Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Krasavets Myasistyi (Meaty Beauty) is a vigorous indeterminate pink tomato from the Russian seed company SeDeK. However, growers in this thread report wildly different results—one got the massive, meaty pink slicers described on the packet, while the other ended up with a multiflora plant producing small barrel-shaped canning tomatoes. Both versions yielded … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Korolevich (Prince) is an indeterminate pink oxheart bred by the Russian seed company Semena Altaya. It is a mid-season variety known for producing massive heart-shaped fruits that can weigh up to 28 oz (800 g). Growers praise it for its outstanding flavor and versatility in the kitchen. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes … Read more
🍅 Quick take: King Kong is an indeterminate, mid-season red beefsteak that fully lives up to its name. It is highly prized by growers for producing massive, sweet fruits that regularly exceed 2 lbs (1 kg), with one grower hitting 2.6 lbs (1.2 kg). It thrives in greenhouses but requires careful pruning and is best … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Königsberg Heart-Shaped (Kenigsberg Serdtsevidnyi) is a mid-season, indeterminate pink oxheart. Reaching about 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, it is a highly reliable producer that rarely drops blossoms. Growers prize it for its incredibly tender, meaty pinkish-red flesh, low seed count, and a rich, sweet flavor that is never bland. Full summary ↓ … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Canadian Heritage (Canada) 🌍 Origin: The exact history is a bit murky, but it is widely believed to have originated in the US or Canada before becoming a highly sought-after collectible variety among Eastern European growers. Often sold simply as “Canada”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), reaching around 6.5 feet (2 … Read more
📌 Quick Summary: Kazakhstansky Domashniy (Kazakhstani Home) 🌍 Origin: A treasured family heirloom from Kazakhstan, popularized in seed collector circles by Russian breeder Gusev. The family selected seeds from the biggest, tastiest, and most productive fruits for decades before releasing it. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Despite producing massive beefsteaks, it is a surprisingly early … Read more
📌 Quick Summary: Kenigsberg (Königsberg) 🌍 Origin: A famous Russian commercial heirloom bred by amateur Siberian breeders and popularized by the Siberian Garden (SibSad) seed company. Named after the historical Prussian city of Königsberg (modern-day Kaliningrad). 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Reaches about 5 to 6 feet (1.5-1.8 m). It is bred to thrive in … Read more
📌 Quick Summary: Korol Londona (King of London) 🌍 Origin: A famous Russian heirloom name surrounded by confusion. There are at least two completely different varieties sharing this name. The original old strain comes from Russian breeder N.S. Bykhanov and produces large, oblate beefsteaks. Modern commercial seed companies (like Siberian Garden) sell a variety under … Read more
📌 Quick Summary: Kardinal (Cardinal) 🌍 Origin: A classic Russian/Ukrainian commercial heirloom. The seeds in this thread originally came from the “Narodnaya Selekciya” (People’s Selection) company in Dnepropetrovsk. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) in a greenhouse, requiring strong staking, but generally stays shorter when grown outdoors in open ground. It produces very sturdy trusses that … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Cardio 🌍 Origin: An Italian heirloom variety popularized by V. Redko. The name “Cardio” perfectly matches its classic, broad anatomical heart shape. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Reaches about 6 to 6.5 feet (1.8-2 m) in a greenhouse but adapts excellently to open ground. Known for its fantastic fruit set, rarely … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Korol King-2 (King King-2) 🌍 Origin: A fantastic Russian heirloom variety famously circulated by collectors like Valentina Redko and Vera Monakhova. The name literally translates to “King King”. There are two known variations in circulation: the original “Korol King” and the updated “Korol King-2”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Depending on … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Klubnichnoe Derevo (Strawberry Tree) 🌍 Origin: A commercial Russian variety released in 2015 by the Siberian Garden (Sibsad) seed company. Not to be confused with the old European heirloom “German Red Strawberry”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), but stays somewhat manageable. Outdoors it reaches about 3.3-4 feet (1-1.2 m), though it … Read more