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: Dwarf Golden Heart is a 2015 release from the Dwarf Tomato Project, created by crossing ‘Anna Banana Russian’ and ‘Roza Vetrov‘. It is a stout, regular rugose-leaf semi-determinate plant that produces juicy, sweet, pale-yellow blunt hearts. Growers love its rugged, low-maintenance, no-prune habit and report that the compact plants get absolutely loaded … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Granny’s Throwing is an indeterminate, early-season tomato known for its pleated, pear-like “pouch” shape. While its flavor may not beat a fresh slicing beefsteak, growers rave about its absolute resilience against bad weather and zero blossom drop. It produces massive yields of dense 3.5-7 oz (100-200 g) fruits that are considered top-tier … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Gritsyk is a mid-season, indeterminate red heirloom that produces massive, meaty plum-heart shaped fruits, often with a little point or beak on the blossom end. Growers praise its intensely sweet, rich flavor with practically zero acidity, and its outstanding resilience in extreme heat and wind. The huge fruits can weigh up to … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Guernsey Island Pink Blush is an indeterminate, pink cherry/cocktail tomato. Originally discovered as a mutation of the Guernsey Island variety, it produces firm, oval-shaped fruits weighing around 1-1.2 oz. Growers love its wispy but vigorous vines, extreme weather resilience, and very sweet, all-purpose fruits that hold up beautifully in canning jars. Full … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Gnoccia di Limone (Lemon Gnocchi) is an early, indeterminate cherry tomato originating from France. The commercial description promises apricot-pink fruits with explosive sweetness, but growers report that the variety might not be fully stabilized yet, with plants producing both peach-colored and bright red fruits, and exhibiting varying leaf types. Despite the genetic … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Girl Girl’s Weird Thing is a large, indeterminate, dark-striped beefsteak tomato introduced by Jessica Hughes (named after her dog, Girl Girl, who discovered it). It produces massive, sweet, well-balanced slicing tomatoes that frequently reach 1-1.5 lbs. A major topic of discussion among these growers is how similar it is to Chocolate Stripes; … Read more
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🍅 Quick take: Gildo Petriboni is a massive, indeterminate red tomato with a round-heart shape. Growers praise its outstanding yields, disease resistance, and meaty, nearly seedless flesh. It handles hot and dry outdoor conditions with ease, pumping out huge, sweet fruits that frequently reach 1.1 to 1.5 lbs. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Green Doctors is an indeterminate, highly vigorous green cherry tomato originally discovered by Amy Goldman and Carolyn Male as a sport of Dr. Carolyn. Growers here rave about its intense, grape-like sweetness, often ranking it in their top five best-tasting varieties. It is a massive yielder and boasts excellent resistance to leaf … Read more
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🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Gloria’s Treat is an early, rugose potato-leaf dwarf from the Dwarf Tomato Project. Introduced in 2022 by Victory Seed Company, it produces sweet, juicy yellow-and-red bi-color slicers on stout, compact plants. Growers note that the foliage is extremely dense and requires regular thinning for proper airflow. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Gold Nugget is an early, determinate yellow cherry tomato developed by Dr. James Baggett at Oregon State University. It produces wispy, thin-stemmed plants that max out around 3-5 feet (1-1.5 m) depending on whether grown outdoors or in a high tunnel. Growers love its heavy yields, very early ripening, and perfectly balanced, … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Gun Metal Grey is an eye-catching, mid-season tomato known for the unique metallic, dark grey anthocyanin blush* on its shoulders. While the plant stays relatively manageable at around 4 feet, it pumps out heavy, uniform clusters of medium-to-large slicers. Growers praise its perfectly balanced flavor that actually deepens and becomes richer as … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Great White Blue is an indeterminate anthocyanin tomato that produces medium-sized fruits (around 7 oz / 200 g). Bred by Reinhard Kraft, it features a white base skin with striking dark blue/purple splashes on the shoulders. While forum feedback on this specific naming variant is limited, the grower here reports it is … Read more