Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
📌 Quick Summary: Karamelka (Little Caramel) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial dwarf/patio variety bred specifically for container and balcony gardening. The name translates to “Little Caramel” (a hard candy). 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). Generally stays very short, sprawling, and compact. It requires no pruning or suckering. However, some growers warn that if planted in … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Koreyskiy Stelyushiysya (Korean Creeper) 🌍 Origin: A very popular, unique trailing variety shared among Russian growers. The name translates directly to “Korean Creeping” or “Korean Trailer”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Micro-dwarf / creeping determinate. It stays incredibly short, usually around 10-16 inches (25-40 cm) tall. The vines are very flexible and naturally … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zhemchuzhinka (Little Pearl) 🌍 Origin: A commercial Russian variety from the GISOK seed company. The name translates to “Little Pearl”. Visually and genetically, it appears to be identical to the well-known western variety Garden Pearl. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). It has a trailing/tumbling growth habit, making it an absolute superstar … Read more
Quick Summary of Sweet as Linda (Sweet Linda) 🌍 Origin: A fantastic cherry tomato bred in the USA by M. Murdock. It is a stabilized cross between the legendary Marianna’s Peace and Sungold F1. He named the resulting variety in honor of his wife. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, vigorous, and tall (growing up to 2 … Read more