Thorburn's terra cotta tomato

[eyegrotom]

Has anyone grew Thorburn's Terra Cotta Tomato? It looks and sounds awesome. Any info will be helpful. Thanks. Mike

[asmx91]

I grew it 2019





If you want to have seeds, tell it me

[KarenO]

Hmm that doesn’t look like the one I grew.
I’ve seen a few “versions” here and there.
I enjoyed it, a smallish gf orange beefsteak, about 4 oz with a bit of pink in the interior for me. Compact semi determinate plant with dark green foliage.
I’ve also seen a globe shape on websites of a couple of European vendors, Vertiloom for example. I think as shown in curent Baker creek catalog is pretty well what mine looks like.
Not sure exactly which is the correct one. I enjoyed the one I grew.
KarenO

[asmx91]

My seeds were from Vertiloom, perhaps yours is the right one...

[davidj]

Originally Posted by asmx91

I grew it 2019

If you want to have seeds, tell it me

I grew it in 2019 from Heritage Harvest seeds and it looks more like the one shown by Karen.

Semi-determinate plants, round/oblong fruits maturing at about 65 DTM. Picked on the early side, they are greening with a little bit of orange. If left more time to mature, they'll become brick orange with pink marbling in the center and green gel. Average of 220 g (7-8 oz). I liked the flavor ! A little prone to concentric cracking after rain.

Yours doesn't look like any description I've seen of Thorburn's Terra Cotta, but it looks like a beautiful ribbed-heart-shape brownish tomato. Is it early ? I might be interested in trading some of my TTC seeds with you !

[asmx91]

Well, I think, that mine is crossed!
It was semidet, 75 day to matering with a very good taste.
PM me please.

[clkeiper]

I keep looking at it. I am glad to always hear someone says "its good". then I am a little more inclined to spend the money on the seeds. thanks for asking about it because I keep waffling on buying it.

[jmsieglaff]

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...a+cotta&page=3

[eyegrotom]

Hi jmsleglaff thanks for posting the link to the article. I read it and also parts of the article about TBB If you don't mind I have a question. Have you grew TCC since the first time, if so how did it turn out. Thanks Mike

[Koala Doug]

WWW is a huckster and a charlatan.


Caveat emptor.

[KarenO]

Originally Posted by Koala Doug

WWW is a huckster and a charlatan.


Caveat emptor.

But the tomato I grew, which looks nothing like the (fanciful?) description was quite good so that’s all I know for sure.
who knows where it actually came from in the first place but my Seeds from my good friend and it’s grown stable for her for at least a few years. Her original seed was from Baker Creek.
but it does seem pretty unstable for an “heirloom” as far as I can see from all of the various seed site listings.
KarenO

KO

[jmsieglaff]

Originally Posted by eyegrotom

Hi jmsleglaff thanks for posting the link to the article. I read it and also parts of the article about TBB If you don't mind I have a question. Have you grew TCC since the first time, if so how did it turn out. Thanks Mike

Tom, I have not grown it since the first time. Not because it wasn't good, just the list is always impossible to narrow down when growing favorites, trying new to me ones, and doing some experimenting.

At peak flavor it was quite nice, but as I wrote in that post, for my tastes, that window was rather small, smaller than most tomatoes I've grown.

[Tormato]

Originally Posted by Koala Doug

WWW is a huckster and a charlatan.


Caveat emptor.

Caveat emptor, yes.


But, is there proof WWW is a "huckster" and a "charlatan"?

[jtjmartin]

It's a great story even if it's just a story. I read fiction and non-fiction for fun - sometimes its hard to tell the difference.

I tried growing it last year but . . . rough year! Most of the grafts barely survived and the plants died before producing. Not necessarily Terra cotta's fault.

Jeff

[PhilaGardener]

It sounds like the "reintroduction" was a bit diverse genetically but it also is encouraging that folks are reselecting individual plants matching the original descriptions of the strain - and finding them worth growing, enjoying and passing along!