Marizol Korney Tomato Review & Photos

🍅 Quick take: Marizol Korney is a potato-leaf, mid-season dark slicer bred by Joe Bratka (New Jersey, USA) and named after heirloom collector Mark Korney. Vines bear generous clusters of 3.5-7 oz (100-200 g) round, slightly flattened dusky pink-purple fruits with deep burgundy flesh. Northern gardeners strongly urge planting it outdoors in open ground rather … Read more

Marizol Purple Tomato Review & Photos: German Heirloom Beefsteak

🍅 Quick take: Marizol Purple is an indeterminate 19th-century German heirloom beefsteak brought to the US by Joe Bratka’s family. Vines produce 14-17.5 oz (400-500 g) oblate, dusky purple-pink fruits with rich, sweet-tart flesh. Northern growers highlight its exceptional resilience: setting fruit through intense heatwaves without dropping blossoms and demonstrating standout resistance to greenhouse leaf … Read more