Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Fuzzy Wuzzy is a highly ornamental, determinate compact bush variety famous for its striking silvery-blue, heavily pubescent (fuzzy) foliage and fuzzy, striped little fruits. It is an excellent candidate for container growing. The red and gold striped tomatoes max out around 1 oz (30 g). While growers universally praise its unique beauty, … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Elberta Girl is a highly ornamental semi-determinate variety bred by the legendary American breeder Tom Wagner. It is famous for its stunning silvery-grey, angora-type foliage and small 1.4 oz (40 g) fuzzy red tomatoes with bright yellow stripes. While the plant is an absolute showstopper in the garden, the flavor of the … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Extravagante Rouffiange is a highly unusual, indeterminate mid-season novelty tomato bred by Pascal Moreau. It is famous for its fuzzy, blue-tinted foliage, purple stems, and fuzzy striped fruits. The tomatoes are small, running about 2-2.8 oz (60-80 g). Growers report decent yields and excellent cold tolerance, noting that it doesn’t drop blossoms … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Red Striped Furry Hog is a fuzzy (angora-type) indeterminate variety originating from the US, Wild Boar Farms, Brad Gates. Grown in a greenhouse, it proved to be a highly productive, towering vine. The striped fruits are praised for their thick walls, meaty yet juicy texture, and a complex flavor profile that balances … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zheltaya Mishen (Yellow Target) 🌍 Origin: A unique collector’s variety. Some growers report sourcing it from Chinese seed banks, while others got it from famous Russian collectors like V. Redko. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Despite some early descriptions calling it mid-sized, it is a highly vigorous, sprawling vine that easily … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Apricot Jam (Abrikosovyi Dzhem) 🌍 Origin: A delightful novelty variety circulating among Russian collectors. Experienced growers strongly suspect that this variety is actually synonymous with another famous Russian fuzzy tomato called Yellow Target (Zheltaya Mishen). 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), producing powerful, vigorous bushes with large fruit trusses. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Cherokee Rosse 🌍 Origin: A unique novelty release bred by the famous Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms, USA). 🌿 Plant Habit: Appears to act as a semi-determinate or compact indeterminate. Grown outdoors, it reaches just over 1 meter (about 3.5 – 4 ft) in height. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Oblate (flat-round) beefsteaks … Read more
Quick Summary of Elberta Peach (Elberta Persikovaya) 🌍 Origin: A beautiful novelty variety known for its fuzzy, silvery-blue “angora” foliage and peach-like fuzzy fruits. Often goes by the name Elberta Girl in some Western collections. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate/Semi-determinate bush type, usually reaching 1 to 1.5 meters (3.2 – 4.9 ft) in height. The foliage … Read more
Quick Summary: Scheherazade (Fuzzy Peach Tomato) 🌍 Origin: A highly unique commercial variety developed by the Russian seed company “Siberian Garden” (SibSad). 🌿 Plant Habit: The official packet claims it is a determinate bush up to 1 meter (3.2 ft) tall. However, nearly all growers report it behaving like a tall semi-determinate or indeterminate, easily … Read more
Quick Summary of Fokus-Pokus (Hocus Pocus) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial variety from the “Aelita” seed company. The name translates to “Hocus Pocus”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Early season and indeterminate. It is a striking “Angora” type plant with silvery-green, heavily fuzzy (woolly) foliage. This dense fuzz makes the plant highly unattractive to insect pests. It … Read more
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Quick Summary of Blue Suede Shoes 🌍 Origin: A very popular, highly decorative novelty variety. It is widely grown by Russian collectors under the translated name “Sinie Zamshevye Tufli”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, vigorous, and powerful. It is a sprawling plant that requires plenty of space and strong support. It is highly recommended to leave … Read more
Quick Summary of Pink Furry Boar 🌍 Origin: A famous American creation by breeder Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms), highly popular among Russian collectors for its unique appearance. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (vining), growing to about 1.7 m (5.5 ft) in a greenhouse. It boasts fantastic disease resistance (stays green late into the season) and … Read more