My Early Girl tomatoes lived up to their name. The plants were set in the garden on 4-18 and I began harvesting on 6-23 and they have continued to produce heavily. These are good, all around tomatoes. They don't have the unique flavor of some of my heirlooms, but you can't beat the huge production! I've used pole and cage supports because they have stayed heavy with fruit. I've cut them back about every 2 weeks and fed 3 times this summer with fish emulsion. It should have been 4 times, but the dryness made me slow down my feeding schedule. I put in 5 plants. One is looking a little peaked with the lack of rain. I'm trying to water enough, but can't seem to keep up.
The Bradley tomato plant (only 1 put out on 4-17) has been pretty prolific also. It has had more problem with stem rot, but I'm trying to stay ahead of it. These tomatoes are beefy and scrumptious! This is ONE heavy plant. Also caged and staked, but it still wants to pull over. I've cut it back a bunch, but it really wants to bush.
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