Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Gun Metal Grey is an eye-catching, mid-season tomato known for the unique metallic, dark grey anthocyanin blush* on its shoulders. While the plant stays relatively manageable at around 4 feet, it pumps out heavy, uniform clusters of medium-to-large slicers. Growers praise its perfectly balanced flavor that actually deepens and becomes richer as … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Great White Blue is an indeterminate anthocyanin tomato that produces medium-sized fruits (around 7 oz / 200 g). Bred by Reinhard Kraft, it features a white base skin with striking dark blue/purple splashes on the shoulders. While forum feedback on this specific naming variant is limited, the grower here reports it is … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Gargamel is a stunning indeterminate anthocyanin variety bred by Phil Seneca (Secret Seed Cartel). It produces small, egg-shaped fruits with deep purple/black shoulders and striped orange/red bottoms. Growers here universally praise its jaw-dropping looks, excellent storage capabilities, and heat tolerance. However, flavor reviews are highly polarized: it needs abundant sunshine and full … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Fahrenheit Blues is an indeterminate, mid-season anthocyanin cherry tomato bred by US breeder Tom Wagner. It produces heavy clusters of round, large cherry tomatoes that ripen to a deep red-purple with dark shoulders. Growers praise it for its juicy texture and sweet, complex, “exotic” flavor. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Evil Olive is an intriguing, highly productive cocktail/cherry tomato with a unique color profile. These indeterminate vines produce large, complex trusses of round fruits that ripen to a greenish-ochre outside with a dark red interior—literally resembling olives. Averaging 0.7-1.2 oz (20-35 g), the tomatoes have a memorable sweet-tart punch, a crunchy texture, … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dancing with Smurfs is an indeterminate, mid-season anthocyanin cherry tomato bred by Tom Wagner. The vines produce high yields of small, dark, reddish-purple fruits with a long harvest window. Growers here praise its stunning appearance, sturdy growth, and disease resistance, especially when grown outdoors. However, reviews on flavor are mixed, and some … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dirty Curty is an experimental, potentially unstable anthocyanin line (seeds originally circulated by Valdis Pulins) that produces mid-season, heavy-yielding indeterminate vines. While the intended shape is oblate with dark blue or “dirty gray” shoulders, growers note it can segregate into different shapes, such as elongated “boats.” Regardless of the shape, the consensus … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Daifuku is an original cross by Bunny Hop Seeds (BHN 669 F1 x Black from Tula) bred specifically for intense heat, humidity, and disease pressure. It is an early-season, highly productive variety that pumps out dark purple, 3-5 oz salad tomatoes. Growers rave about its absolute resilience and its incredibly sweet, jammy … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dana’s Dusky Rose (originating from Dan Gilmore) is an indeterminate but naturally compact tomato variety that produces stunning smoky-pink to dark-purple oblate fruits. Growers on the forum rave about its exceptionally sweet, rich, and unique flavor profile, often calling it one of the best-tasting dark tomatoes they’ve ever grown. Yields can be … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Purple Heart is a mid-season, tree-type dwarf variety released in 2015 by the Dwarf Tomato Project (a cross between Brad’s Black Heart and Dwarf Wild Fred). It produces beautiful, dark purple-brown heart-shaped fruits that are generally sweet and meaty. The growers here praise its excellent yields, crack resistance, and ability to … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Ozurs is a mid-season indeterminate variety that produces beautiful, slightly ribbed dark pink-black slicers weighing up to 10.5 oz (300 g). It is highly disease-resistant and sets fruit reliably. While the exact origin of the name remains a mystery, it offers a solid, non-mealy flavor profile that holds its own among dark … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Miss Kennedy is a tall, indeterminate variety that produces dark, chocolate-colored oval/plum tomatoes. It has a very long fruiting season and sets reliable clusters of firm, meaty fruits. While fruit size can vary from a jumbo chicken egg up to 7 oz (200 g), growers agree that the dense, dark flesh and … Read more