Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Gnoccia di Limone (Lemon Gnocchi) is an early, indeterminate cherry tomato originating from France. The commercial description promises apricot-pink fruits with explosive sweetness, but growers report that the variety might not be fully stabilized yet, with plants producing both peach-colored and bright red fruits, and exhibiting varying leaf types. Despite the genetic … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Girl Girl’s Weird Thing is a large, indeterminate, dark-striped beefsteak tomato introduced by Jessica Hughes (named after her dog, Girl Girl, who discovered it). It produces massive, sweet, well-balanced slicing tomatoes that frequently reach 1-1.5 lbs. A major topic of discussion among these growers is how similar it is to Chocolate Stripes; … Read more
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🍅 Quick take: Gildo Petriboni is a massive, indeterminate red tomato with a round-heart shape. Growers praise its outstanding yields, disease resistance, and meaty, nearly seedless flesh. It handles hot and dry outdoor conditions with ease, pumping out huge, sweet fruits that frequently reach 1.1 to 1.5 lbs. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and Photos … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Green Doctors is an indeterminate, highly vigorous green cherry tomato originally discovered by Amy Goldman and Carolyn Male as a sport of Dr. Carolyn. Growers here rave about its intense, grape-like sweetness, often ranking it in their top five best-tasting varieties. It is a massive yielder and boasts excellent resistance to leaf … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Gold Nugget is an early, determinate yellow cherry tomato developed by Dr. James Baggett at Oregon State University. It produces wispy, thin-stemmed plants that max out around 3-5 feet (1-1.5 m) depending on whether grown outdoors or in a high tunnel. Growers love its heavy yields, very early ripening, and perfectly balanced, … Read more
🍅 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: Grandpa’s Cock’s Plume is an indeterminate, mid-season pink oxheart originally from the US. It produces large, meaty, heart-shaped tomatoes that can reach up to 10.5 oz (300 g). Growers praise it for its vigorous, workhorse-like production in both greenhouses and outdoors. While most reviewers love its sweet, buttery, classic oxheart flavor, some … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Fragolone (Strawberry) is an indeterminate heirloom from Italy that produces elongated, pink, pear-shaped tomatoes. Growers report it sets a massive “waterfall” of firm, meaty 5-7 oz fruits that are packed with flavor and have very few seeds, making them excellent for both fresh eating and processing. Full summary ↓ Growers’ Notes and … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Faelan’s First Snow (also distributed as Cherokee Purple Variegated) is an indeterminate, mid-season heirloom discovered as a sport of Cherokee Purple. It produces large, meaty purple beefsteaks on vines that sport unique white, cream, and green variegated foliage. Growers note the variegation is strongest in cool weather and often fades in summer … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Flaschentomaten (which simply translates to “bottle tomatoes” in German) is an indeterminate, mid-to-late season paste/cherry variety that originated from a German grower (Valera Zonn) who grew out seeds from the commercial hybrid Corianne F1. Because it’s an unstable dehybridization, growers report two main shapes: one with a distinct pointy beak, and one … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Flanders Contrast is an indeterminate, mid-season variety bred by Tom Wagner. It produces beautiful tricolor (blue, yellow, and green) pear-shaped fruits weighing 3.5-7 oz (100-200 g). Growers praise it for its massive yields, sweet fruity flavor, and excellent shelf life. A common point of discussion is the foliage, as growers report seeing … Read more
🍅 Quick take: 1884 is an indeterminate, historic American heirloom that produces massive, juicy pink beefsteaks, often exceeding 12 oz (350 g). The vines are vigorous and strong enough to support the heavy fruit. Growers praise its outstanding yields and reliability, noting that it produces beautifully even in poor summers or partially shaded spots. The … Read more