Carbon Leaf Type?

Gerald51 · May 7, 2009

I grew a carbon last year and it had loads of fruit, but I thought they tasted a little bland. However, a friend of my that I gave some seedlings to, said it was his favorite tomato and all the people he gave tomatoes to from the carbon plants, say they loved them and wanted some more. Go figure.

At any rate, I've got some volunteers coming up and I can't remember what type of leaf the carbon is suppose to have.

Need some help, please.

Gerald

**nctomatoman** · May 7, 2009

Gerald, Carbon is regular leaf.

Gerald51 · May 7, 2009

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Originally Posted by nctomatoman

Gerald, Carbon is regular leaf.

Thanks. I think I'm going to take pictures of my tomato plants this year, so I can keep them straight.

TZ-OH6 · May 8, 2009

I found Carbon's flavor intensity to go up and down, as it did with many of my varieties. Carbon is probably better than I realize because I was constantly doing side by side comparisons with Black from Tula, Cherokee Purple, and Black Krim last year and it never seemed to taste better than those others. I don't think I ever ate just a single tomato last year, I was always slicing up two on a plate, closing my eyes and seeing if I could tell them apart.

May 7, 2009	#1
Gerald51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Germantown, TN Posts: 104	Carbon Leaf Type? I grew a carbon last year and it had loads of fruit, but I thought they tasted a little bland. However, a friend of my that I gave some seedlings to, said it was his favorite tomato and all the people he gave tomatoes to from the carbon plants, say they loved them and wanted some more. Go figure. At any rate, I've got some volunteers coming up and I can't remember what type of leaf the carbon is suppose to have. Need some help, please. Gerald

May 7, 2009	#2
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Gerald, Carbon is regular leaf. __________________ Craig

May 8, 2009	#4
TZ-OH6 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mid-Ohio Posts: 847	I found Carbon's flavor intensity to go up and down, as it did with many of my varieties. Carbon is probably better than I realize because I was constantly doing side by side comparisons with Black from Tula, Cherokee Purple, and Black Krim last year and it never seemed to taste better than those others. I don't think I ever ate just a single tomato last year, I was always slicing up two on a plate, closing my eyes and seeing if I could tell them apart.