Girl Girl's Weird Thing

[ChiliPeppa]

What a sweet looking dog I got some seeds from Marsha and I hope to taste this lovely tomato in some weeks time. Glad to see you posted here.

[wildcat62]

Will be trying it myself this year thanks to Marsha.

[MissS]

I'm so very sorry that Girl Girl has passed.

What a nice looking dog who seems to have had GREAT taste!

[ginger2778]

Jessleigh, how cool is that!!! So glad you joined us here., everyone is going gaga over GGWT. I love it!

[jessleigh]

Originally Posted by Johnniemar

I love the ggwt name. And the tomato isbeautiful. How long ago did this tomato show up in your garden?

It showed up 2011

i was laid up after a very minor surgery and decided to google the tomato cuz i hadnt been on any gardening forums in a bit, and was surprised to see people raving about it and trading like crazy, even saw a couple of websites selling the seeds!

I was laughing my butt off about the controversy on the name, i believe in this thread somewhere it was refferred to as sounding like a burlesque show you wouldnt wantnyour wife to catch you at?

Nope, nothin of the sort, just a wierd tomato named after a funny little heeler/aussie mutt

[Worth1]

That was me that started that.

Girl Girl looks like my old dog I used to have called Mama Dog.

Worth

[BigVanVader]

I'm growing it this year, thanks for sharing it with us all and what a wonderful way to carry on the memory of a loved pet! I think the story of a tomato can sometimes be the best part.

[ginger2778]

Blane thinks it might be pink Berkeley Tie Dye because it showed up in a patch of Green Zebras, but I grew them side by side, and they are definitely different.

[jessleigh]

Originally Posted by ginger2778

Blane thinks it might be pink Berkeley Tie Dye because it showed up in a patch of Green Zebras, but I grew them side by side, and they are definitely different.

Yeah i saw that, i decided to grow btd for the first time to check out the similarities for myself, ill do a side by side thi year to prove mine is like.... way awesomer haha

[Cheryl2017]

I have 3 growing. One with open blooms already. I am looking forward to this one.

[ginger2778]

Originally Posted by jessleigh

Yeah i saw that, i decided to grow btd for the first time to check out the similarities for myself, ill do a side by side thi year to prove mine is like.... way awesomer haha

PBTD, or BTD? Either way ,I know GGWT is way awesomer!

[habitat_gardener]

Looking forward to growing it! I'm surprised no one has added it to Tatiana's Tomatobase yet. I'd love to see Girl Girl's sweet photo there as well (tho' I don't know what the policy is on posting photos of a tomato's namesake ).
http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...ty_List&from=G

[Misfit]

Welcome jessleigh... thanks for sharing!!!

-Jimmy

[Fiishergurl]

Originally Posted by ginger2778

Blane thinks it might be pink Berkeley Tie Dye because it showed up in a patch of Green Zebras, but I grew them side by side, and they are definitely different.

I agree.

I've grown them side by side several times already and they are similar but definitely not the same. GGWT is overall larger in size and PBTD is more burgundy whereas GGWT is more orangish/reddish. PBTD is slightly more tart. Both are delicious and really productive.

Ginny

This picture has 4 PBTD and the rest of the striped are GGWT. The pinks are Rebel Yell.

[henry]

Any one in Canada growing [Girl Girl's Weird Thing] and if so how does it do this far north?