Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Manchester United is a highly productive, tall determinate variety that yields dense, uniform pink fruits up to 8.8 oz (250 g). It doesn’t require pruning, but because of the massive fruit load, it demands extra horizontal space and heavy-duty staking. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-5 Experience) S … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mary Robinson’s German is a superb mid-season, indeterminate bicolor heirloom beefsteak. Known for producing massive yellow fruits heavily marbled with red and pink, they easily average 14 oz (400g) and can be pushed to nearly 2 lbs (900g) under good conditions. The flavor profile is exceptionally sweet and fruity, with a dense, … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Montserrat is a traditional Catalan heirloom famous for being a “stuffer” tomato. It produces highly vigorous, sprawling indeterminate vines that yield heavily ribbed, hollow fruits. Because the structural walls are thick and lack the juicy gel of a standard slicer, it is considered a culinary/special-purpose tomato—perfect for scooping out and baking, but … Read more
The TL;DR: Peppermint is a stunning mid-season bicolor heirloom (yellow/orange with red marbling and stripes). Vines are generally Indeterminate to semi-determinate; well-behaved and sparse on suckers, reaching 5-7.5 ft (1.5-2.3m) depending on greenhouse or outdoor conditions. Yields are typically average, but the fruits are massive (14-24 oz) and visually gorgeous. The flavor profile is deeply … Read more
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🍅 Quick take: Bridge Over A Troubled River is a mid-season, compact indeterminate variety that produces gorgeous orange-red fruits. Growers note that the coloring is so vibrant it almost looks like the tomatoes are glowing from the inside. The flavor profile is described as dense, juicy, and sweet, with a unique spicy kick on the … Read more
At a Glance 🍅 Quick take: Bear Creek is a mid-season, indeterminate dark beefsteak. Growers absolutely rave about its complex, incredibly sweet flavor with a rich, fruity aftertaste. It produces dense, meaty, brownish-cherry fruits up to 17 oz (480 g). While it can be susceptible to late blight and cracking in bad weather, its phenomenal … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Martha Logan is a mid-early, potato leaf (PL) indeterminate beefsteak. Though often sold as a yellow tomato, it typically ripens into a stunning yellow-and-pink bicolor. Growers praise its vigorous, disease-resistant vines and consistently large, sweet fruits ranging from 7 oz to 1.3 lbs (200-600 g). Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos … Read more
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🍅 Quick take: Moravich is a mid-early, indeterminate pink oxheart hailing from Serbia. Growers are calling it a “flawless” hidden gem. Unlike many wispy pink oxhearts, the vine grows exceptionally sturdy and tall, allowing it to pump out massive yields of dense, meaty hearts weighing up to 14 oz (400 g). It is highly praised … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Sgt. Pepper’s Raspberry Points is a mid-season, indeterminate anthocyanin variety developed from the famous Sgt. Pepper lineage. It produces a massive wall of 3.5-5.3 oz (100-150 g) raspberry-pink fruits with dark purple antho shoulders. The shapes are wonderfully unpredictable, ranging from ribbed flattened hearts with pointy “beaks” to blunt plums. Growers love … Read more
🍅 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