News from Tomato Land No. 2/2026

News from Tomato Land

No. 2 | 2026 Season

1. End of the 2026 Season

I love talking with you all. After so many years, I can recognize many of you just by your voices. I also enjoy our get-togethers when you come back year after year for seeds or seedlings—we often meet up a year later like old friends.

However, every season comes to an end eventually. Each year brings new challenges, new opportunities, and a tremendous amount of work. Just as in nature, our farm also has a time for sowing and a time for harvesting.

Just how intense May is for me is evidenced by the fact that almost every year I lose about 10 kilograms. This makes June 1 all the more joyful for me— the day when I can lie down on the grass, look up at the sky, and say to myself: “Good job.”

Then comes the time for peaceful walks among the plants, taking photos, making notes, and planning for the next season.

Thank you all for another wonderful year. I hope your tomatoes are growing well and that the first fruits are already ripening. The most beautiful time of year lies ahead— harvest time. Everything points to a beautiful, sunny summer ahead.

2. Change to the Summer Break Schedule

For nearly ten years, it has been a tradition at Pomidorlandia to suspend sales on June 1 and resume them on October 1.

This break allows us to fully devote ourselves to our own crops, photographing varieties, documenting results, and preparing new offerings for the next season. Thanks to this, in the fall we can show you new varieties and more detailed descriptions.

This year, however, we’ve decided to change the format of our summer break.

We’ll also be presenting new varieties this fall. If any of them particularly catch your eye, you’ll be able to easily add them to your previously placed order before it’s shipped.

3. 2026 Biggest Tomato Contest

We’re kicking off the next edition of our contest for the biggest tomato.

The submission portal is now open, and you can start submitting your tomatoes right away.

But this isn’t just a competition. Each entry is assigned to a specific variety, allowing us to collectively create a unique history of the tomatoes grown by our customers. Every variety submitted remains with us forever.

To participate, simply grow a tomato from seeds or seedlings purchased at Pomidorlandia within the last 12 months, select the largest fruit, weigh it, take a photo, and submit your entry.

As always, having fun is the most important thing, but there will also be plenty of prizes. This season, we’ll be recognizing the top 10 entries.

4. Tomato Day—let’s get together!

For many years, I’ve dreamed of an event that would be a true celebration of the tomato. On August 9, that dream will become a reality.

I invite you to Młyn in Barkweda near Olsztyn for the first Tomato Day.

Starting at 12:00 p.m., there will be lectures on the history of the tomato, its cultivation, health benefits, and horticultural therapy. Speakers will include representatives of the Polish Allotment Gardeners’ Association, the University of Warmia and Mazury, and dietitians from Poland and Spain.

There will also be plenty of hands-on activities. You’ll be able to try tomato-flavored ice cream, take part in a blind taste test, view an exhibition of several dozen varieties, and buy tomatoes from our farm.

At the end of the event, a 15-member folk dance group from Spain will perform.

Inflatable rides will be waiting for the little ones, and the entire event will be streamed live on YouTube.

Admission to the event is completely free.

I hope to see you on August 9—both in Barkweda and in front of your screens during the live stream. The full program will be posted in a separate entry on our website and on our Facebook page on August 1.