Earl's Faux

creister · April 12, 2011

I am growing EF again for about the 4th or 5th year, and can't for the life of me remember if it is a slow starter. By that I mean gaining height and putting out flower trusses. It is the only variety of 22 that is going this slow.

It has a good spot and gets the same treatment as the others. Could some of you please refresh my memory. It has been planted out for about 3 weeks, 13 inches high, no blossom trusses yet. EF has always been a reliable variety here.

heirloomdaddy · April 13, 2011

hey there-

It's my first year with E.F. but it started pretty quickly and were sturdy from the get-go.

Dewayne mater · April 13, 2011

Creister - I'm growing it for the first time and so far it is slow to set fruit. I have two E.F. plants and they are growing well and flowering, but, they are the only plants that don't yet have fruit set. I see on Tatiana's that it is a 75-80 day variety, and that is slow to me.

b54red · April 13, 2011

I am growing it for the first time this year and it is slower than most of the other plants set out at the same time but I don't think it is anything to worry about yet.

FILMNET · April 13, 2011

But they are wonderful tomatoes, we loved them last year. Look forward for them!!

beefyboy · April 13, 2011

Earls Faux out produced all other tomatoes out of the 42 varieties in my earthboxes this year. they were all about 1lb. plus in weight with the biggest at 33 oz.

cottonpicker · April 13, 2011

I did not see slow growth with my EF plant last year. It was about 80 da. to ripeness but the flavor was outstanding. For me, production was average.
LarryD

camochef · April 14, 2011

Have grown Earl's Faux for a couple years now. The first year I grew them (rainy and cool year), they had some trouble with "BER" but once the weather dried out somewhat that cleared up and they did quite well. Last year they didn't do so well as we had one of the worst droughts I can recall. They still produced tomatoes which ripened about the same time as other Brandywine types but they were smaller and not near as plentiful. Still a tomato I grow every year though. Good Luck!
Camo

b54red · May 13, 2011

TSWV got my first Earl's Faux so all I have left is one in a bucket that is not looking so good. Oh well maybe someone will send me some more seeds for next year and I can give it another try.

April 12, 2011	#1
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Earl's Faux I am growing EF again for about the 4th or 5th year, and can't for the life of me remember if it is a slow starter. By that I mean gaining height and putting out flower trusses. It is the only variety of 22 that is going this slow. It has a good spot and gets the same treatment as the others. Could some of you please refresh my memory. It has been planted out for about 3 weeks, 13 inches high, no blossom trusses yet. EF has always been a reliable variety here.

April 13, 2011	#7
cottonpicker Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SE PA..near Valley Forge Posts: 839	I did not see slow growth with my EF plant last year. It was about 80 da. to ripeness but the flavor was outstanding. For me, production was average. LarryD __________________ "Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause". Victor Hugo

April 13, 2011	#2
heirloomdaddy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles Z10 Posts: 291	hey there- It's my first year with E.F. but it started pretty quickly and were sturdy from the get-go.

April 13, 2011	#3
Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	Creister - I'm growing it for the first time and so far it is slow to set fruit. I have two E.F. plants and they are growing well and flowering, but, they are the only plants that don't yet have fruit set. I see on Tatiana's that it is a 75-80 day variety, and that is slow to me.

April 13, 2011	#4
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I am growing it for the first time this year and it is slower than most of the other plants set out at the same time but I don't think it is anything to worry about yet.

April 13, 2011	#5
FILMNET Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,803	But they are wonderful tomatoes, we loved them last year. Look forward for them!!

April 13, 2011	#6
beefyboy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pt. Charlotte fl Posts: 330	Earls Faux out produced all other tomatoes out of the 42 varieties in my earthboxes this year. they were all about 1lb. plus in weight with the biggest at 33 oz.

April 14, 2011	#8
camochef Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Posts: 707	Have grown Earl's Faux for a couple years now. The first year I grew them (rainy and cool year), they had some trouble with "BER" but once the weather dried out somewhat that cleared up and they did quite well. Last year they didn't do so well as we had one of the worst droughts I can recall. They still produced tomatoes which ripened about the same time as other Brandywine types but they were smaller and not near as plentiful. Still a tomato I grow every year though. Good Luck! Camo

May 13, 2011	#9
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	TSWV got my first Earl's Faux so all I have left is one in a bucket that is not looking so good. Oh well maybe someone will send me some more seeds for next year and I can give it another try.