Bravo Earl's Faux!

[supergirl]

None ripe yet, but if it's as good as I've heard in terms of flavor, I think this may be my new favorite tomato. It's absolutely cranking them out. Hard to get a good count since some are tough to spot through the foliage and because it's in a raised planter, so only about the lower half of the plant is in immediate view for me, but there are loads of good-sized tomatoes on there. If you look closely at the picture, you can see there are lots more lurking in the background, in addition to those right in front.

Thanks to Earl for sharing a keeper! Also, a big thanks to gardengalrn/Lori for sending me the seeds last year -- I was dying to try this one and couldn't find seeds. So glad you were generous enough to share them in an SASE offer.

[duajones]

Looks great!!!! I have seeds for the spring, cant wait

[bbjm]

My EF is loaded compared to my BW Sudduth. I've never tasted either and I'm beginning to wonder if I'll get to taste a BW at all. The plants look the same in all respects except for the EF actually seems to produce tomatoes. Keeping my fingers crossed for some BW.

[PaulF]

So far it is a tie in my t-patch. Both are very healthy, both are at the 5 1/2 foot level, both have 10-12 tomatoes in the green stage. BW Suddath has one fruit about twice the size of all the rest of the golf ball to tennis ball sized tomatoes. Sooner or later theywill ripen and the real test will take place. All my varieties are at about the same stage so it looks like it will be at least two weeks til tasting begins.

[pbud]

That's a nice looking plant! This is my second year growing EF and this year it's much more productive than it was last year. Fantastic taste. Report back when you try em.

[tomatoguy]

My Earl's Faux is in a container and my Brandywine Sudduth's is in the main garden. I wish it were the other way around. EF is only about 5 feet tall compared to over 7 for BWS. EF, however was my first non-cherry tomato to come in this year and it is excellent. It has assumed a firm spot in my top 3 for taste along with BWS and New Big Dwarf. My container plants are always a little smaller, probably due to the heating of the soil, so next year EF will get a prime spot in the garden. As far as production goes, BWS is loaded but hasn't produced a ripe fruit yet. The high productivity is why I switched from regular BW to BWS a few years ago. BWS doesn't seem to mind the heat as much.

mater

[where_with_all]

My EFs are loaded with tomatos. MY BW Suddath less but still very productive. I can not wait to taste. BW is doing better this year than last year.