Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: La-chan-y-ha is a compact, determinate bush paste tomato of Chinese origin, highly valued in cold Siberian regions for its reliability. Plants stay under 32 inches (80 cm) tall while pumping out dense clusters of elongated scarlet plums measuring up to 3 inches (8 cm) long. Unlike many rubbery commercial processing types, the … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Little Lucky is an indeterminate, potato-leaf bicolor bred by American heirloom pioneer Craig LeHoullier from an accidental cross of Brandywine. Unlike typical massive bicolor beefsteaks, it produces round, tennis-ball sized saladette fruit weighing 2-5 oz (60-140 g) that ripen golden-yellow with a vibrant ruby-pink blossom-end blush. Growers love its extended production right … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Lucchese is a classic indeterminate Italian heirloom originating from Lucca in Tuscany. It produces massive, bright red, deeply fluted beefsteaks easily reaching 14 oz (400 g) and larger. The flesh is dense, meaty, and slightly dry with an old-school, slightly tart, balanced flavor. While growers in short northern zones classify it as … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Ludmilla’s Pink Heart (Rozovoe Serdtse Lyudmily) is an indeterminate heirloom oxheart tracing back to Kazakhstan and Germany. Celebrated by northern gardeners for being remarkably early-ripening for a large-fruited heart, it yields meaty, elongated pink hearts weighing 8-16 oz (225-450 g) with minimal seeds and sweet, tender flesh. The vine is slightly sturdier … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Long Tall Sally is an indeterminate, mid-season striped oxheart bred in the USA by Blaine Horton. It puts out large, meaty, blunt pink hearts striped with gold, topping the scales at up to 17.6 oz (500 g) with minimal seeds. Plants have the classic droopy, wispy oxheart vine habit that fools beginners … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Lover’s Lunch (known in Russian collections as Obed Vlyublyonnykh) is a stunning mid-season indeterminate bicolor slicer originally bred by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms. It produces heavy clusters of round, yellow-and-red striped beefsteaks weighing 9+ oz (250+ g) with sweet, balanced, marbled flesh. Northern growers note it is an aggressive, heavy … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Lovely Lush is a stunning mid-season, indeterminate anthocyanin variety (originally from Brad Gates). It produces medium-sized 5-7 oz (150-200 g) oblate slicers with dark purple shoulders and beautiful pink-red striping. Growers appreciate its firm, meaty texture and sweet flavor, typical of good antho lines. While yields are generally rated as average, it … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Lucky Cross is an indeterminate, mid-to-late season large bicolor beefsteak. Growers praise it for its outstanding sweet, fruity flavor, often ranking it above other famous bicolors like Virginia Sweets or Burracker’s Favorite. It produces gorgeous 7-14 oz (200-400 g) yellow fruits with red marbling inside and out. While a few noted it … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Lucky Tiger is an indeterminate, mid-season elongated cherry/plum tomato originally bred by Fred Hempel (Artisan Seeds). It produces stunning 1-1.4 oz (30-40 g) green fruits with pink and red striping. Growers universally praise its massive yields, crack resistance, and complex, sweet, tropical flavor with a satisfying crunch. It’s an aggressive grower that … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Lithium Sunset is a stunning mid-season, indeterminate bicolor tomato bred by Fred Hempel. It produces gorgeous 7-14 oz (200-400 g) yellow-orange fruits with red striping and a pearlescent sheen. Growers praise its sturdy vines, meaty texture, and good shelf life, which is a rarity for bicolors. While most find it sweet and … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Livingston’s Yellow Oxheart is an indeterminate, mid-season heirloom with a rich history dating back to 1929. It produces gorgeous golden-yellow, heart-shaped fruits with classic wispy foliage. Growers praise its meaty, buttery texture and complex, sweet flavor. While yields tend to be average, the outstanding taste and nearly seedless flesh make it a … Read more
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Quick Take: Lucille Tillson is an indeterminate, mid-season pink oxheart/elongated plum that can produce massive, meaty fruits up to 17.6 oz (500 g). Most growers praise it as a sweet, old-fashioned tasting workhorse that yields heavily. However, it can be a bit fickle depending on the weather and is noticeably prone to blossom end rot … Read more