Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Great White is a mid-season, indeterminate heirloom that produces massive, oblate white fruits with a delicate pale yellow hue and sometimes a pinkish blush. Growers highlight its extremely mild, low-acid flavor, which some find incredibly sweet and delicious, while others find a bit bland compared to stronger-tasting varieties. It is a vigorous, … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Medovyi Spas (Honey Salvation) is a famous Russian commercial heirloom developed by Siberian breeders. It is an indeterminate, wispy-leafed variety that produces beautiful honey-orange, blunt heart or kidney-shaped beefsteaks. Growers across the board agree that it is one of the absolute best-tasting yellow/orange tomatoes available—boasting a dense, buttery, “pure meat” texture with … Read more
Quick Summary of Heart of Ashgabat (Сердце Ашхабада) 🌍 Origin & Variations: A famous old Soviet-era heirloom (Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan). Interestingly, modern seed networks circulate two distinct shapes under this name: a classic pointed orange oxheart, and a flattened-round orange beefsteak. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, growing to about 1.5 – 1.8 meters … Read more
Quick Summary of Peaches and Cream 🌍 Origin: A well-known heirloom variety. The seeds discussed in this thread come from popular Russian seed collectors (like Redko) and have been widely adapted to Russian and Siberian climates. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, very vigorous, and tall (reaching 1.8 – 2m / 6-6.5 ft in greenhouses). Growers note … Read more