Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Kyzyl Tau 🌍 Origin: Modern heirloom bred by the famous tomato breeder Vitaly Alifirov from Almaty, Kazakhstan. The name “Kyzyl Tau” translates from Turkic languages to “Red Mountain.” 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). A very productive and vigorous plant that performs exceptionally well in a greenhouse when pruned to 2 stems. … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zolotye Gory Medeo (Golden Mountains of Medeo) 🌍 Origin: Bred by the renowned tomato breeder Vitaliy Alifirov from Almaty, Kazakhstan. He personally introduced this variety on the forum. Named after the famous Medeo mountain valley near Almaty. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. A massive, towering plant that performs significantly better outdoors in … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zailiyskiy Alatau Red 🌍 Origin: Bred by the famous tomato breeder Vitaliy Alifirov from Almaty, Kazakhstan. Named after the local Trans-Ili Alatau mountain range. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. A powerful, heat-tolerant plant that doesn’t drop blossoms during extreme summer heat. Known for being an absolute heavy yielder. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large, … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zailiyskiy Alatau Orange 🌍 Origin: Bred by the renowned tomato breeder Vitaliy Alifirov from Almaty, Kazakhstan. This orange version is a natural segregation (mutation) of his original red Zailiyskiy Alatau variety. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. A vigorous plant known for being an absolute workhorse with incredibly high yields. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Almaty Yellow Tulip (Almatinskiy Zheltyi Tyulpan) 🌍 Origin: The gorgeous yellow sister-variety to the Red Tulip, bred in the Almaty region (city of Esik), Kazakhstan, by the highly acclaimed breeder Vitaliy Gennadievich Alifirov. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (very tall) and mid-season. Just like its red counterpart, it features Potato Leaf (PL) … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Almaty Red Tulip (Almatinskiy Krasnyi Tyulpan) 🌍 Origin: A fantastic modern heirloom bred in the Almaty region (city of Esik), Kazakhstan, by the highly respected tomato breeder Vitaliy Gennadievich Alifirov. The name translates to “Almaty Red Tulip”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), mid-season variety. It notably features Potato Leaf (PL) foliage. … Read more