Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Mikada Orange is a sweet, meaty, and highly aromatic orange tomato. While the “true” version is a tall, Potato Leaf (PL) heirloom, rampant commercial renaming has flooded the market with Regular Leaf (RL) variants. Regardless of leaf type, growers consistently praise its fantastic fruity flavor and juicy texture. Full summary ↓ Growers’ … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mandarin (Mandarinka) is an orange, cocktail-sized indeterminate tomato marketed for its heavy clusters and early ripening. However, grower consensus is highly critical: most find it bland, watery, prone to splitting during canning, and failing to meet the yields promised by commercial seed vendors. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Honey Giant is a sweet, meaty, bi-color (orange skin with pink flesh) indeterminate heirloom that can produce massive fruit. However, growers report rampant seed mix-ups from commercial vendors like Aelita, so trading seeds with trusted growers is highly recommended! Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-6 Experience) S Sweet … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mary Robinson’s German Bicolor is a tall, indeterminate heirloom that produces absolutely massive yellow-and-red marbled beefsteaks. Known for frequently throwing fruits in the 1 to 2 lb (450-900 g) range, it requires heavy staking and patience, as it tends to focus on pushing out thick foliage early in the season before setting … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mammoth German Gold is a stunning, large bicolor beefsteak known for its sweet, fruity flavor and heavy fruits that routinely hit the 1 to 1.5 lbs (450-700 g) mark. While it is an indeterminate vine, several growers report it stays surprisingly manageable in open ground, often naturally topping out around 3 to … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mila is a highly productive indeterminate variety that pumps out tasty, elongated orange pears weighing 1.7-5.3 oz (50-150 g). It boasts a long harvest window, but growers should be proactive about preventing Blossom End Rot (BER). Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience) S Svetikk (Svetlana) ⭐ Pro Grower (29,394 posts) … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Medovyy Salyut (Honey Salute) is a large, indeterminate bicolor beefsteak tomato. Growers rave about its fantastic sweet-and-tart flavor, juicy flesh, and gorgeous appearance. However, this thread highlights a major issue with unstable commercial seeds (particularly from the Poisk brand), leading to frequent off-types, stunted vines, and a debate over whether the true … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Honey Drop (Medovaya Kaplya) is a fiercely vigorous Indeterminate , ultra-sweet yellow pear/cherry tomato. Growers praise its candy-like flavor and late-season blight resistance, but warn that it throws suckers aggressively and takes up massive space. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-8 Experience) V Vestochka (Elena) 🍅 Member (247 … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mary Robinson’s German is a superb mid-season, indeterminate bicolor heirloom beefsteak. Known for producing massive yellow fruits heavily marbled with red and pink, they easily average 14 oz (400g) and can be pushed to nearly 2 lbs (900g) under good conditions. The flavor profile is exceptionally sweet and fruity, with a dense, … Read more
The TL;DR: Peppermint is a stunning mid-season bicolor heirloom (yellow/orange with red marbling and stripes). Vines are generally Indeterminate to semi-determinate; well-behaved and sparse on suckers, reaching 5-7.5 ft (1.5-2.3m) depending on greenhouse or outdoor conditions. Yields are typically average, but the fruits are massive (14-24 oz) and visually gorgeous. The flavor profile is deeply … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Medovyi Spas (Honey Salvation) is a famous Russian commercial heirloom developed by Siberian breeders. It is an indeterminate, wispy-leafed variety that produces beautiful honey-orange, blunt heart or kidney-shaped beefsteaks. Growers across the board agree that it is one of the absolute best-tasting yellow/orange tomatoes available—boasting a dense, buttery, “pure meat” texture with … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mango Django is a highly productive, indeterminate orange paste/plum variety featuring elongated fruits with a distinct point (often called “icicle” types by growers). The fruits typically weigh between 2 and 5 oz (60-150 g). The vine has wispy, downward-pointing foliage but is surprisingly vigorous, easily reaching the top of a greenhouse by … Read more