Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Bear Claw (Kogot Medvedya) is an indeterminate pink heirloom that produces massive, lightly ribbed, pear/oxheart-shaped fruits weighing up to 28 oz (800 g). While the flavor is universally praised as sweet, juicy, and meaty, growers have mixed feelings about its productivity, with some struggling with poor fruit set per truss. It is … Read more
Quick Summary of Radishchevskie 🌍 Origin: A local “folk” (family) heirloom from Russia. The name likely originates from the village of Radishchevo in the Ulyanovsk region. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (vining). It grows as a strong, relatively compact bush, reaching about 1.6-1.7 meters (5.2-5.5 ft) tall in a greenhouse. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large beefsteaks reaching … Read more