Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
🍅 Quick take: Minusinskie Rozovye (Minusinsk Pink) is a highly productive, indeterminate Siberian heirloom from the famous Minusinsk region. It yields heavy clusters of sweet, sugary pink hearts weighing 7-17.6 oz (200-500 g). Interestingly, the fruits often shift shapes on the same vine, throwing large flat hearts on the bottom and elongated pepper shapes up … Read more
🍅 Quick take: Mary Robinson’s German is a superb mid-season, indeterminate bicolor heirloom beefsteak. Known for producing massive yellow fruits heavily marbled with red and pink, they easily average 14 oz (400g) and can be pushed to nearly 2 lbs (900g) under good conditions. The flavor profile is exceptionally sweet and fruity, with a dense, … Read more
The TL;DR: Peppermint is a stunning mid-season bicolor heirloom (yellow/orange with red marbling and stripes). Vines are generally Indeterminate to semi-determinate; well-behaved and sparse on suckers, reaching 5-7.5 ft (1.5-2.3m) depending on greenhouse or outdoor conditions. Yields are typically average, but the fruits are massive (14-24 oz) and visually gorgeous. The flavor profile is deeply … Read more