{"id":6776,"date":"2026-10-30T18:19:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6776"},"modified":"2026-10-30T18:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:19:40","slug":"malcolm-lincoln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/malcolm-lincoln\/","title":{"rendered":"Malcolm Lincoln Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Malcolm Lincoln<\/strong> is a storied American family heirloom preserved for over 60 years in West Virginia<\/strong>. The indeterminate<\/strong> vine reaches 6-6.5 ft (1.8-2 m)<\/strong> and carries the classic delicate, wispy oxheart foliage. It produces smooth, deep-pink hearts with a distinctive pointed beak weighing 10.5-17.5 oz (300-500 g)<\/strong>. Immature fruit start as a pale milky-green rather than dark green, ripening into solid, buttery, virtually seedless flesh celebrated for an exquisite sweet-tart balance that stands out even in washed-out growing seasons. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-11 Experience)<\/h2>\n

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A family heirloom grown for over 60 years in West Virginia, USA. Mid-season, tall-growing (6-6.5 ft \/ 1.8-2 m), heavy-yielding indeterminate. The main stem is sturdy, but foliage is fairly sparse, regular leaf type.<\/p>\n

Gorgeous, large heart-shaped fruit with a pronounced, drawn-out pointed beak, deep rose-pink color. Exceptionally smooth and uniform! Trusses hold 3-4 fruit each. In my garden, they were all carbon copies of each other, right around 14 oz (400 g) apiece, with the typical range being 10.5-17.5 oz (300-500 g).<\/p>\n

Tomatoes are dense, meaty, with tiny seed cavities and very few seeds. Delicious and sweet!<\/p>\n

One distinctive trait is that the immature fruit are not dark green, but start out a pale milky-green. It is officially listed as mid-late, but it started coloring up early for me with an extended harvest window. Trained it to two leaders. I wanted to grow this variety for two years, and it completely lived up to the hype. Will definitely keep it in my permanent rotation.<\/p>\n

Edited December 26, 2018 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n

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My seeds were from N. Ananyeva.<\/p>\n

Back in spring, the seedlings started getting leggy, so I chopped their tops off. Regretted it afterward, but what’s done is done. About ten other varieties suffered from my impatience too, but they managed to pull through and fruit.<\/p>\n

Insanely gorgeous, huge hearts. Super delicious and sweet. But the rerooted top struggled to establish and the plant ended up looking rather scrawny, so I won’t brag about harvest yields. It produced one solid cluster down low, and a bunch of late runts up top that I stripped green. The color is dazzling, a glowing deep pink.<\/p>\n

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Seeds came from a fellow forum member. It was the scrawniest plant in my garden, both as a seedling and after transplanting. Trained to a single stem, it completely refused to climb, barely clearing 3.3 ft (1 m).<\/p>\n

Produced only a couple of fruit all season. But the flavor, wow, that flavor! In a season where most of my tomatoes came out bland and uninspired, this one stood out with an exquisite, complex gourmet note. Almost as if it was whispering: “slow down, taste me, figure me out.”<\/p>\n

Meaty, buttery, very few seeds.<\/p>\n

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Grew it this season. Made the mistake of planting it in the most sun-blasted spot in the greenhouse. With this summer’s extreme heatwave and its naturally delicate, sparse oxheart foliage, the vine started getting baked by the sun.<\/p>\n

Yield was definitely on the low side, but that is expected under those conditions. I usually select for flavor first, and then figure out how to dial in the plant’s placement. And the flavor of a fully vine-ripened fruit was extraordinary, and that is coming from someone who isn’t normally a huge oxheart fan.<\/p>\n

I definitely want to give it another go in a year (I prefer letting saved seed age at least one season). Seeds reached me via @axleto from our fellow member @Olesya, huge thanks! \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ran it outdoors in the open dirt, sharing a bed alongside pole beans. A charming and delicious tomato.<\/p>\n

The bottom clusters pumped out massive fruit, while upper clusters consistently ran 10.5-17.5 oz (300-500 g). Very low seed count, with buttery, tender flesh that hits a wonderful balance of sweetness and gentle acidity. The vintage tomato fragrance was incredible. Completely thrilled with this variety!<\/p>\n

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Full Summary: Growth Habit, Heat Sensitivity & Gourmet Quality<\/h2>\n