Vjerino Tomato: Bosnian Heirloom Review & Photos

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📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Vjerino

  • 🌍 Origin: A treasured family heirloom originating from Bosnia. This variety holds a special place in the heirloom community because the seeds were passed down from a Bosnian woman’s stepdaughter directly to the late Dr. Carolyn Male, a legendary American tomato grower and author.
  • 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). A vigorous vine that produces consistently heavy yields.
  • 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large, wide oxhearts. The fruits are known for being very uniform in shape, incredibly meaty, and having very few seeds.
  • 👅 Flavor: Highly aromatic with a rich, classic, old-fashioned tomato flavor. Consistently ranks in growers’ top lists for taste.
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Angelina ⭐ Pro Grower (11,151 posts)

Thread starter here. An old family heirloom. It was grown for many years by a woman in Bosnia, and later, her stepdaughter gave the seeds of this variety to Carolyn Male.

I absolutely loved it. The fruits are large, wide oxhearts, very uniform, meaty, delicious, and highly aromatic. It’s also a very heavy yielder.

Large meaty Vjerino Bosnian heirloom tomato sliced

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Hrizantema57 (Lyudmila) ⭐ Pro Grower (13,445 posts)
📍 Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)

Vjerino! 🫡 It easily made it to my top 10 list for 2024. Mega productive and super delicious.

Beautiful pink Vjerino oxheart tomato
Vjerino oxhearts harvested in a crate
Vjerino tomato sliced showing dense meaty texture

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