Tomato 'Early girl'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Early girl'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Enjoys a full sun position in your garden and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Early girl is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Ensure your soil is loamy and has a ph of between 5.0 and 6.0 as Tomato is a moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil loving plant.

Growing Early girl from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date. Seeds saved from this hybrid variety are not likely to grow true to the parent plant.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 2.60 feet (80.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.78 inches (2.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Early girl about 56 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Early girl

Plant to the first set of true leaves to promote strong root growth.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Early girl is a tender plant.

By our calculations, you should look at planting out Early girl about 0 days after your last frost date.

Harvesting Early girl

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by early summer.

Misspellings of Tomato 'Early girl'

early girl hybrid, hybrid early girl

Other Names for Tomato 'Early girl'

tomato