{"id":6824,"date":"2026-10-31T16:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T16:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6824"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:00:57","slug":"marizol-purple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/marizol-purple\/","title":{"rendered":"Marizol Purple Tomato Review & Photos: German Heirloom Beefsteak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Marizol Purple<\/strong> is an indeterminate<\/strong> 19th-century German heirloom beefsteak<\/strong> brought to the US by Joe Bratka’s family. Vines produce 14-17.5 oz (400-500 g) oblate, dusky purple-pink fruits with rich, sweet-tart flesh. Northern growers highlight its exceptional resilience: setting fruit through intense heatwaves without dropping blossoms and demonstrating standout resistance to greenhouse leaf mold (Cladosporium)<\/strong> when surrounding varieties fail. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 2-6 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Got my seeds from Popenko. Tall vine, sets a ton of fruit, nice sweet-tart balance. This was just the first one picked off the vine, later ones sized up even bigger. Really liked it, did equally well outdoors in-ground and in the greenhouse.<\/p>\n

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Just wanted to add my two cents on this one. Seeds came from a member here on the forum. Churned out a massive crop for me with fantastic flavor! Absolute must-grow in my book, highly recommend it to anyone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Indeterminate, moderate grower. Oblate purple fruits with rich pink meat, dense, very sweet, hitting 14-17.5 oz (400-500 g). Does great both in the dirt outdoors and under plastic. Really liked this variety, earned a permanent keeper spot in my collection.<\/p>\n

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On Lana_s_Kavkaza said:
\nIndeterminate, moderate grower. Oblate purple fruits with rich pink meat, dense, very sweet, hitting 14-17.5 oz (400-500 g)…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ve got Marizol Magic seeds, is that the exact same variety or something else?<\/p>\n

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On Zlato Leto said:
\nI’ve got Marizol Magic seeds, is that the exact same variety or something else?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hate to butt in, but that’s a completely different tomato. Marizol Magic is a bicolor cocktail\/saladette. Growing it this season myself! \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nHate to butt in, but that’s a completely different tomato. Marizol Magic is a bicolor cocktail\/saladette…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Me too! \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Definitely still holds its own today. Ran it this season right alongside Carbon and Divo Divnoe. Every bit as good as the other two. Came in a little later than DD, but it set every single truss through brutal heat waves right to the top of the stakes without dropping blossoms. Meanwhile, the other two stalled out on their upper clusters. Flavor was solid on all three, but sprinkle a little salt on Marizol Purple and it’s downright killer! \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n

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Grew it inside the greenhouse, stayed medium height. Vines are sturdy without turning into an unruly jungle. Fruits are outstanding: large, sweet beefsteaks. Staggering production. Ripened cleanly right on the vine. Definitely planting this outdoors next year under a rain shelter.<\/p>\n

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First time growing this in the greenhouse. Waiting for them to color up. Here’s a quick video walk-through showing my Marizol plants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Here is the cut and taste test. Flavor turned out to be just run-of-the-mill tomato for me, didn’t really impress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Marizol was the shocker of the year for me. Out of 80 varieties, it was the only one that didn’t catch leaf mold at all, literally zero signs on the foliage! The plant was a monster, and the higher the clusters went, the bigger the fruit got. Gorgeous lilac-brown color. Flavor was pretty average, but with that kind of disease resistance, it’s an absolute lock for next season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Full Summary: Heat Tolerance, Leaf Mold Resistance, and Flavor Dynamics<\/h2>\n