Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Pera Naranja (frequently traded in Eastern Europe as Grushevyi Apelsin or Pear Orange) is a tall indeterminate cherry variety producing immense sprays of luminous, orange, teardrop-to-finger-shaped fruits weighing 0.35 to 0.7 oz (10-20 g). Renowned for its explosive pure-honey sweetness that develops even in dismal, sunless summers, the vine carries a delicate, … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Sun Gold F1 (Sold as “Cherry Zlato”) 🌍 Origin: Originally bred in Japan, this is the legendary Sun Gold F1 hybrid. However, Russian seed companies (repackaging Johnsons Seeds) mistakenly labeled and sold it as an open-pollinated (OP) variety under the translated name “Cherry Zlato” (Gold). 🌿 Plant Habit: A very vigorous, … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vodopad (Waterfall) 🌍 Origin: A highly productive commercial variety from the Russian seed company “Aelita”, officially entered into the Russian State Register in 2001. The name perfectly translates to “Waterfall”, describing how the massive flower trusses cascade down the plant. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), but generally medium-height compared to wilder … Read more