Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Cynthia’s Black Heart 🌍 Origin: Developed at the famous Love Apple Farms in Santa Cruz, California, around 2005. It is noted that the variety might still be in the observation phase and not fully stabilized, meaning slight variations may occur. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Strikingly beautiful heart-shaped … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Cherokee Chocolate 🌍 Origin: A very famous US heirloom. It was stabilized by Craig LeHoullier in 1995 after he discovered a rogue plant from a batch of Cherokee Purple seeds. The difference is in the skin—Cherokee Purple has clear skin, while Cherokee Chocolate has a yellow epidermis, giving it a rich … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Cuore Antico di Aqui Terme 🌍 Origin: An outstanding family heirloom from Italy. The name translates to “Ancient Heart of Acqui Terme”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), mid-late season. The plants are vigorous with sturdy, thick main stems. Grower Warning: Avoid overfeeding with nitrogen early on, or the plant will prioritize … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Carol Chyko’s Big Paste Black 🌍 Origin: A rare dark variant of the famous heirloom. According to growers, this specific line emerged as a cross between Black Krim and the original red Carol Chyko’s Big Paste. It is documented in Tatiana’s TOMATObase. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). An incredibly vigorous and … Read more
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📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Coeur de Boeuf Jerusalem 🌍 Origin: A rare and highly prized heirloom oxheart variety. While it carries a French name (translating to “Jerusalem Oxheart”), this specific heavy-yielding strain has been heavily preserved, circulated, and perfected by Eastern European and Russian tomato collectors. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). The bush is slender … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Curtis Cheek 🌍 Origin: A highly prized heirloom oxheart variety from the USA. It is named after the American grower, Curtis Cheek, who cultivated and popularized this fantastic giant tomato among heirloom collectors. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). An incredibly vigorous and powerful plant. Standout feature: It is an early-season variety, … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR) 🌍 Origin: A yellow/bicolor heirloom variety. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season. Reaches a height of about 1.8 meters (6 ft) when grown in a greenhouse. Known for being an unpretentious, low-maintenance workhorse that shows great cold tolerance, continuing to produce well into the autumn. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Medium-to-large beefsteaks weighing 200-300 … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR) 🌍 Origin: A highly regarded specific strain of the famous Brandywine heirloom family. Documented in Tatiana’s TOMATObase. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season. Features the classic Potato Leaf (PL) foliage typical of Brandywines. Notably, it performs very well even when grown outdoors (open ground) in cooler northern climates. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large, … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR) 🌍 Origin: A beautiful and productive heirloom oxheart variety. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-to-late season. It shows excellent disease resistance. Highly adaptable—while it grows well in a greenhouse, some growers from colder northern regions report that it performs and feels even better when grown outdoors in open ground! 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR) 🌍 Origin: A fantastic heirloom cross with a stellar lineage. One of its parent varieties is the legendary Brandywine (Sudduth’s Strain), known worldwide for its premier flavor. It is documented in Tatiana’s TOMATObase. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season. Features attractive Potato Leaf (PL) foliage. Grows very well under the protection of … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR) 🌍 Origin: A stunning, highly regarded heirloom tomato variety. At least one of the prominent European growers in this thread sourced their seeds directly from Germany. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season. Features beautiful Potato Leaf (PL) foliage. Grows exceptionally well in greenhouses in cooler northern climates. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large beefsteaks … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR) 🌍 Origin: A highly regarded heirloom tomato. It famously made it into the top 10 best-tasting tomatoes list by renowned collector Tatiana Kouchnareva (Tatiana’s TOMATObase). 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season. Features beautiful Potato Leaf (PL) foliage. When grown in a greenhouse, it typically reaches around 1.5 meters (5 ft). It responds … Read more