Early Girl Tomato is an early-season bushy tomato notable for its heavy production of medium sized red fruits throughout summer into fall. The fruit has improved meatiness and a flavorful sweet-tang taste. Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, acidic well-drained soils. Early Girl is resistant to verticillium wilt (V) and fusarium wilt races 1 and 2.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Height: |
3' - 4' |
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Spread: |
2' - 3' |
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Spacing: |
2' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 8 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Keep moisture consistent to prevent cracking and stem canker. Watch for tomato hornworms, slugs, and pill bugs. Excess moisture and humid weather invites fungal diseases like blight.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Kitchen Garden, Edible Garden, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Basil, Bee Balm, Cucumber
IMAGES: tuchodi, Three Teers of Tomatoes, (2) Photoset by Forest and Kim Starr, (1) starr-090905-4992-Solanum_lycopersicum-Early_Girl_fruit_showing_multi_compartments_in_hand-Olinda-Maui, (2) starr-090905-4838-Solanum_lycopersicum-Early_Girl_habit-Olinda-Maui
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
