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 Summary (TL;DR): Zolotnik 🌍 Origin: A Russian micro-dwarf variety. The name “Zolotnik” refers to an old measure of weight (often used for gold) and comes from the famous proverb “Small is the zolotnik, but expensive” (meaning: good things come in small packages). 🌿 Plant Habit: Micro-dwarf/Determinate. Incredibly compact, staying around 12 inches (30 … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zolotoy Petushok (Golden Rooster) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial heirloom released by the “Russian Ogorod” (RO) seed company. The name translates to “Golden Rooster” or “Golden Cockerel”. 🌿 Plant Habit: An extremely vigorous, tall indeterminate. The internodes are quite long, making the plant stretch rapidly. Easily reaches 6.5 feet (2 m) … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zastolny (Banquet) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial variety officially registered in 2007 by the RosSortSemOvoshch seed company. The name “Zastolny” loosely translates to “for the banquet table” or “table-ready”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). Very compact and low maintenance. Usually stays around 20 inches (50 cm) tall, though older seeds can … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Golden Pineapple (Zolotoy Ananas) 🌍 Origin: A renowned American heirloom variety that has become wildly popular among Russian growers under the translated name “Zolotoy Ananas”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). An extremely vigorous grower that easily hits 6.5-8 feet (2-2.5 m) in a greenhouse. Requires sturdy trellising and can easily support … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zasolochnoe Chudo (Pickling Miracle) 🌍 Origin: Commercial variety from the AGRO seed company. The name translates to “Pickling Miracle” or “Salting Miracle”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). Extremely compact and low maintenance. It requires absolutely no pruning (suckering). Highly praised for its excellent resistance to Late Blight. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Small, … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zolotaya Rybka (Golden Fish) 🌍 Origin: A classic Russian commercial variety released by Gisok Agro. The name translates to “Golden Fish”. Growers note that its wispy, drooping leaves actually resemble the flowing tails of goldfish! 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), mid-to-late season. Reaches 6-6.5 feet (1.8-2 m). It features delicate, lacy, … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Green Pear 🌍 Origin: An heirloom variety that frequently suffers from a translation/naming error in Eastern European seed catalogs, where it is often mistakenly sold as “Green Pearl”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Generally described as indeterminate, though growers report it acts more like a compact semi-determinate, rarely exceeding 3.3 feet (1 m) … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zlato (Gold) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial variety. The name translates directly to “Gold”. It is specifically bred and marketed for its high carotene and sugar content. 🌿 Plant Habit: Tall semi-determinate or indeterminate. Typically reaches about 5 feet (1.5 m) tall. Seed companies recommend pruning heavily to a single stem, … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zinulya 🌍 Origin: A very popular early-season commercial variety, originating from Ukraine (often sold by GL Seeds as “Zinulya-2”). It performs exceptionally well in northern climates with short, cool summers. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). Compact, usually staying around 20-40 inches (50-100 cm) tall. It requires very minimal pruning (usually just … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zolotoy Kenigsberg (Golden Königsberg) 🌍 Origin: A very famous commercial Siberian heirloom from the SibSad (Siberian Garden) seed company. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), but heights vary widely from 4 feet (1.2 m) outdoors to 6.5 feet (2 m) in a greenhouse. Standout feature: It has extreme “wispy” foliage. The leaves … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zolotaya Kaplya (Golden Drop) 🌍 Origin: A commercial variety from the ASK seed company (Novosibirsk, Russia). It is frequently confused with the famous “Medovaya Kaplya” (Honey Drop), but experienced growers insist they are distinct genetic lines. 🌿 Plant Habit: Classified as a semi-determinate. The packet claims it stays around 28-40 inches … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zolotaya Kanareyka (Golden Canary) 🌍 Origin: A highly popular European variety. The name translates to “Golden Canary”, which perfectly describes its bright yellow color and bird-like “beak” on the blossom end. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) and relatively low maintenance. It can easily reach 6.5 feet (2 m) in a greenhouse. … Read more