Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Mountain Princess is a determinate, compact bush heirloom originating from the Appalachian highlands of West Virginia (USA). Bred for short-season mountain valleys, it is advertised as a dependable, early 4-8 oz red slicer. However, upland growers report heavy disappointment: vines proved exceptionally vulnerable to Late Blight, fruit set was erratic, and the … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Loxton Lad is an early to mid-season dwarf variety developed by the international Dwarf Tomato Project. Featuring sturdy, stout stems with dark rugose foliage, it stays around 2.5 ft (0.8 m) outdoors but can reach up to 4.5 ft (1.4 m) under protected greenhouse glass. It yields heavy crops of smooth, … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Ludmilla’s Pink Heart (Rozovoe Serdtse Lyudmily) is an indeterminate heirloom oxheart tracing back to Kazakhstan and Germany. Celebrated by northern gardeners for being remarkably early-ripening for a large-fruited heart, it yields meaty, elongated pink hearts weighing 8-16 oz (225-450 g) with minimal seeds and sweet, tender flesh. The vine is slightly sturdier … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Heshpole is a somewhat unusual indeterminate pink oxheart that features sturdy potato leaf foliage instead of the typical wispy vines. It produces plump, uniform 7 to 10.5 oz (200-300 g) hearts with a sweet flavor profile. While not a massive yielder, it shines as an early-season producer, making it an excellent choice … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Hay’s is an indeterminate, early-season oxheart believed to originate from Bulgaria. It produces gorgeous raspberry-pink hearts with an elongated tip, weighing anywhere from 7 oz to over a pound. Growers praise it for shrugging off temperature swings, powering through extreme heat, and delivering a phenomenal sweet flavor. A solid producer for both … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Grosse Hative d’Orleans Bush is a semi-determinate, early-season red variety known for its sparse foliage and highly concentrated harvest. Growers appreciate it as a low-maintenance outdoor plant that delivers above-average yields of very juicy, seed-dense fruits. While the flavor is a basic, classic tomato taste, it is considered very good for such … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Diplom is an early-season determinate (bush) variety. Commercial seeds are sold as an F1 hybrid known for reliable, continuous yields of uniform 3.2 oz (90 g) fruits that keep very well in storage. However, growers saving seeds from this variety have ended up with a dehybridized strain that exhibits different traits, such … 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: Dwarf Pink Passion is a 2015 release from the Dwarf Tomato Project. It produces beautiful pink, heart-shaped tomatoes with a unique dusty or smoky hue. Growers consistently praise its intensely sweet, sugary flesh, making it an excellent compact slicer for small spaces, though individual plant vigor can vary depending on growing conditions. … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Dwarf Banana Toes is an early-season, highly compact dwarf variety from the Dwarf Tomato Project. Bred by Craig LeHoullier (a cross between Dwarf Golden Heart and Speckled Roman), it produces small, bright yellow-orange plum tomatoes weighing 1.7-3.5 oz (50-100 g). The grower notes it is extremely productive, does perfectly in pots, and … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Malinowy Ożarowski (Ozarowski Raspberry) is a highly popular, early-season indeterminate pink tomato from Poland. It is famous for its rugged, low-maintenance vines and heavy yields of sweet, raspberry-pink fruits. While originally a Potato Leaf (PL) variety producing 3.5 to 10.5 oz (100-300 g) slicers, growers often encounter Regular Leaf (RL) variants in … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Oduvanchik (which translates to “Dandelion”) is a determinate, mid-season heirloom that produces flawless, round orange globes. It is highly praised for its rugged stress tolerance, setting fruit effortlessly in both scorching heat and chilly weather. The flavor is a massive hit with growers, and the fruits boast a surprisingly long shelf life … Read more