Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Mayo’s Delight is an indeterminate, mid-to-late season heirloom that yields colossal, blunt red oxhearts typically weighing 21 oz (600 g) with individual fruits tipping the scales at 2.2 lbs (1 kg). Vines reach 6 ft (1.8 m) and produce dense, solid meat with outstanding sweet, balanced flavor and virtually no seed cavities. … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Megamutt is a vigorous, indeterminate, mid-season heirloom beefsteak renowned for explosive growth and colossal yields. Vines rebound rapidly from transplanting, bulking up quickly to set clusters of massive, flattened pink-red slicers weighing 14-25 oz (400-700 g). Growers highlight its exceptional plant vigor, heavy production even in short-season regions, and classic sweet, juicy … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Muddy Mamba is an indeterminate tricolor beefsteak bred by Millard Murdock (North Carolina, USA). Vines produce 7-19.5 oz (200-550 g) olive-brown, dusky-green fruits with deep amber-red interiors. Northern growers report incredible drought and heat tolerance when grown outdoors, delivering exceptional rich, sugary flavor. Growers frequently note segregation between regular leaf (RL) and … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Grub’s Mystery Green 🌍 Origin: Developed in Australia in the mid-2000s by David Lockwood (well-known on tomato forums by his username “Grub”). It is a spectacular potato-leaf cross between Paul Robeson and Green Giant. 🌿 Plant Habit: Compact indeterminate. It is not a true dwarf, but it rarely exceeds 5 feet … Read more