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: Medovyi Spas (Honey Salvation) is a famous Russian commercial heirloom developed by Siberian breeders. It is an indeterminate, wispy-leafed variety that produces beautiful honey-orange, blunt heart or kidney-shaped beefsteaks. Growers across the board agree that it is one of the absolute best-tasting yellow/orange tomatoes available—boasting a dense, buttery, “pure meat” texture with … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mega Marv is a mid-season, indeterminate regular leaf (RL) red beefsteak with a reputation for producing massive fruits. Originally tied to the giant tomato growing community, this sturdy, vigorous vine routinely throws tomatoes in the 1.3 lbs (600 g) range, with some growers pushing fruits up to an incredible 3.3 lbs (1.5 … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Minusinskie Yablochnye (Minusinsk Apple) is a massive, indeterminate pink beefsteak hailing from the legendary Minusinsk region of Siberia. Mid-season. The fruits are oblate or slightly apple-shaped, frequently reaching 1-2.2 lbs (500-1000 g). The vine is stout with long, wispy, drooping foliage. Growers rave about its “classic pink” flavor profile, which is incredibly … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mordovsky Rumyanets (Mordovian Blush) is a beautiful indeterminate, potato leaf (PL) variety bred by Russian breeder N.V. Zhegalin. It produces uniform, round bicolor fruits weighing 7-10.5 oz (200-300 g). The skin is a greenish-amber base heavily blushed with pink and red spots, while the interior flesh features stunning olive-green and pink marbling. … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mango Django is a highly productive, indeterminate orange paste/plum variety featuring elongated fruits with a distinct point (often called “icicle” types by growers). The fruits typically weigh between 2 and 5 oz (60-150 g). The vine has wispy, downward-pointing foliage but is surprisingly vigorous, easily reaching the top of a greenhouse by … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mandalay is a highly unique indeterminate variety known for its fuzzy (pubescent) foliage and upright branches that resemble a date palm. It produces dense, meaty, orange fruits (often with a reddish interior) weighing 7-17.5 oz (200-500 g). Most growers praise its sweet, rich flavor and excellent disease resistance. However, it is extremely … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Minusinskoe Mango (Minusinsk Mango) is a mid-season, indeterminate heirloom from the famous Minusinsk region in Siberia. It produces large, oblate, pale yellow fruits with beautiful pink blushing at the blossom end, usually weighing between 7 and 16 oz (200-450 g). Growers rave about its sweet, honey-like, exotic fruit flavor and its buttery … Read more
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🍅 Quick take: Bridge Over A Troubled River is a mid-season, compact indeterminate variety that produces gorgeous orange-red fruits. Growers note that the coloring is so vibrant it almost looks like the tomatoes are glowing from the inside. The flavor profile is described as dense, juicy, and sweet, with a unique spicy kick on the … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Minusinskie Bychki (Minusinsk Bulls) is a massive, indeterminate heirloom hailing from Siberia. It typically produces large pink or red blunt hearts weighing anywhere from 5.3 to 14 oz (150-400 g) and beyond. Growers report an exceptionally sweet, meaty, and buttery flavor profile with no hard cores or green shoulders. Some folks note … Read more
At a Glance Fruit: Massive pink hearts, frequently throwing 2+ lb megablooms. Very meaty with almost no seeds. Flavor Profile: Outstanding “old-school” true heirloom flavor—sweet, aromatic, and rich. Growth Habit: Indeterminate vines, relatively compact (around 5’3″), setting fruit continuously until frost. Season: Surprisingly early for such a massive fruiting variety. History: A rescued Russian family … Read more
At a Glance 🍅 Quick take: Bear Creek is a mid-season, indeterminate dark beefsteak. Growers absolutely rave about its complex, incredibly sweet flavor with a rich, fruity aftertaste. It produces dense, meaty, brownish-cherry fruits up to 17 oz (480 g). While it can be susceptible to late blight and cracking in bad weather, its phenomenal … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Malinovy Rassvet (Raspberry Dawn) is a mid-season, indeterminate oxheart tomato from the seed company Poisk. It produces massive, smooth, meaty fruits that easily exceed 14 oz (400 g). The flavor is highly rated as sweet and aromatic, though the color may lean more toward red than a true pink or raspberry hue. … Read more