First Earl's Faux; 64 Days

Earl · July 19, 2007

I got my first Faux today and several more are about ready. Anyone else eating them yet? If so, any comments?

dice · July 19, 2007

That's fast, Earl. What's your secret?
(Heh heh heh, just kidding.)

Sherry_AK · July 19, 2007

I started seed the first week of March, and I just now have one fruit the size of a marble. I'm thinking Earl's Faux was not meant to be grown in Alaska!

Earl · July 19, 2007

Dice, Ohio soil. :-) You need to move. :-)
Sherry, that really is a long time!

Here's what it looks like just before it's made into a sandwich. Ouch! Sorry. :-)

Click for Larger Size

feldon30 · July 19, 2007

Earl in case you missed the "Showdown at Suze's" topic in the S.E. Texas Tomato Fest forum, Earl's Faux was #1 in Suze and my informal tasting at her house of 49 varieties.

Every one I've had has been better than the last.

It has been exceptionally tasty (if not productive) in my garden and both tasty AND productive in Suze's.

dcarch · July 19, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Earl

I got my first Faux today and several more are about ready. Anyone else eating them yet? -----------

I figure my first ripe EF would be about, eh, 425 days from now.

I just ordered seed from Tomato Growers

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dcarch

Earl · July 19, 2007

Feldon, yes, I saw that, and commented somewhere. :-) It really is silky smooth to the palate and has an acid/sugar flavor combination unmatched. As you and Suze are a couple of my favorite people, I'm really pleased that y'all are growing it and are as pleased with it as much as I am.

pbud · July 20, 2007

Ate my first EF of the year yesterday (your seeds Earl, as were the Dr. Wyche's which I wrote about in a different thread and which is a new favorite - guessing SFT in your long ago gw competition was the second best tomato related thing that ever happened to me; Carolyn's book 1st). It was about 76 days for me, but I'm a horrible record keeper. EF and Cherokee Green are my two all time favorites. EF is just a straight-up fanfriggintasitc tomato. I agree that it has a silky smooth texture and a wonderful deep, balanced flavor with a long smooth finish. The one I ate was double blossomed and HUGE. I wish I had my camera around to take a pic before I destroyed it!
Paul

duajones · July 20, 2007

I have EF seeds and will be growing it next spring. I cant wait to taste it!

feldon30 · July 20, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Earl

Feldon, yes, I saw that, and commented somewhere. :-) It really is silky smooth to the palate and has an acid/sugar flavor combination unmatched. As you and Suze are a couple of my favorite people, I'm really pleased that y'all are growing it and are as pleased with it as much as I am.

I feel silly now, of course you replied in that thread. I must have been feverishly reading with T'Ville in the background.

Tomstrees · July 20, 2007

Wow Earl ! Good growing !
I have seed and will def. be in the bayshore mater patch
for 2008 !

~ Tom

where_with_all · July 20, 2007

I can not wait till I get my EF. Just a few more weeks!!

I'll be doing my own informal taste test with BW Sudduth and EF.

DavidinCT · July 21, 2007

Looks like another week or so. This plant was set out May 16th:

geoguy_TN · July 22, 2007

I am growing EF for the first time this year (got it from Tomato Growers catalog). We ate the first one last night and it was quite delicious. Unfortunately, I have placed it in what has turned out to be poor soil and it won't have a very large yield. The Brandywine next to it has exactly zero tomatoes, so it looks like Earl is in for next year and Brandywine is out (to be planted in better soil, of course).

Ruth_10 · July 23, 2007

I picked my first EF on July 21. It could have stood another day or two on the vine, but I've lost quite a few fruits to critters so I brought it in early. It was seeded on March 17 and went in the ground around May 7. This particular plant was a backup that I squeezed in after everything else was planted out. Here is a photo taken this morning of the one I picked.
DSC_7253 Earl's Faux first of season.jpg
Earl's Faux and BW Sudduth always rank first in our at-home taste comparisons.

July 19, 2007	#2
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	That's fast, Earl. What's your secret? (Heh heh heh, just kidding.) __________________ -- alias

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Earl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,278	Dice, Ohio soil. :-) You need to move. :-) Sherry, that really is a long time! Here's what it looks like just before it's made into a sandwich. Ouch! Sorry. :-) Click for Larger Size __________________ "Seriously think about what you're about to do/say before you do it and the outcome will always be better." Earl

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feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Earl in case you missed the "Showdown at Suze's" topic in the S.E. Texas Tomato Fest forum, Earl's Faux was #1 in Suze and my informal tasting at her house of 49 varieties. Every one I've had has been better than the last. It has been exceptionally tasty (if not productive) in my garden and both tasty AND productive in Suze's. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

July 19, 2007	#7
Earl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,278	Feldon, yes, I saw that, and commented somewhere. :-) It really is silky smooth to the palate and has an acid/sugar flavor combination unmatched. As you and Suze are a couple of my favorite people, I'm really pleased that y'all are growing it and are as pleased with it as much as I am. __________________ "Seriously think about what you're about to do/say before you do it and the outcome will always be better." Earl

July 20, 2007	#11
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Wow Earl ! Good growing ! I have seed and will def. be in the bayshore mater patch for 2008 ! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

July 19, 2007	#1
Earl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,278	First Earl's Faux; 64 Days I got my first Faux today and several more are about ready. Anyone else eating them yet? If so, any comments? __________________ "Seriously think about what you're about to do/say before you do it and the outcome will always be better." Earl

July 19, 2007	#3
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	I started seed the first week of March, and I just now have one fruit the size of a marble. I'm thinking Earl's Faux was not meant to be grown in Alaska!

July 20, 2007	#8
pbud Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area Posts: 173	Ate my first EF of the year yesterday (your seeds Earl, as were the Dr. Wyche's which I wrote about in a different thread and which is a new favorite - guessing SFT in your long ago gw competition was the second best tomato related thing that ever happened to me; Carolyn's book 1st). It was about 76 days for me, but I'm a horrible record keeper. EF and Cherokee Green are my two all time favorites. EF is just a straight-up fanfriggintasitc tomato. I agree that it has a silky smooth texture and a wonderful deep, balanced flavor with a long smooth finish. The one I ate was double blossomed and HUGE. I wish I had my camera around to take a pic before I destroyed it! Paul

July 20, 2007	#9
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	I have EF seeds and will be growing it next spring. I cant wait to taste it!

July 20, 2007	#12
where_with_all Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 152	I can not wait till I get my EF. Just a few more weeks!! I'll be doing my own informal taste test with BW Sudduth and EF. __________________ Where With All on Long Island

July 22, 2007	#14
geoguy_TN Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 63	I am growing EF for the first time this year (got it from Tomato Growers catalog). We ate the first one last night and it was quite delicious. Unfortunately, I have placed it in what has turned out to be poor soil and it won't have a very large yield. The Brandywine next to it has exactly zero tomatoes, so it looks like Earl is in for next year and Brandywine is out (to be planted in better soil, of course). __________________ Place clever signature here

July 23, 2007	#15
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	I picked my first EF on July 21. It could have stood another day or two on the vine, but I've lost quite a few fruits to critters so I brought it in early. It was seeded on March 17 and went in the ground around May 7. This particular plant was a backup that I squeezed in after everything else was planted out. Here is a photo taken this morning of the one I picked. DSC_7253 Earl's Faux first of season.jpg Earl's Faux and BW Sudduth always rank first in our at-home taste comparisons. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.