Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Black Vernissage (Vernisazh Chernyi) 🌍 Origin: A very popular, striking variety bred by Ukrainian tomato breeder Ruslan Dukhov. It is part of the famous “Vernissage” series, which also includes Pink, Yellow, and Green variations. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). An extremely vigorous and productive vine that easily reaches over 6.5 ft … Read more
📌 Quick Summary: White Cherry (Belaya Vishnya) 🌱 Plant Habit: A tall indeterminate vine. It exhibits the classic “wispy” or frail-looking foliage that is typical of most oxheart varieties. 🍅 Fruit & Yield: Despite the “cherry” in its name, this is NOT a cherry tomato. It produces large, pale cream/white heart-shaped tomatoes weighing 9 to … Read more
📌 Quick Summary: Val’s Green Striped 🌍 Origin: A rare green-striped tomato, originally introduced by Val McMurray of British Columbia, Canada. 🌱 Plant Habit: An indeterminate vine, highly productive, growing up to 5 ft (1.5m) tall in a greenhouse. Best pruned to 2 stems. 🍅 Fruit & Yield: Small to medium round fruits weighing 2.5 … Read more
📌 Quick Summary: Yellow Vernissage 🌍 Origin: Bred by the well-known Ukrainian breeder Ruslan Dukhov, part of his famous “Vernissage” series of striped tomatoes. 🌱 Plant Habit: A massive, sprawling, highly vigorous indeterminate vine. It requires aggressive pruning and sturdy trellising, otherwise, it will completely take over your greenhouse. 🍅 Fruit & Yield: A classic … Read more
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📌 Quick Summary: Mocha Splash 🌱 Plant Habit: A tall indeterminate vine featuring Potato Leaf (PL) foliage, which is a highly sought-after trait among heirloom growers. 🍅 Fruit & Yield: Produces flat-round (oblate) beefsteak tomatoes weighing up to 10.5 oz (300g). Known to be a very heavy yielder. 🎨 Color & Flavor: A visually striking … Read more
📌 Quick Summary: Tante Gretels Magische Hüte – Aunt Gretel’s Magic Hats 🌍 Origin: A stunning heirloom variety with a German name, translating to “Aunt Gretel’s Magic Hats.” 🌱 Plant Habit: A tall, indeterminate vine that requires staking. It is a very reliable producer with a long fruiting window. It sets fruit exceptionally well, even … Read more
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📌 Quick Summary: Creamsicle Grape 🌍 Origin: A relatively new US release, bred by Brad Gates at Wild Boar Farms. 🌱 Plant Habit: A vigorous, tall-growing indeterminate vine that can easily reach over 6.5 ft (2.0 m) in height. Highly productive and known for excellent fruit set. 🍅 Fruit & Yield: Produces elongated “grape” or … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Bolshoy Rozovyi Vernisazh (Large Pink Vernisage) 🌍 Origin: Part of the famous “Vernisage” series created by Ukrainian breeder Ruslan Dukhov. The name translates to “Large Pink Vernisage”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-early maturity. It is a sprawling, sturdy, and highly vigorous plant. It is very forgiving—you can prune it to 2 … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Banan Pestryi (Speckled Banana) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial variety from the “Poisk” seed company, part of their special “Vkusnoteka” (Flavor Library) line. The name translates to “Speckled Banana” or “Variegated Banana”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, tall, and vigorous. It is a late-season producer that will keep setting fruit right up … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Velue Strieé 🌍 Origin: A stunning French heirloom novelty tomato. The name roughly translates to “Striped Velvet”, perfectly describing its unique appearance. 🌿 Plant Habit: A semi-determinate to indeterminate plant with the classic “angora” trait—the foliage and stems are covered in dense, soft fuzz, making it look silvery or frosted. Pro … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Big Orange Stripe 🌍 Origin: A beautiful heirloom known in the Russian community as “Bolshoy Oranzhevyi Polosatyi”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, regular leaf, mid-season. It grows into a massive, vigorous plant easily reaching 6 ft (1.8 m) and taller. Growers usually prune it to 1 or 2 leaders. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Big Yellow Zebra 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), but the vines aren’t overly aggressive or huge (usually around 1.6m / 5.2 ft). Known for being quite early, especially in difficult or short summer seasons. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Oblate (flat-round) bright yellow beefsteaks with very subtle, faint light-yellow stripes (which can sometimes … Read more