Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Viola-1 Cherry 🌍 Origin: A rare cherry variety circulating in Eastern Europe. In this thread, seeds were sourced from Tamara Yashchenko, a highly respected Russian tomato collector from the Altai region. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (short bush). Out in the open ground, it stays very compact, reaching only about 32 inches … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Wow Cherry 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), but somewhat manageable. When grown out in the open dirt with multi-stem pruning, it topped out around 4 feet (1.2 m). Extremely resilient and productive, even when crowded and shaded. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Bright red, completely round cherry tomatoes. They are very small, averaging … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vilma 🌍 Origin: A widely popular commercial micro-dwarf variety, beloved in Europe and Russia for balcony and container gardening. 🌿 Plant Habit: True micro-dwarf (determinate). The seed packet states 12-16 inches (30-40 cm), but growers often find it stays even shorter, topping out around 8 inches (20 cm) in pots. It … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vosymerka (Number Eight) 🌍 Origin: A rare Russian collector’s variety. The name “Vosymerka” translates to “Number Eight” or “Figure Eight”. In this thread, seeds were sourced from the well-known Russian tomato collector V. Monakhova. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) and mid-season. It showed great resilience and high productivity even when grown … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Volgogradskiy 5/95 🌍 Origin: A legendary old-school Soviet commercial variety. Note: There are two famous “Volgogradskiy” strains. “323” is the early bush variety, while “5/95” is the vigorous, late-season strain bred for the warm, long summers of southern Russia. 🌿 Plant Habit: Vigorous with a very thick, sturdy main stem. Because … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vazhnaya Persona F1 (VIP) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial F1 hybrid bred by the well-known breeder L.A. Myazina. The name translates to “Important Person” or “VIP”. 🌿 Plant Habit (The Height Mystery): Determinate. There is a funny discrepancy discussed in this thread: the seed packet claims it’s a micro-dwarf staying under … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Gardener’s Delight (Vostorg Sadovoda) 🌍 Origin: A world-famous old European commercial variety (originally German/British). In the Russian and Ukrainian seed collector circuits, it often circulates under the translated name “Vostorg Sadovoda” or slightly misspelled as “Gardeneros Delight”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. It produces a relatively sturdy, dependable vine. Growers note that … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Voyage F1 (Voyazh F1) 🌍 Origin: A commercial F1 hybrid from the Russian seed company “Poisk” (Search). 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). An extremely vigorous and resilient greenhouse variety that easily surpasses 6.5 ft (2 m). Growers note its impressive ability to bounce back from extreme heat scorch by pushing out … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vedernitsa 🌍 Origin: A highly productive Russian variety. The name “Vedernitsa” is derived from the Russian word vedro (bucket), implying that this is a plant meant to fill buckets with tomatoes. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate/Semi-determinate. Out in the open ground, it reaches a very manageable height of about 5.2 feet (1.6 … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vechnyi Zov (Eternal Call) 🌍 Origin: A commercial Russian variety from the well-known seed company “Siberian Garden” (SibSad). The name translates to “Eternal Call”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate. The seed packet claims it’s a short 28-inch (70 cm) bush, but growers in this thread report highly variable heights. Depending on pruning … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vovchik 🌍 Origin: A commercial variety from Russia/Ukraine. The name is an affectionate diminutive for Vladimir (Little Vova). 💡 Editor’s Note (The Famous Mix-Up): This thread is a classic example of a happy accident. The official commercial seed packets describe Vovchik as a regular round/oblate tomato. However, a massive batch of … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vnuchenka (Granddaughter) 🌍 Origin: A commercial variety from the Russian seed company “Aelita”. The name affectionately translates to “Little Granddaughter”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (short bush). Marketed as a patio/container variety that grows to 20 inches (50 cm), but real-world growers note it can easily reach 28 inches (70 cm) when … Read more