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Gardeneer · April 16, 2015

I am not an expert. I grew EG in 2013. I remember the fruits were round..
I would think that if all the fruits end up being heart shaped probably it is a cross.
Sometimes early fruits can be off in shape.

Gardeneer

edited to add an image from internet.
one of the fruits of EG looks hear shaped.

ginger2778 · April 16, 2015

Those leaves in your photo, and the description looks right for EG. Some of mine wear a bit heartish.

greenthumbomaha · April 17, 2015

I grow a fraction of the tomatoes that Scott does and I've had two plants produce hearts and then revert to round. They were early varities but not Early Girl. Coincidence? You'll know for sure with the next flush.

- Lisa

SummerSky · April 17, 2015

Last year my Early Girls were not perfectly round. They did have a little bit of a point, but nothing dramatic, I would not have called them hearts. All of them were like that, and they were all incredibly uniform. They also had absurdly long leaves! I was rather fond of them.

The "Early Girls" I grew the year before I bought as seedlings from a farmer's market, and I'm not sure what the heck I got, but they were not Early Girls. They were extremely hardy, good keeping, and produced a lot of uniform 2 oz fruits that I was told tasted extremely good.

I can't see your pictures, so I couldn't tell you if they were close to what you have or not.

Worth1 · April 17, 2015

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Originally Posted by SummerSky

Last year my Early Girls were not perfectly round. They did have a little bit of a point, but nothing dramatic, I would not have called them hearts. All of them were like that, and they were all incredibly uniform. They also had absurdly long leaves! I was rather fond of them.

The "Early Girls" I grew the year before I bought as seedlings from a farmer's market, and I'm not sure what the heck I got, but they were not Early Girls. They were extremely hardy, good keeping, and produced a lot of uniform 2 oz fruits that I was told tasted extremely good.

I can't see your pictures, so I couldn't tell you if they were close to what you have or not.

Looks like a young German Strawberry tomato or any other ruffled heart shape tomato with a sharp pointed end.
With huge long leaves.
My Lemon Boys have huge leaves also.

Worth

newtraditionsfarm · April 17, 2015

I've experienced the same pointed tips / heart shape on my early girls for the past two seasons! Sourced from Tomato Growers Supply

Worth1 · May 14, 2015

It took awhile but I found this thread again.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would see it get ripe.
I figured a critter would get it but today I looked and it was ready to pick.
I was the only one on the plant that did this.
Worth
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Redbaron · May 14, 2015

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Originally Posted by Worth1

It was the only one on the plant that did this.
Worth

Is it polite to say I told you so?

Worth1 · May 14, 2015

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Originally Posted by Redbaron

Is it polite to say I told you so?

Yes, I figured it would be as you said but I was hoping.
We have to have hope right.

From my vast knowledge of nothing I have come to the conclusion it isn't worth saving seeds from.

Worth

Tracydr · May 14, 2015

Did you irradiate that crazy plant?

JohnJones · May 14, 2015

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Originally Posted by Worth1

It took awhile but I found this thread again.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would see it get ripe.
I figured a critter would get it but today I looked and it was ready to pick.
I was the only one on the plant that did this.
Worth
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I've got a Bonnie's Creole plant with about 10 tomatoes on it and two of them are heart shaped with the rest round.

The more I read about Creole, it is probably not even a consistent variety anymore. LSU hasn't produced the seeds in a few decades...

http://www.nola.com/homegarden/index...e_tomatoe.html

Worth1 · May 14, 2015

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Originally Posted by Tracydr

Did you irradiate that crazy plant?

No but I saw a UFO in the yard back in March.

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Originally Posted by JohnJones

I've got a Bonnie's Creole plant with about 10 tomatoes on it and two of them are heart shaped with the rest round.

The more I read about Creole, it is probably not even a consistent variety anymore. LSU hasn't produced the seeds in a few decades...

http://www.nola.com/homegarden/index...e_tomatoe.html

From reading here about it I have came to the same conclusion.

Worth

JRinPA · May 17, 2015

I have picked pretty many early girls over the last few years and some come out heartish shaped like that. Pics from Gardeneer and Worth both look like EG to me. Most are round but some like that. It would be hard to put a number on, maybe 5%-10%? I recall talking about it here at the house last year, wondering if EG is considered a slicer or a heart or what? They taste fine but have a lot of space/large seed chambers. Also, they never seem to be very early, but keep producing late into the season.

April 16, 2015	#17
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Those leaves in your photo, and the description looks right for EG. Some of mine wear a bit heartish.

April 17, 2015	#18
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	I grow a fraction of the tomatoes that Scott does and I've had two plants produce hearts and then revert to round. They were early varities but not Early Girl. Coincidence? You'll know for sure with the next flush. - Lisa

April 17, 2015	#19
SummerSky Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 126	Last year my Early Girls were not perfectly round. They did have a little bit of a point, but nothing dramatic, I would not have called them hearts. All of them were like that, and they were all incredibly uniform. They also had absurdly long leaves! I was rather fond of them. The "Early Girls" I grew the year before I bought as seedlings from a farmer's market, and I'm not sure what the heck I got, but they were not Early Girls. They were extremely hardy, good keeping, and produced a lot of uniform 2 oz fruits that I was told tasted extremely good. I can't see your pictures, so I couldn't tell you if they were close to what you have or not.

April 17, 2015	#21
newtraditionsfarm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kankakee, IL Posts: 59	I've experienced the same pointed tips / heart shape on my early girls for the past two seasons! Sourced from Tomato Growers Supply

May 14, 2015	#22
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	It took awhile but I found this thread again. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would see it get ripe. I figured a critter would get it but today I looked and it was ready to pick. I was the only one on the plant that did this. Worth IMG_20150514_2956.jpg

May 14, 2015	#25
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Did you irradiate that crazy plant?

May 17, 2015	#28
JRinPA Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: SE PA Posts: 972	I have picked pretty many early girls over the last few years and some come out heartish shaped like that. Pics from Gardeneer and Worth both look like EG to me. Most are round but some like that. It would be hard to put a number on, maybe 5%-10%? I recall talking about it here at the house last year, wondering if EG is considered a slicer or a heart or what? They taste fine but have a lot of space/large seed chambers. Also, they never seem to be very early, but keep producing late into the season.