Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Purple Hillbilly is a rare American heirloom indeterminate (often listed as semi-determinate) producing large, oblate, dusky rose-pink beefsteaks with purple undertones. Reaching 5.5 ft (1.7 m) under greenhouse cultivation, it is noted for rock-solid blossom retention, setting 2 to 3 substantial beefsteaks per truss with dense, small-loculed flesh and a brisk, sweet-tart … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Pink Russian 117 is a late mid-season indeterminate oxheart bred by Californian tomato specialist Jeff Dawson as a pure pink selection from the famous red/yellow bicolor Russian 117. It yields meaty, nearly seedless blunt hearts and irregular beefsteaks weighing 9-14 oz (250-400 g). Gardeners praise its sweet sandwich-grade flesh, but note its … Read more