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: Daifuku is an original cross by Bunny Hop Seeds (BHN 669 F1 x Black from Tula) bred specifically for intense heat, humidity, and disease pressure. It is an early-season, highly productive variety that pumps out dark purple, 3-5 oz salad tomatoes. Growers rave about its absolute resilience and its incredibly sweet, jammy … Read more
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🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Wherokowhai is an indeterminate(?), rugose potato-leaf release from the Dwarf Tomato Project that pumps out stunning yellow-and-red bicolor beefsteaks. While it’s classed as a dwarf, growers warn it can grow like an absolute monster (over 5 feet tall in a greenhouse). The community raves about its intensely sweet, complex, and fruity … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dana’s Dusky Rose (originating from Dan Gilmore) is an indeterminate but naturally compact tomato variety that produces stunning smoky-pink to dark-purple oblate fruits. Growers on the forum rave about its exceptionally sweet, rich, and unique flavor profile, often calling it one of the best-tasting dark tomatoes they’ve ever grown. Yields can be … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Datlo is an extremely disease-resistant, high-yielding yellow cherry tomato. Growers praise its sweet flavor, long shelf life, and ability to set fruit in both heat and cold right up until the first frost. It produces chubby, barrel-shaped little cherries that outperform many other varieties in the greenhouse. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Dean’s Brad Gates (bred by Dean Slater) is an indeterminate dwarf variety known for its massive yields and beautiful variegated potato-leaf foliage. It produces modest-sized, green-striped fruits that ripen to red with golden stripes. Growers here love its extreme productivity and stunning looks, though they note the variegation fades on mature … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Loxton Lass is a 2016 release from the Dwarf Tomato Project (a cross between Rosella Purple and Orange Heirloom). It produces beautiful apricot-orange oblate tomatoes on stout, compact tree-type plants. Reviewers highly praise its buttery flesh and perfectly balanced flavor, making it a fantastic container or small-space variety for fresh eating. … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Pink Passion is a 2015 release from the Dwarf Tomato Project. It produces beautiful pink, heart-shaped tomatoes with a unique dusty or smoky hue. Growers consistently praise its intensely sweet, sugary flesh, making it an excellent compact slicer for small spaces, though individual plant vigor can vary depending on growing conditions. … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Parfait is a striking olive-mustard release from the Dwarf Tomato Project. Like many DTP varieties, it was bred to bring massive beefsteak genetics into a compact, easily manageable footprint. It’s an excellent choice for gardeners who want the rich, complex flavors and buttery textures of “green-when-ripe” or amber heirlooms, but don’t … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dulcea de Fagaras (Sweet of Fagaras) is a Romanian family heirloom originating from the Transylvania region. It is a mid-season indeterminate variety that produces large, deeply pleated pinkish-red beefsteaks. Reviewers highly recommend it for its reliable production and sugary, juicy flavor. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 5-11 Experience) … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Purple Heart is a mid-season, tree-type dwarf variety released in 2015 by the Dwarf Tomato Project (a cross between Brad’s Black Heart and Dwarf Wild Fred). It produces beautiful, dark purple-brown heart-shaped fruits that are generally sweet and meaty. The growers here praise its excellent yields, crack resistance, and ability to … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dean’s Haley’s Rainbow is a mid-early indeterminate variety bred by Dean Slater, highly notable for its striking variegated foliage. It produces bicolor fruits (yellow with a pink blush), but growers report significant discrepancies in fruit shape. While the original description calls for small round plums, seeds currently in circulation are throwing much … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Purple Heartthrob is a striking rugose-leaf variety from the Dwarf Tomato Project, bred from a cross between Dwarf Purple Heart and Berkeley Tie Dye Heart. It produces gorgeous purple heart-shaped tomatoes marked with metallic green stripes and splashes. Growers note that the tall dwarf plants perform well in the greenhouse when … Read more