Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR) 🌍 Origin: A classic heirloom yellow pear-shaped cherry tomato. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), mid-season. A vigorous grower that performs excellently in a greenhouse environment. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Bright yellow, small pear-shaped cherry tomatoes. They have a firm texture that holds up well. 👅 Flavor & Use: The flavor is described … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR) 🌍 Origin: A yellow/bicolor heirloom variety. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season. Reaches a height of about 1.8 meters (6 ft) when grown in a greenhouse. Known for being an unpretentious, low-maintenance workhorse that shows great cold tolerance, continuing to produce well into the autumn. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Medium-to-large beefsteaks weighing 200-300 … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR) 🌍 Origin: A beautiful striped variety bred by the famous American tomato breeder Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms). In Russia, it is known in translation as Svetlyi Kaban. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season. It grows tall and vigorous, easily reaching 2 meters (6.5 ft) when grown in a greenhouse. 🍅 Fruit … Read more
Quick Summary of Big Golden Delicious 🌍 Origin: A superb golden-yellow heirloom. This particular line was sourced from well-known American tomato grower Dale Thurber. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) with excellent disease resistance. A true workhorse that provides huge yields from the beginning of the season right up until the first frost. It sets fruit … Read more
Quick Summary of Barossa Fest 🌍 Origin & Name: A 2017 release from the Dwarf Tomato Project. It was developed by crossing Golden Dwarf Champion with Green Giant. Fun Fact: It is named after the Barossa Valley, a famous wine-producing region in South Australia known for its annual festival. 🌿 Plant Habit: A tree-type indeterminate … Read more
Quick Summary of Bleeding Heart 🌍 Origin & Name: Another masterpiece bred by Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms). While the name might sound a bit dramatic, Bleeding Heart is actually the common English name for the beautiful Dicentra flower. The tomato was named for its stunning heart shape and vibrant striping. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. … Read more
Quick Summary of Bronza (Amarillo Rusty Paste) 🌍 Origin: Known in the US and Europe as Amarillo Rusty Paste, this variety is often circulated among Russian collectors under the translated name “Bronza” (Bronze) due to its unique coloring. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-early. The bush is thin with weeping (droopy) foliage of medium length. Despite … Read more
Quick Summary of Banyan Rumi 🌍 Origin & Trivia: A rare, highly resilient heirloom variety collected from Afghanistan. Fun Fact: “Banjan Rumi” literally translates to “Roman Eggplant” in Dari (Afghan Persian), which is simply the local word for “tomato”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate and incredibly vigorous, growing up to 6.5 ft (2 meters) tall. It … Read more
Quick Summary of Bananu 🌍 Origin: A very attractive elongated yellow/orange paste tomato. Seeds are widely distributed by European and Russian seed vendors (e.g., R. Kraft, A. Kulik). 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-early (often leaning towards early). The plant is characteristically wispy, with thin stems and sparse, delicate foliage. Despite looking fragile, it is remarkably … Read more
Quick Summary of Bigly 🌍 Origin: A stunning striped orange variety closely associated with the lines bred by Fred Hempel (Artisan Seeds), sharing many characteristics with Orange Jazz. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, tall, and mid-season. Known to be highly productive. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Massive orange beefsteaks with plump shoulders and light yellow stripes. Fruits are … Read more
Quick Summary of Big Yellow Simpson 🌍 Origin: A classic heirloom tomato. Often cataloged in seed databases (like Tatiana’s TOMATObase) as Big Yellow, Simpson. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. Can be grown successfully both in open ground and in greenhouses. Typically pruned to 2 stems for the best balance of fruit size and yield. Mid-season to … Read more
Quick Summary of Bin Pang 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). It grows as a compact but sprawling bush up to 70 cm (about 2.3 ft) in height. Because of its spreading nature, it requires only moderate pruning (suckering) to maintain good airflow without sacrificing yield. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Small, bright yellow cherry tomatoes. The fruits … Read more