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 take: Koroleva is a reliable, indeterminate, mid-season pink beefsteak. It produces medium-sized, blemish-free fruits that are meaty and crack-resistant. Growers appreciate its low-maintenance habit, pleasant sweet-tart flavor, and versatility—larger early fruits are great for slicing, while the smaller late-season ones are perfect for canning. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Kozula 132 Zielone is a striking green-when-ripe bicolor plum tomato from Polish breeder Anna Kozula. It produces mid-sized plants about 3 ft (1 m) tall. Reviews on taste are mixed. While one grower found the flavor lacking after picking early due to splitting, another reported overwhelmingly sweet, candy-like fruits with an incredible … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Kaleidoscopic Jewel is a strikingly beautiful, indeterminate, mid-season anthocyanin variety bred by Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms). Growers praise its heavy yields, slim plant profile, and sweet, meaty pink-raspberry flesh. However, some note that the strain seems unstable, throwing fruits of wildly varying shapes and sizes on the same plant, contrary to … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Kangaroo Paw Brown is a heavy-yielding, mid-season dwarf from the Dwarf Tomato Project. It pumps out 3–3.5 oz (80–100 g) round, deep raspberry-brown salad tomatoes. Known for its compact tree-type habit and thick rugose foliage, it is an excellent container option, though it requires consistent feeding to avoid bland fruit during heatwaves. … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Kookaburra Cackle is a low-maintenance, mid-season brown tomato from the Dwarf Tomato Project. Featuring thick rugose foliage and a compact tree-type habit, it produces beautiful dark oblate slicers. Its flavor is highly unusual—growers describe it as having a mild tomato base mixed with a surprisingly complex, spicy, or smoky kick. Full summary … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Kangaroo Paw Yellow is a rugged, compact mid-season variety from the Dwarf Tomato Project. It produces 4–5.5 oz (120–150 g) round yellow salad tomatoes that develop a beautiful pink internal blush when fully vine-ripened. Known for its incredible disease resistance and rugose regular foliage, it can reach up to 5 ft (1.5 … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Kozula 127 Rudy is a mid-season, dark Polish breeding line known for its bold, punchy flavor and extreme juiciness. While listed as “practically stable” at F7, growers report that this variety still throws massive genetic curveballs, producing everything from striped beefsteaks to solid black plums, and popping up in both regular and … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Kim’s Civil War Oxheart is a historic, mid-season indeterminate heirloom originally dating back to the American Civil War. It produces gorgeous, meaty, and extremely sweet dusky pink hearts weighing 7–14 oz (200–400 g). Known for its robust, vigorous vines and crack-resistant fruit, it delivers a classic, old-fashioned pink tomato flavor with very … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Klara is a highly dependable, mid-season indeterminate red beefsteak. Known for producing massive 1 lb (500 g) slicers even in short, cold outdoor growing seasons, it offers a bright, balanced flavor with a satisfying acidic bite and surprising shelf life. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos E ElenaN (Elena) ⭐ Honored … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Kentucky Cabin is a mid-season, heavy-yielding indeterminate regular-leaf variety. Normally a pale yellow beefsteak with a pink blush, extreme summer heat can cause it to ripen to a deep pink-red. It produces meaty 12–18 oz (350–500 g) slicers with a remarkably sweet, juicy, and fruity flavor profile. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Kozula 228 (formerly known under the working number KX 83) is a mid-season indeterminate variety from Poland. It produces stunning 7–10.5 oz (200–300 g) slicers with an ochre base and olive-green stripes. It is highly praised for its rich, bright aroma, reliable fruit set in tough weather, and excellent counter-ripening abilities. Full … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Kozula 24 is a stunning, mid-season indeterminate beefsteak that produces gorgeous purple, red, and green-striped tomatoes. Known for its strong, robust vines and reliable fruit set, it delivers juicy, meaty 10.5 oz (300 g) slicers with a balanced, sweet-and-tart complex flavor. Full summary ↓ 📑 Table of Contents Elena’s outdoor results Ilya’s … Read more