Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: strong>Monkey Ass is an indeterminate, mid-season family heirloom oxheart originating from the United States. Renowned for monstrous vine vigor that easily stretches 6.5-10 ft (2-3 m), it yields massive 14-21 oz (400-600 g) pink fruits. Lower trusses usually bear classic pointed hearts, but upper trusses frequently produce the iconic deeply cleft, double-lobed … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Muddy Mamba is an indeterminate tricolor beefsteak bred by Millard Murdock (North Carolina, USA). Vines produce 7-19.5 oz (200-550 g) olive-brown, dusky-green fruits with deep amber-red interiors. Northern growers report incredible drought and heat tolerance when grown outdoors, delivering exceptional rich, sugary flavor. Growers frequently note segregation between regular leaf (RL) and … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Midnight Tiger is an indeterminate, mid-season novelty slicer bred by J&L Gardens (USA). Plants produce 5.3-7 oz (150-200 g) round saladette-to-slicer fruits featuring an olive-green skin patterned with yellow, copper, and orange stripes beneath dark purple-blue shoulders. Growers note its rich, aromatic sweetness with a crisp skin zing, outstanding disease tolerance, and … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Marsha’s Starfighter Heart (Serdtse Marshi) is an exotic indeterminate oxheart bred by Marsha Eisenberg of South Florida as part of her acclaimed Star Wars Project. Vines climb past 6.5 ft (2 m) in greenhouses with classic weeping foliage, producing heavy trusses of blunt to elongated hearts weighing up to 10.5-12.5 oz (300-350 … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mrs. Schlaubaugh’s Famous Strawberry is a legendary indeterminate Amish heirloom originating in Iowa. The vine features delicate, wispy oxheart foliage and climbs vigorously under cover. It produces hefty, blunt, strawberry-shaped raspberry-pink hearts weighing 7-14 oz (200-400 g). While bottom clusters can taste bland early on, the flavor does a complete 180 on … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Marcy’s Mystery is a powerhouse indeterminate bicolor beefsteak discovered by Marcy Fain and introduced by Dale Thurber of Delectation of Tomatoes. The sturdy vines reach around 6 ft (1.8 m), pumping out broad-shouldered, massive fruit typically weighing 14-21 oz (400-600 g) and easily clearing 1-2 lbs (450-900 g). Ripening to a warm … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Marsha’s Starfighter Beefsteak is an elite indeterminate anthocyanin novelty slicer bred by Marsha Eisenberg of South Florida as part of her acclaimed Star Wars Project. Vines reach 6-6.5 ft (1.8-2 m) with slender, wiry stems and sparse weeping foliage. It yields heavy crops of deep burgundy-brown beefsteaks weighing 10.5-14 oz (300-400 g), … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Malcolm Lincoln is a storied American family heirloom preserved for over 60 years in West Virginia. The indeterminate vine reaches 6-6.5 ft (1.8-2 m) and carries the classic delicate, wispy oxheart foliage. It produces smooth, deep-pink hearts with a distinctive pointed beak weighing 10.5-17.5 oz (300-500 g). Immature fruit start as a … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Minnie’s Pin Striped is a classic American indeterminate heirloom bicolor beefsteak climbing over 6 ft (1.8 m) tall. It yields generous crops of large, meaty yellow slicers weighing roughly 10-18 oz (280-500 g), decorated with delicate crimson pin-striping radiating up from the blossom end. Gardeners consistently praise its melt-in-your-mouth texture and rich, … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Maglia Rosa is a celebrated semi-determinate artisan cherry tomato bred by Fred Hempel of Artisan Seeds in California. Plants form tidy, well-behaved bushes ranging from 2 to 4 ft (0.6 to 1.2 m) that require minimal to no suckering. It yields prolific trusses of elongated, pink-and-yellow marbled “bullets” weighing up to 0.9 … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Midnight Sun is an elite potato-leaf indeterminate bicolor oxheart bred by Karen Olivier in British Columbia as part of her acclaimed True North Series. Developed from a dream cross of Ludmilla’s Pink Heart and Captain Lucky, it produces smooth, glowing yellow-and-pink hearts averaging 9-12.5 oz (250-350 g). Despite having sparse, wispy oxheart … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Livingston’s Beauty is a landmark 19th-century indeterminate heirloom introduced in 1890 by Alexander W. Livingston. Renowned for helping transform the American tomato from a ribbed, wrinkled curiosity into a smooth slicer, it yields dependable crops of round, slightly flattened pink globes averaging 6-8 oz (170-230 g). Northern growers confirm its legendary hardiness, … Read more