Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
Quick Summary of Zlatovlaska (Goldilocks) 📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zlatovlaska (Goldilocks) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial cherry variety introduced by the “Poisk” seed company. It is officially registered for both open field and greenhouse cultivation. The name translates to “Goldilocks”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. The foliage is medium-sized, light green, and somewhat wispy (delicate). Outdoors, … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zhemchuzhinka (Little Pearl) 🌍 Origin: A commercial Russian variety from the GISOK seed company. The name translates to “Little Pearl”. Visually and genetically, it appears to be identical to the well-known western variety Garden Pearl. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). It has a trailing/tumbling growth habit, making it an absolute superstar … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Yellow Cherry Potato Leaf 🌍 Origin: A highly sought-after heirloom/collector’s variety circulating among Eastern European growers. Not typically available in commercial seed catalogs. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Features distinctive, large potato-leaf (PL) foliage. A very vigorous and resilient plant that produces right up until the first heavy frosts. 🍅 Fruit … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Yellow Mimi F1 🌍 Origin: A commercial Japanese F1 hybrid cherry tomato, frequently repackaged and sold by various Eastern European seed distributors. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Produces heavily branched, “coral-like” flower trusses (multiflora type). Easily reaches 6.5 ft (2 m) in a greenhouse. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Small, yellow, teardrop-shaped cherry … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Dragotsennaya Zhemchuzhina (Precious Pearl) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial/heirloom variety. The name translates beautifully to “Precious Pearl”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, but stays relatively compact. Exhibits medium vigor and maxes out around 4 feet (1.2 m) tall by the end of the season. Mid-early maturity. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Small, bright red, … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Detskaya Radost F1 (Children’s Joy F1) 🌍 Origin: A commercial Russian F1 Hybrid variety. The name translates beautifully to “Children’s Joy”, hinting at its target audience. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. An insanely vigorous, aggressive climber that shoots up like bamboo. Even outdoors, it can easily surpass 8 feet (2.5 m) in … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Detskiy Sladkiy “Slivka” (Children’s Sweet Plum) 🌍 Origin: Сommercial variety exclusively released by the “Aelita” seed company. The name translates to “Children’s Sweet ‘Plum’”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Super-determinate, low-growing bush. Officially listed at 20 inches (50 cm), but can grow slightly taller and wider in a greenhouse. Requires zero pruning/suckering! 🍅 … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Dyuiymovochka (Thumbelina) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial variety famously released by the “Poisk” seed company. The name translates to “Thumbelina” (the tiny fairy tale character). ⚠️ The Great Mix-Up: If you buy or trade seeds for this variety, be aware that there are two completely different strains circulating under this name … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Dikovinka 🌍 Origin: A fantastic commercial dark cherry variety from the Russian seed company “Aelita”. The charming name “Dikovinka” translates roughly to “A Rare Marvel” or “Novelty”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. An absolute monster of a plant. Extremely vigorous and fuss-free, performing exceptionally well even outdoors in open ground. 🍅 Fruit … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Grushka Oranzhevaya (Orange Pear) 🌍 Origin: A Russian/Eastern European commercial variety. The name translates directly to “Orange Little Pear”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate / Semi-determinate. It has regular leaf foliage and grows to about 3.3 ft (1 m). It can be staked, caged, or simply allowed to sprawl on the ground … Read more
📌 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