Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Miele di Saluto Arcobaleno (Honey Rainbow Greeting) is a mid-season, indeterminate Italian heirloom. The vigorous, disease-resistant vine produces massive, flat-round bicolor beefsteaks weighing anywhere from 14 oz up to a whopping 2.2 lbs (400 g to 1 kg). The fruits have very few seeds and feature an incredibly sweet flavor profile with … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Lyubov Irana (Love of Iran) is a mid-late season, indeterminate pink beefsteak tomato. It is known for producing massive, uniform slicers weighing anywhere from 10.5 oz to over 2 lbs (300 g to 1 kg) with a rich, classic tomato flavor. While most growers report huge yields and beautiful fruit with no … Read more
At a Glance 🍅 Quick take: Gajo de Melon is a late-season, aggressively growing indeterminate cherry tomato. The vine easily tops 6.5 feet (2 m) and has a massive, sprawling footprint that requires strict pruning to keep it from turning into a jungle. While the yields are only average due to smaller clusters, the flavor … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Reckless Driver Vils is a mid-late season pink tomato of American origin. Plants seem to stay relatively compact at around 3.3 feet (1 m) tall but are best grown pruned to two stems. It produces 7-9 oz (200-250 g) meaty, juicy fruits with a sweet flavor that has a unique kick to … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Longhorn is an indeterminate, early-to-mid-season oxheart originating from the US. It produces stunning elongated hearts in a deep purple-pink color with olive-green shoulders. Averaging up to 10.5 oz (300 g), the fruits are practically seedless, incredibly meaty, and boast a rich, sweet, and complex flavor. Growers rave about its massive yields and … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Lithuanian Crested Pink is a wispy-leafed, indeterminate heirloom that produces massive, meaty pink hearts weighing up to 14 oz (400 g). It is famous for throwing two different fruit shapes on the same vine: pointy hearts and flatter, ribbed “crested” hearts. While growers rave about its dense, sweet flesh and heavy yields, … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Landshuter Riese is an indeterminate German heirloom that produces massive, incredibly tender pink oxhearts. Originally from Lower Bavaria and popularized by legendary seed collector Reinhard Kraft, this tall vine is praised for its long harvest window, excellent disease resistance, and nearly seedless, sweet flesh. While it can be a bit slow to … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Linnie’s Oxheart (also known as Linnaeus Heart) is a highly praised indeterminate USA oxheart variety that produces gorgeous, brick-red to brownish fruits weighing 7 to 14 oz. Known for its meaty texture, almost seedless flesh, and exceptionally sweet, rich flavor, it has become a permanent staple for many growers. The thread below … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Reine de Sainte Marthe is a vigorous indeterminate French heirloom that produces heavy trusses of dense, round red tomatoes. Fruits typically weigh between 7-8.8 oz (200-250 g), with some reaching up to 13 oz (372 g). Growers note that it needs plenty of sun and heat to reach its full yield potential. … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Cuostralee is a classic French heirloom indeterminate variety that produces beautiful, oblate red beefsteaks. It is a late-mid season producer with fruits ranging from 8.8 oz to over a pound (250-500 g). Growers praise it for being completely fuss-free, highly productive, and delivering an excellent, sweet, meaty flavor with very few seeds. … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Kavkazets (Caucasian) is a mid-season indeterminate variety that produces uniform, oblate raspberry pink slicers. While its height can be stunted if grown outdoors in cool climates, it thrives in a greenhouse, easily reaching 8 ft (2.5 m) and pumping out meaty, highly flavorful tomatoes weighing up to 21 oz (600 g). Full … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Ferris Wheel is an indeterminate American heirloom that produces massive, sweet pink beefsteaks. However, some growers have discovered two completely different foliage types circulating in the market under this name. While the true historical strain should have Regular Leaf (RL) foliage, a highly productive Potato Leaf (PL) off-type is widely grown and … Read more