Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Captain Lucky 🌍 Origin: A stunning modern heirloom cross stabilized by American breeder Millard Murdock. Known for its mesmerizing interior colors. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall) with Potato Leaf (PL) foliage. The vines tend to be somewhat wispy and sparse with foliage. Often tops out around 5.5 feet (1.7 m) in … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Klenoviy Sirop (Maple Syrup) 🌍 Origin: Developed and stabilized by breeders Sofia Saakova and Elena Danko. It is an accidental cross between the variety Sweet Horizon and an unknown pollen donor. The name translates to “Maple Syrup”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Strong, vigorous vines that usually reach over 5 feet … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Pineapple Heart (Ananasnoe Serdtse) 🌍 Origin: An unstable exotic selection created by the well-known breeder A.I. Kulik. It originated as a genetic segregation (off-type) of another variety, and growers are still actively stabilizing it. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), mid-early to mid-late season. Because the variety is still segregating, growers report … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Copper River 🌍 Origin: A breathtakingly beautiful tricolor heirloom bred by Lynn Brown in Napa Valley, California. It was later widely distributed by famous tomato collectors (such as Reinhard Kraft). 🌿 Plant Habit: Ranges from semi-determinate to a manageable indeterminate (usually topping out between 1.2m and 1.6m / 4–5.5 ft). It … Read more
Quick Summary of First Mate (Pervyy Pomoshchnik) 🌍 Origin: A stunning tricolor/bicolor heirloom. In the Russian tomato community, it circulates under the direct translation “Pervyy Pomoshchnik” (First Mate). 🌿 Plant Habit: An indeterminate (tall) variety, though some growers describe it as a “short indeterminate” as it often tops out around 1.5–1.8m (5–6 ft) in the … Read more