Egg-Shaped Keeper) is an indeterminate, mid-season variety that produces small, round, beautiful pink tomatoes weighing around 2-2.5 oz (60-70 g). Growers highlight its fantastic greenhouse yields and high-quality, blemish-free fruits that are perfectly sized for canning. The flavor is described as nicely balanced and solid, earning a 4 out of … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Extravagante Rouffiange is a highly unusual, indeterminate mid-season novelty tomato bred by Pascal Moreau. It is famous for its fuzzy, blue-tinted foliage, purple stems, and fuzzy striped fruits. The tomatoes are small, running about 2-2.8 oz (60-80 g). Growers report decent yields and excellent cold tolerance, noting that it doesn’t drop blossoms … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Enormous Plum is a vigorous indeterminate variety that produces genuinely massive, red, plum-shaped tomatoes, with some reaching up to 21 oz (600 g). The mid-season vines are tall and robust, easily topping 6.5 ft (2 m) in a greenhouse. Growers praise the fruits for being incredibly meaty with no green shoulders or … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Eva Yellow Heart is an indeterminate variety that produces huge, pale yellow heart-shaped tomatoes. The vines are tall but slender, with sparse, wispy foliage. Growers note that it is an exceptionally heavy yielder—so much so that the plants require serious support to prevent the stems from snapping under the weight of the … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Earl of Edgecombe is an indeterminate, mid-season historic heirloom variety producing firm, bright orange and yellow fruits. Tomatoes usually run 3.5-10.5 oz (100-300 g) and have a distinctive barrel or globe shape. Growers praise its incredibly sturdy vines, strong trusses that don’t kink, and excellent storage life. The flavor reviews are slightly … 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: Elser Farm’s Brown Derby is an indeterminate beefsteak with a unique greenish-ochre to brownish-orange skin and vibrant tricolor flesh. Growers consistently praise its sweet, rich, and slightly tangy flavor, often comparing it to a ripe mango or the famous Dwarf Uluru Ochre. While it’s an indeterminate vine, most growers note it stays … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Everett’s Rusty Oxheart is a legendary indeterminate, mid-season heirloom producing unique bronze, rusty-green, and red bi-color hearts. Growers absolutely rave about its intensely sweet, fruity, and exotic flavor, often calling it the best-tasting tomato of their season. Everett’s Rusty Oxheart is a classic American heirloom. While the original breeder is lost to … Read more