Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Mlle Foriers (Mademoiselle Foriers) is an indeterminate, mid-season anthocyanin slicer bred alongside French grower Bruno Fournier and introduced at the 2017 Brussels Tomatofest. Vines reach 5-6 ft (1.5-1.8 m) and pump out gorgeous, oblate neon raspberry-pink slicers with jet-black anthocyanin shoulders weighing 7-14 oz (200-400 g). Growers report that while early pickings … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Blue Bayou 🌍 Origin: Created by legendary American independent breeder Tom Wagner (famous for Green Zebra). It has become highly popular overseas with Eastern European exotic seed collectors. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). One of its most striking features is the foliage—the stems and leaves exhibit a distinct blue/purple tint, especially … Read more
Quick Summary of Sgt. Pepper’s 🌍 Origin: A very popular anthocyanin (blue/purple) cross bred in the USA by Jason Haynes. It’s named after the iconic Beatles album. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. This variety is famous for its extremely “wispy,” slender, and weeping foliage. In the seedling stage and out in the garden, it looks incredibly … Read more
Quick Summary of Russkiy Kazak (Russian Cossack) 🌍 Origin: Originally a US-bred variety (likely by Tom Wagner) that became highly popular among Russian seed collectors (like V. Redko and V. Popenko) under the translated name “Russkiy Kazak”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Semi-determinate to indeterminate. Generally stays relatively compact, with most growers reporting a medium height of … Read more