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Hazel Gold Tomato Review & Photos

🍅 Quick take: Hazel Gold is an indeterminate, rare American heirloom that produces oblate (flattened) slicers weighing between 5 to 9 oz (150-250 g). Despite the name, growers report the fruits often feature orange skin with bright yellow flesh. They have thick, firm walls and a mild, sweet flavor. It is a solid yielder, though … Read more

Missouri Tomato Review & Photos

🍅 Quick take: Missouri is a mid-late season determinate paste tomato highly praised for its firm, thick-walled fruits that don’t get rubbery or “rock-hard” like some commercial canning types. The bushes grow up to 3-4 ft (1-1.2 m) tall and produce heavy yields of mildly sweet, low-acid red tomatoes perfect for processing, juicing, or eating … Read more

Yellow Pepper (Zheltyi Perets) Hollow Tomato Review

📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zheltyi Perets (Yellow Pepper) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial/heirloom variety. The name simply translates to “Yellow Pepper,” referencing its bell pepper-like shape and completely hollow interior. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). An aggressive and highly productive plant with a very long fruiting season. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Bright yellow, heavily ribbed, bell-pepper … Read more

Gosudar F1 (Sovereign) Tomato Review

📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Gosudar F1 (Sovereign) 🌍 Origin: A commercial Russian F1 hybrid. (Note: Because it is a true F1 hybrid, seeds saved from this tomato will not grow true to type next year). 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). Seed packets rate it at 2.3-2.6 ft (70-80 cm), but grown under cover in a … Read more

Vernaya Lyubov (True Love) Long-Keeper Tomato Review

📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vernaya Lyubov (True Love) 🌍 Origin: A rare Russian heirloom/commercial variety. The name translates beautifully to “True Love”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate. It is a sturdy tree-type (rugose) dwarf that stays compact, reaching only about 24 inches (60 cm) tall. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Stunning golden-yellow rounded hearts with a very distinct, … Read more

Tomawak (Tamawak) Tomato Review: De-hybridized Spanish Heirloom

Quick Summary of Tomawak (Tamawak) 🌍 Origin & History: A fascinating “supermarket rescue” variety! It originally started as a commercial ribbed tomato imported from Spain (or Holland) under the name Tomawak (likely a play on “Tomahawk” due to its ribbed shape). Forum members saved seeds from the store-bought fruit, and it successfully de-hybridized over several … Read more