Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
Quick Summary of Faworyt 8 (Favorite 8) 🌍 Origin: A new Polish breeding line created by crossing Garmosha with Malinowa Sakiewka. The name translates to “Favorite 8”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Mid-season and indeterminate. It reaches a very manageable height of about 1.5 meters (5 ft), making it somewhat more compact than typical wildly growing indeterminates. … Read more
Quick Summary of Faworyt 9 (Favorite 9) 🌍 Origin: A unique Polish breeding line created by crossing Rebelpik Sakiewka with Malinowa Sakiewka. The name translates to “Favorite 9”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall-growing). 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Striking, uniquely shaped tomatoes: they look like elongated truffles (pears) with a pronounced little beak (point) at the blossom … Read more
Quick Summary of Tunido (Тунидо) 🌍 Origin & The American Connection: An interesting “lost” variety. A Russian grower notes that her old, hand-packed seeds stated the variety originated in the USA. Given its appearance, it is highly likely that “Tunido” is a localized Russian name for an American striped paste tomato (such as Striped Roman … Read more
Quick Summary of Taiko (Тайко) 🌍 Origin: A highly regarded commercial variety (originally distributed by seed companies like Elkom in Russia). 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), reaching up to 2 meters (6.5 ft) in a greenhouse. A notable feature is its Potato Leaf (PL) foliage. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Bright yellow, smooth plum/icicle-shaped tomatoes. They are … Read more
Quick Summary of Topklipsa 🌍 Origin: A highly reliable commercial Russian heirloom. Growers note that it is virtually identical to another popular variety called Slavyanka. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate and incredibly tall (easily reaches the greenhouse roof), but it has a very distinct “slender vine” habit. It doesn’t grow wide or bushy, which allows for … Read more
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Quick Summary of Tikla Sundari 🌍 Origin: A rare and exotic heirloom variety originating from India. Its name translates beautifully to “Fragrant Beauty”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). A vigorous vine that reaches up to 1.8 meters (6 ft) in height. Growers recommend pruning and maintaining the plant in 2-3 main stems for optimal yield … Read more
Quick Summary of Tolstyi Monakh (Fat Monk) 🌍 Origin: A commercial Russian variety introduced by the “Biotekhnika” seed company. The name humorously translates to “Fat Monk”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), reaching about 1.5 to 2 meters (5 to 6.5 ft) in height. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Bright red, uniquely shaped fruits described as “truncated-square” or … Read more
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Quick Summary of Tufelki Sultana (Sultan’s Slippers) 🌍 Origin: Another highly sought-after artisanal variety developed by Russian breeder Sofia Saakova. The name translates to “Sultan’s Slippers”, perfectly describing its unique shape. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) and highly productive vine. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Pink, elongated, pepper-shaped paste tomatoes with a distinct curve and a pointy … 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 Sigarovidnyi Malinovyi (Raspberry Cigar) 🌍 Origin: A commercial Russian variety introduced by the “Aelita” seed company. The name translates to “Raspberry Cigar” (or Crimson Cigar), perfectly describing its shape and color. Amazing seed saver fact from this thread: A grower successfully germinated seeds that had expired 13 years prior! 🌿 Plant Habit: … Read more
Quick Summary of Sibirskaya Liana (Siberian Liana) 🌍 Origin: An old, established Russian heirloom variety that has been kept in private collections for many years. The name translates to “Siberian Liana” (Siberian Vine), referring to its extremely vigorous, climbing growth habit. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall vine). The grower notes that it performs best and … Read more