Earls Faux results

[Earl]

Yes, it was Mark who first noticed that what became known as EF wasn't Red Brandywine. Back then I'd only been growing heirlooms for a couple years and I didn't know a red one from a pink one.

The seeds were trade seeds that were dried on a cotton swab and were supposed to be RB but turned out to be pink and potato leafed. I wasn't 100% sure exactly which trader I got the seeds from and the one I thought they may have come from said they didn't grow a pink potato leafed type. Anyway, on that other site several years ago, the posters started out calling it Earl's Faux Red Brandywine and it got shortened to EF.

To me it doesn't matter how it came about, just that it tastes great and people enjoy it.

[nctomatoman]

Agreed, Earl, on the great taste and enjoyment factor!

Each year I like to do comparisons for my indeterminates....perhaps next year I will do the battle of the delicious large pink potato leaf varieties and pay strict attention to growth habit, yield, weight, maturity dates, disease tolerance and flavor. Let's see - Brandywine, Earl's Faux, Polish, Stump of the World, Dot's Delight, Grandpa Charlie, a PL German Johnson that someone gave me this year from the western part of NC, Glesener, Prudens Purple, Big Ben, Bilder, Soldacki, Gogosha, German Queen, Large Dark Purple, Nina's Heirloom, Purple Top, Marizol Bratka, AC Red, Potato Leaf Type, Guiseppe's Big Boy, Taps, Aunt Ginnie's Purple, Olena Ukranian, German Pink, German Heirloom, Granny Bradley, Grandfather Ashlock, and Marianna's Peace - that's the large oblate pink PL in my collection - 29 varieties. I would have to break it up into two seasons. That would be a lot of tasty tomatoes!

[korney19]

You forgot a few...

[Suze]

Originally Posted by Grub

"It's a great tomato to my tastebuds, wouldn't be without it in my garden. Leaves BW Sud (which I also like) in the dust."

Wow... we differ on this score... as BWS, for just pure flavour, ignoring production, is absolutely the bomb here. EF is wonderful, a full half point behind on the 10 scale, but makes up for it in terms of hardiness.

I am supposing humidity may have something to do with it.

BW Sud can be rather inconsistent for me. This year, it was plenty productive, but the truly top notch taste just wasn't there (I suspect because of the torrential rains I got). Other years I've grown it, I've gotten great flavor, but hardly any production.

In a warmer year, I might very well have a different opinion if comparing the two as to taste. Also, next year, I plan on trying a different "strain". I'm fairly sure I do have BW Sud (original source was Johnny's from a few years back), but plan on trying the FlipTX "strain" next year.

[where_with_all]

I just did a taste test with 20 people at my work with several tomatoes: BWS came in first place. Earls came in second. It was close score (48 for BWS and 42 for EF). I won't get into the scoring system but it was a simple 1 to 5 ranking.

Confirms my own taste bud s but I have to say I was surprised the scorign was that close. some people though tthe two tomatoes tasted the same. Others liked the tangyness of EF over the subtleness of BWS.

I would not call BWS bland but its is less assertive than EF.

I would also agree EF is much more hardy and productive. BWS is a princess tomato- A lot of work to get only a little love back.

Grub, what does "the bomb" mean? do you mean good? or bad?

WWA

[MsCowpea]

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