Comments on: Tomatoes I Won’t Be Growing Again

By: garden

garden — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:26:20 +0000

Wow! it’s a very wonderful blog and I’m so glad to hear you say that about ‘Early Girl.’… thanks for sharing…

By: Colleen Vanderlinden

Colleen Vanderlinden — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:56:20 +0000

Hi Dave!–I grew ‘Better Boy’ a few years ago, and I have to agree that it’s much better than ‘Early Girl.’ If you’re looking for seeds, let me know—I’ve got plenty of heirloom tomato seeds now Thanks for stopping by!

Hi Kim! I think that’s part of it, and I agree with you—just grow cherry tomatoes, then!!

By: Blackswampgirl Kim

Blackswampgirl Kim — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:52:24 +0000

I’m with you on the ‘Early Girl,’ too. I think people just like it because you can eat tomatoes in early July… but, IMHO, that’s what cherry tomatoes are for! (They tide me over until the larger tasty ones are ready.

By: Dave@TheHomeGarden

Dave@TheHomeGarden — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:17:27 +0000

I’m not a fan of ‘Early Girl’, I’d much rather have ‘Better Boy’ for a hybrid. I plan on getting more into the heirlooms for seed saving reasons next year so this is a very helpful post!

By: Colleen Vanderlinden

Colleen Vanderlinden — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:25:39 +0000

Hi Dee!

I’m so glad to hear you say that about ‘Early Girl.’ I see lots of nice comments about it, but I just didn’t like it—definitely too plain. Thanks for the tip about ‘Giant Belgium’–I haven’t grown that one yet, either, but definitely steer clear of mealy tomatoes. Yuck.

Thanks for stopping by!

By: Dee/reddirtramblings

Dee/reddirtramblings — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:17:49 +0000

I don’t think you’re being too hard on them. I hate ‘Early Girl’, and I guess I’m in the minority, but I can’t stand the plainness of her. The others I haven’t grown, but this year I grew ‘Giant Belgium’. Prolific, but not my cup of tea. Too mealy & no acid at all. Great reviews.~~Dee