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: Nepasynkuyushchiysya Krasnyi (which translates to Non-Suckering Red) is an early-season determinate tomato designed for low-maintenance outdoor growing. Promoted as needing zero pruning, it produces compact bushes about 20 inches (50 cm) tall. While the commercial description claims 2 oz (60 g) fruits, growers have harvested larger 5.3 oz (150 g) tomatoes. It … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Nizhegorodskiy Kudyablik is a very early, determinate multiflora tree-type tomato bred by Siberian Garden. It produces sturdy, compact bushes up to 24 inches (60 cm) tall and requires zero pruning. It yields abundant 1.8-2 oz (50-60 g) bright yellow-orange globes. Growers appreciate its early ripening, good tang-to-sweetness balance, and resilience in short-season … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A wispy, frail-looking indeterminate vine that defies expectations by producing a literal “waterfall” of red, elongated paste tomatoes. It is remarkably resistant to blossom end rot (BER) and sets heavy crops in both intense heat and cold. An elite canning and long-term storage variety, though growers warn that ripe fruits easily drop … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A highly productive, wispy-leafed indeterminate vine that produces stunning, small-to-medium red oxhearts that literally look like giant strawberries. Known for an exceptionally sweet, classic flavor and very few seeds, it thrives in both greenhouses and outdoors but can be prone to yellow shoulders without enough potassium. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Nina is an incredibly striking, heavily ribbed red tomato that thrives in the greenhouse. A highly productive indeterminate vine, it yields massive fruits up to 1.1 lbs with a classic, old-fashioned tomato flavor. Perfect as a show-stopping centerpiece or sliced thick for salads. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Night Candle is an exceptionally productive indeterminate vine that produces gorgeous, glowing yellow-orange oxhearts with a distinctly pointed blossom end. It’s praised for being a sturdy, early-to-mid-season producer that thrives in short-summer climates, delivering large, incredibly sweet, and nearly seedless fruits. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3a-4a Experience) … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Novichok is a classic, ultra-low-maintenance determinate bush that requires zero pruning. It pumps out firm, 3.5 oz red plum tomatoes that have a great sweet-tart balance. Known for being an incredible storage and transport variety that thrives even in partial shade. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4a-8a Experience) … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A phenomenal compact dwarf variety that churns out massive, sweet pink beefsteaks weighing up to 21 oz. It’s incredibly low-maintenance—perfect for containers or “lazy” outdoor growing—though it will likely need strong staking to keep it from collapsing under the weight of its own fruit. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A reliable, mid-season indeterminate vine that produces gorgeous oblate brown-to-dark-purple tomatoes with dark greenish-black shoulders. Known for strong disease resistance and excellent yields even in cold, wet summers, it produces very sweet, delicious slicers averaging 7–9 oz (200–250g). Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3a-6b Experience) P Plena ⭐ … Read more
🍅 Quick take: A tall, indeterminate vine that produces heavily in the greenhouse. The large, heavy tomatoes have a unique shape—part heart, part barrel—with dense, sugary flesh near the stem. Excellent all-rounder for fresh eating, paste, and canning. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos O Olya ⭐ Veteran Member (1,829 posts) I bought these … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Nepas 14 (also known as Nepas 14 Sugar) is an ultra-rugged, mid-early determinate bush variety designed for pure neglect. It grows to about 2.5 feet tall and requires absolutely zero pruning. Growers praise it for its ability to survive without watering or weeding, all while pumping out impressive harvests of sweet, 3-3.5 … Read more
🍅 Quick take: German Giant is a massive, mid-season indeterminate heirloom beefsteak. Known for producing gigantic dark-pink fruits that frequently approach the 2 lb (900 g) mark, it is highly prized for its old-fashioned, aromatic flavor. However, growers frequently debate its foliage type, as both potato-leaf and regular-leaf versions heavily circulate in seed exchanges. Full … Read more