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: Marmelad Zholtyi (Yellow Marmalade) is an early-season Russian variety officially listed as a determinate. It produces uniform 3.5 oz (100 g) yellow fruits with a sweet-tart flavor, making it great for canning. While it stays compact outdoors, one greenhouse grower noted that saved seeds eventually adapted and produced vines over 6.5 ft … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A compact yellow cherry tomato known for its delicate, toy-like foliage and outstanding resistance to late blight. Unlike sugary cherries, it boasts a savory, meaty flavor reminiscent of a full-sized slicer. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-5) S Sweet (Svetlana) Pro | 8,792 posts 📍 Belgorod region (USDA … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A mid-early, determinate variety producing large, perfectly round, bright orange tomatoes with sweet, low-acid flesh. Highly regarded for its taste, but watch out for commercial seed packets (SibSad) that frequently contain pink heart-shaped off-types. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-5) S Sweet (Svetlana) Pro | 8,792 posts 📍 … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A mid-early, potato-leaf indeterminate that produces thin-skinned, red oblate tomatoes. Highly notable for its uniquely sweet seed gel, though it can be finicky in high heat and inconsistent moisture. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4) B borchanochka (Polina) Pro | 9,895 posts 📍 Bor, Nizhny Novgorod region (USDA … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A mid-early indeterminate hybrid that produces sweet, meaty, deep-pink slicers. While widely praised for its exceptional flavor and early ripening, greenhouse growers report it is highly susceptible to leaf mold. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-5) N Nataly (Natalya) Pro | 7,110 posts 📍 Istra district, Moscow region … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A tall, mid-late indeterminate that produces sweet, meaty, deep-pink slicers on large trusses. While the flavor is universally praised, some growers report it can be a bit finicky and refuse to yield under certain conditions. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4) A Angelina Pro | 11,365 posts Very … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A tall, indeterminate Siberian heirloom producing sweet, elongated barrel-shaped (or “glass”-shaped) orange fruits. Excellent for greenhouse growing and very comparable to Golden Königsberg. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-6) L Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) Pro | 19,268 posts 📍 Pyatigorsk (USDA Zone 6) A local heirloom from Minusinsk (*see Editor’s … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A large, sweet, deep pink beefsteak slicer. There is significant confusion in the seed market between a commercial determinate hybrid version and a soaring indeterminate heirloom strain traded among gardeners, but both produce massive, meaty fruits. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-6) S Sweet (Svetlana) Pro | 8,792 … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A highly contested name covering several different strains. The heirloom swap version produces sweet, deep pink oblate tomatoes on a regular leaf plant, while commercial seed packets often produce a completely different compact, carrot-leaf plant with mixed-to-negative flavor reviews. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-6) L Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A very productive, compact indeterminate variety that pumps out massive dark/black beefsteaks. While yields and size are incredible, flavor reports are highly mixed, ranging from rich to completely bland. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4) E ElenaN (Elena) Pro | 28,513 posts 📍 Kostroma (USDA Zone 4) Original … Read more
🍅 Quick take: An early indeterminate producing pale yellow-milky hearts with a mild flavor. Known for its delicate, wispy foliage and excellent resistance to blossom end rot and blossom drop. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-5) C Cherry (Olga) Pro | 6,822 posts 📍 Baranovichi (USDA Zone 5) White Medovik. Indet, … Read more
🍅 Quick take: An unstable, highly segregating Polish variety (originally a Kozula cross) that produces wildly different foliage and fruit colors depending on the seed line. When true, it yields stunning deep pink beefsteaks with green or yellow stripes and a bold, classic tomato flavor. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-6) … Read more