| Year Introduced: | 1893 |
| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| Skin Color: | Other: Terra cotta (Italian for "baked earth") or Tannish-red |
| Flesh Color: | Other: Terra cotta (Italian for "baked earth") or Tannish-red |
| Fruit Shape: | Flattened Globe |
| Fruit Size: | Medium |
| Best Uses: | Slicing Canning |
| Growth Mode: | Indeterminate |
| Earliness: | Mid-season Late |
| History: | Bred by Elbert S. Carman. Introduced in 1893 by J. M. Thorburn Seed Co. It appears to have been dropped by 1919 and is presumed extinct. Not to be confused with the tomato released by William Weaver. |
| Country: | USA |
| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F) |
| Plant Height: | Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
| Plant Spread: | Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
| Leaves: | Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
| Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Self Various insects |
| Containers: | Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention. |
| Parentage: | Complex cross between: Peach X various unknown varieties. |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| 1893 Decription for 'Thorburn's Terra-Cotta' tomato by MikeD | Aug 25, 2017 12:23 PM | 0 |
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