EARLY WONDER...anyone grown it???

GIZZARDFARM · February 1, 2010

got some of my seeds today from TGS and as usual they threw in some freebies.....this year it is Early Wonder any thoughts bout this mater or should i not even waste my time starting it?????

**mdvpc** · February 1, 2010

It wasn't early or a wonder for me.

roper2008 · February 1, 2010

I received them from TGS also as bonus. I appreciated the free seeds, but I did
not have very good luck with California Wonder 2 yrs ago. I think they are almost
the same. I am looking forward to Fat 'n' Sassy I ordered from them. I will give
away my Early Wonder to whoever wants them.

Suze · February 1, 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdvpc

It wasn't early or a wonder for me.

What he said. I didn't care for it either.

Edit/add - I vaguely recall some confusion as to whether Early Wonder is supposed to be pink (clear epidermis) or red. There was a discussion about this a few years back on GardenWeb, but I suspect that thread has long since dropped off into oblivion.

One or more remarks made was in regard to if folks were even growing the correct Early Wonder, and that the red (correct ?) was a better tomato than this pink one - I think. But I could be misremembering the exact context of what was said.

More edit/add - There are a few folks that do like Early Wonder, and although tastes and preferences vary, I wonder if we've all grown the same one?

tuttimato · February 2, 2010

I grew Early Wonder from TGS last year and "it wasn't early or a wonder for me". It was the first one I planted out and several others were ripe ahead of it. I planted out 3 and kept 1 back in the greenhouse for a couple weeks. Those 3 got frosted and I thought they were history. After a couple weeks of decent weather, they started putting on 4-6 stems. They ended up producing a lot of unremarkable pink maters. I don't plan to grow it again but if I did, I'd pinch out the main stem to simulate the frost damage since it seemed to do them good.

GIZZARDFARM · February 2, 2010

THANKS GUYS GUESS ILL THROW EM IN THE COMPOST PILE AND LET EM GROW JUS TO SEE...

barefootgardener · February 2, 2010

I am glad I read this post. I also received EW as free seeds from TGS. I believe I will go ahead and grow just a few seeds to see for myself, what I end up with.. just out of curiosity!

Wi-sunflower · February 2, 2010

I have some seeds that a customer sent me several years ago. She didn't know much about it at all as she got it from a local greenhouse.

Anyway, the name is Earth Wonder and supposedly from Siberia. I had wondered if it was just a mis-spelling of Early, but the description of Early Wonder in the TGS catalog wasn't anything like what I was growing. Mine is large and pink but I don't know how early.

Well if I order something from TGS maybe I'll be able to grow them both and see if they are the same or not.

Carol

barkeater · February 2, 2010

I love it! However I think there is a red one and a dark pink one. I have the dark pink and it's been great. In a horrible cold season last year it was a stand out.

The year before I trialed 6 or 7 extra early types and it was the only one I kept. It competed against Fireworks, Manitoba, Superbec and another Bec, Northern something, and a couple others.

Although not as early as they say - nothing is up here, it was a couple weeks behind Bloody Butcher which is always first for me. It is a medium size, ranging from 4-8 ounces, and a bit mellower than those advertised as having that "old fashioned flavor", kind of like Momotaro if I had to compare.

goodwin · February 2, 2010

Early Wonder is not super-early, but it easily beats any other pink slicer to market. What I grow is thin-skinned with good flavor. I agree with the comparison to Momotaro there. I'll have about a dozen plants producing by late May.

seeker · February 3, 2010

I love it too! However, I have grown 2 very different tomatoes which were both called "Early Wonder". One is pink and oblate, the other is red and round. I much prefer the pink one, and grow at least one plant every year. BTW, I originally got the seeds for the pink one from TGS, so I'm hopeful that the freebie will be the same.

February 1, 2010	#1
GIZZARDFARM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: COMFORT TENNESSEE Posts: 300	EARLY WONDER...anyone grown it??? got some of my seeds today from TGS and as usual they threw in some freebies.....this year it is Early Wonder any thoughts bout this mater or should i not even waste my time starting it?????

February 1, 2010	#2
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	It wasn't early or a wonder for me. __________________ Michael

February 1, 2010	#3
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	I received them from TGS also as bonus. I appreciated the free seeds, but I did not have very good luck with California Wonder 2 yrs ago. I think they are almost the same. I am looking forward to Fat 'n' Sassy I ordered from them. I will give away my Early Wonder to whoever wants them.

February 2, 2010	#5
tuttimato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Gulf Coast USA Posts: 17	I grew Early Wonder from TGS last year and "it wasn't early or a wonder for me". It was the first one I planted out and several others were ripe ahead of it. I planted out 3 and kept 1 back in the greenhouse for a couple weeks. Those 3 got frosted and I thought they were history. After a couple weeks of decent weather, they started putting on 4-6 stems. They ended up producing a lot of unremarkable pink maters. I don't plan to grow it again but if I did, I'd pinch out the main stem to simulate the frost damage since it seemed to do them good.

February 2, 2010	#7
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	I am glad I read this post. I also received EW as free seeds from TGS. I believe I will go ahead and grow just a few seeds to see for myself, what I end up with.. just out of curiosity!

February 2, 2010	#8
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	I have some seeds that a customer sent me several years ago. She didn't know much about it at all as she got it from a local greenhouse. Anyway, the name is Earth Wonder and supposedly from Siberia. I had wondered if it was just a mis-spelling of Early, but the description of Early Wonder in the TGS catalog wasn't anything like what I was growing. Mine is large and pink but I don't know how early. Well if I order something from TGS maybe I'll be able to grow them both and see if they are the same or not. Carol

February 2, 2010	#9
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	I love it! However I think there is a red one and a dark pink one. I have the dark pink and it's been great. In a horrible cold season last year it was a stand out. The year before I trialed 6 or 7 extra early types and it was the only one I kept. It competed against Fireworks, Manitoba, Superbec and another Bec, Northern something, and a couple others. Although not as early as they say - nothing is up here, it was a couple weeks behind Bloody Butcher which is always first for me. It is a medium size, ranging from 4-8 ounces, and a bit mellower than those advertised as having that "old fashioned flavor", kind of like Momotaro if I had to compare.

February 2, 2010	#10
goodwin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Espanola, New Mexico Posts: 608	Early Wonder is not super-early, but it easily beats any other pink slicer to market. What I grow is thin-skinned with good flavor. I agree with the comparison to Momotaro there. I'll have about a dozen plants producing by late May.

February 3, 2010	#11
seeker Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Harrisburg PA Posts: 95	I love it too! However, I have grown 2 very different tomatoes which were both called "Early Wonder". One is pink and oblate, the other is red and round. I much prefer the pink one, and grow at least one plant every year. BTW, I originally got the seeds for the pink one from TGS, so I'm hopeful that the freebie will be the same.