Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
Quick Summary of Tlacolula 🌍 Origin: An old North American heirloom. The variety gets its name from the city of Tlacolula de Matamoros in Oaxaca, Mexico, where the first seeds supposedly originated. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) and powerful, yet it features distinctive upright, silvery, and somewhat wispy/carved foliage. This allows for good airflow and … Read more
Quick Summary of Tolstyi Jack (Fat Jack) 🌍 Origin: A well-known commercial Siberian variety originally introduced by “Sibsad” (Siberian Garden). The name translates to “Fat Jack”. 🌿 The “Red vs. Black” Mystery: This forum thread highlights a fascinating seed mix-up! While the original Tolstyi Jack is a short, red determinate, a rogue “Black” (brown/purple) version … Read more
Quick Summary of Tyulenka Rozovaya (Pink Tyulenka) 🌍 Origin: A commercial Russian variety introduced by the “Gavrish” seed company. The charming name translates to “Little Pink Seal”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate and very powerful. Unlike typical oxhearts that often have wispy, “weeping” foliage, this plant has thick, sturdy stems and a robust structure. 🍅 Fruit … Read more
Quick Summary of Tarasenko Rozovyi (Tarasenko Pink) 🌍 Origin: A commercial Russian/Ukrainian variety (originally sold by the “Vassma” seed company), though forum members debate its true lineage, noting its strong resemblance to De Barao Tsarskiy or Budenovka. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) and extremely vigorous. It easily grows over 1.6 meters (5 ft 3 in) … Read more
Quick Summary of Tasmanian Chocolate 🌍 Origin: A highly popular release from the international Dwarf Tomato Project. Russian growers affectionately refer to varieties from this project as “Gnomes.” 🌿 Plant Habit: Dwarf / Determinate (tree-type). It has a stout, strong main stem (shtamb) and typically grows 50-80 cm (1.6-2.6 ft) tall outdoors, though it can … Read more
Quick Summary of Dark Galaxy 🌍 Origin: Originally bred in the USA by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms. He released this variety into the world at an early stage (F3/F4 generation), warning that it was slightly unstable. This forum thread is a fascinating deep-dive into how Russian growers stabilized different lines of it over … Read more
Quick Summary of Tegucigalpa 🌍 Origin: A globally known heirloom variety named after the capital city of Honduras. Highly valued by seed savers for its incredible reliability. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), but with a very slender, elegant (wispy) vine structure. Because the plant isn’t overly bushy, growers successfully prune it to 4-5 stems to … Read more
Quick Summary of Tryufel Krasno-Rozovyi (Red-Pink Truffle) 🌍 Origin: A legendary “folk” heirloom circulated widely among Russian seed savers. It was originally distributed by a grower named Galya-64 around the year 2000. Because it had no official name, it spread across the internet under various names: Galya’s Truffle, Raspberry Truffle, or Folk Truffle (Narodnyi). 🌿 … Read more
Quick Summary of Sladkiy Shar (Sweet Globe) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial variety from the “Semena Altaya” (Altai Seeds) company. The name translates to “Sweet Globe” or “Sweet Sphere.” 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) and extremely vigorous. It produces large, grayish-green leaves. The foliage is so dense that the fruits tend to hide completely under … Read more
Quick Summary of Thessaloniki (Saloniki) 🌍 Origin: A famous Greek heirloom that is highly respected and widely grown by Russian and Eastern European gardeners, who often refer to it locally as Saloniki or Fesaloniki. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), though its height heavily depends on the climate. In the colder Russian outdoors, it typically reaches … Read more
Quick Summary of Sibirskiy Kozyr (Siberian Trump Card) 🌍 Origin: A commercial variety from the famous Russian seed company “Sibsad” (Siberian Garden). The name translates to “Siberian Trump Card,” implying it’s a reliable, winning choice for a gardener. 🌿 Plant Habit (Take Note!): There is a known discrepancy with this variety. The official seed packet … Read more
Quick Summary of Serdechnyi Potseluy (Heart’s Kiss) 🌍 Origin: A commercial Russian variety from the famous “Siberian Garden” (Sibsad) seed company. The name translates to “Heart’s Kiss”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate / semi-determinate, reaching about 1.3 m (4.2 ft) in height. It can be grown outdoors in open ground, but requires proper pruning (usually to … Read more