Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Dean’s Haley’s Rainbow is a mid-early indeterminate variety bred by Dean Slater, highly notable for its striking variegated foliage. It produces bicolor fruits (yellow with a pink blush), but growers report significant discrepancies in fruit shape. While the original description calls for small round plums, seeds currently in circulation are throwing much … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Sunkissed Peach is a mid-season dwarf variety that produces beautiful, elongated bicolor plum tomatoes. The compact plants stay short, reaching about 2-2.3 ft (60-70 cm) tall. The grower praises its sweet, fruity flavor and meaty, aromatic flesh that looks absolutely stunning when sliced open. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Russian Swirl is a mid-season dwarf from the Dwarf Tomato Project, bred by Craig LeHoullier. It produces sweet, juicy, oblate bicolor fruits weighing roughly 3.5-8.8 oz (100-250 g), with sizes getting much larger when grown in a greenhouse. While it is a true dwarf, plants can reach 4 to 5 ft … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Oaxacan Jewel (Oaksakanskaya Dragotsennost) is an indeterminate bicolor heirloom originating from Mexico, circulating here in a distinct potato leaf (PL) mutation alongside the standard regular leaf strain. Known for its golden-yellow skin marbled with raspberry streaks and marble-patterned orange interior, it offers a sweet, fruity flavor. Gardeners praise it as one of … Read more