Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
Welcome to one of the most unique and comprehensive tomato databases on the English-speaking web. This catalog isn’t based on generic seed packet descriptions—it is built entirely on the real, hands-on experience of everyday gardeners.
For over a decade, thousands of growers have shared their successes, failures, and harvest photos on one of the oldest and largest Russian-speaking gardening forums. We have taken this massive, multi-year knowledge base and carefully translated and summarized the very best of it for you.
What you will find in our catalog:
Whether you are looking for a bulletproof hybrid for a short season, an exotic anthocyanin variety, or the sweetest beefsteak you’ve ever tasted, the collective experience of our gardening community will help you find the perfect seed for your next harvest. Browse our subcategories below to explore!
Quick Summary of Aunt Anna 🌍 Origin: A magnificent red heirloom variety that is highly prized in our community for its incredible flesh-to-seed ratio. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate and vigorous. Growers recommend growing it in a greenhouse and pruning to 2 stems. It is quite adaptable and can even perform well in slightly shaded spots. … Read more
Quick Summary of Alleghany Sunset 🌍 Origin: A stunning and highly regarded heirloom bicolor tomato that has won over many growers in our community. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, regular leaf. Reports on plant vigor vary: some seed sources describe it as a very powerful and tall plant, while other growers found their bushes to be … Read more
Quick Summary of Amazing Grace 🌍 Origin: An heirloom variety originating from the USA. True to its name, it is a beautiful and elegant tomato that many growers purchase simply because of its lovely moniker! 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, tall, and vigorous with a long fruiting period. While some original seed sources list it as … Read more
Quick Summary of Abbattista 🌍 Origin: A treasured heirloom variety. Some international collectors have recently started spelling it “Abbittista”, but it remains widely known and grown as Abbattista. (Note: Not to be confused with “Abbattista Paste,” which is a smaller, semi-determinate cocktail type). 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season, and very tall (reaching up to 2.5 … Read more
Quick Summary of Amish Orange Sherbet 🌍 Origin: A treasured family heirloom originating from the Amish community. Our community, note that the “Amish” name acts as a true mark of quality and reliability, even when grown in harsh Northern climates. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, tall, and robust. It produces a strong, vigorous bush that supports … Read more
Quick Summary of Afternoon Delight 🌍 Origin: A stunning creation by renowned American breeder Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms). This variety is incredibly popular among Eastern European and Russian collectors for its beauty, reliability, and taste. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, vigorous, and tall. Plants easily reach 1.8–2 meters (6–6.5 feet) or more. The bushes are … Read more
Quick Summary of Adora Tomato (Sweet Marmande type) 🌍 Origin: Originally a commercial variety (branded as Adora / Sweet Marmande type) developed by HM.CLAUSE and grown in Spain/Italy. Its parentage reportedly includes Marmande and Black Krim. This thread documents forum members successfully growing out saved seeds from supermarket fruits (F2/F3 generations). 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate … Read more
Quick Summary of Absinthe 🌍 Origin: A well-known Green-When-Ripe (GWR) heirloom. In the Russian seed market, it is widely circulated by collectors like Valentina Redko. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), regular leaf (if you get a potato leaf, it is an off-type). It can be a bit of a slow starter in the spring, but … Read more
Quick Summary of Adelaide Festival (Dwarf) 🌍 Origin: An official release from the Dwarf Tomato Project. It was developed from the “Campine” family (a cross between Rosella Purple and Pink Berkeley Tie Dye). Named “Adelaide Festival” in honor of the arts festival held in Adelaide, South Australia. 🌿 Plant Habit: A classic Dwarf/tree-type plant with … Read more
Quick Summary of Aurora Blue 🌍 Origin: A beautiful anthocyanin variety popularized by the well-known Latvian tomato breeder and collector, Valdis Puliņš. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), reaching about 1.7–1.8 meters (5.5–6 ft). Very vigorous and productive, known to keep setting fruit right up until the first frost. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Medium-to-large slicing tomatoes weighing … Read more
Quick Summary of Avietiniai (Aventuniai) 🌍 Origin: A commercial/heirloom variety from Lithuania. In the Russian seed market, it circulates under the misspelled name Aventuniai (Авентюняй). However, its true Lithuanian name is Avietiniai, which simply translates to “Raspberry” (referring to its crimson-pink color). Often distributed by the Russian seed vendor Valery Popenko. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate … Read more
Quick Summary of Amethyst Jewel 🌍 Origin: Created by the famous American breeder Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms) and released around 2013. It is a cross involving a blue tomato and is closely related to his other famous creation, Blue Beauty. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. Generally grows to about 1.2–1.5 m (4–5 ft) in open … Read more