Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Malakhitovaya Shkatulka (Malachite Box) is an indeterminate Green-When-Ripe (GWR) beefsteak that frequently tops favorite flavor polls. It offers a unique, incredibly sweet, fruity flavor that doesn’t taste like a traditional tomato. Growers recommend staking it heavily, as the vines are somewhat thin but produce massive fruits that will drag the plant down … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Lemon Slices (Limonnye Dolki) is a striking, elongated yellow-orange tomato marketed by the Russian seed company Aelita. Growers absolutely love its firm, sliceable texture and exceptionally sweet, fruit-like flavor profile. Interestingly, there is a strong consensus among gardeners that this might actually be a rebranded version of the popular variety Mango Django. … Read more
Quick Summary of Bleeding Heart 🌍 Origin & Name: Another masterpiece bred by Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms). While the name might sound a bit dramatic, Bleeding Heart is actually the common English name for the beautiful Dicentra flower. The tomato was named for its stunning heart shape and vibrant striping. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. … Read more