No. 082 · open-pollinated
Carbon
Carbon is an indeterminate open-pollinated beefsteak with dusky purple-black with green shoulders fruit. It ripens in about 80 days.
Typebeefsteak
Habitindeterminate
Days to maturity80
Fruit size8 to 16 oz
Colordusky purple-black with green shoulders
Difficultymoderate
Flavor
Described as exceptionally rich and sweet, one of the darkest tomatoes, a repeated taste-test winner. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Origin
An open-pollinated dark beefsteak that won Best in Show among heirlooms at a major taste exhibition in the mid-2000s.
What it does well
- Among the darkest and best-flavored black tomatoes
- Large beefsteak fruit
- Award-winning taste
Where it frustrates
- Dark color makes ripeness hard to read
- Large soft fruit can crack
- Indeterminate vines need sturdy support
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Where to buy seed
Sources
- Carbon Tomato · Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
- Carbon Tomato · Tomato Growers Supply Company