I've tried Early Girls a few times, as an attempt to get some tomatoes sooner than the big beefsteaks my spouse prefers. Every time, I get a couple of branches that produce cherry tomatoes! and once the cherry-sized tomatoes start up, the rest of the plant doesn't work as hard. I give up, I'm going to stick with beefsteak types.
Oh, and paste/Romas - these are great to have in the freezer. Core them and freeze them whole, take out of the bag when you need them, hold under running water and the peel slips right off. Then straight into the pot, mash 'em up later.
I've tried Early Girls a few times, as an attempt to get some tomatoes sooner than the big beefsteaks my spouse prefers. Every time, I get a couple of branches that produce cherry tomatoes! and once the cherry-sized tomatoes start up, the rest of the plant doesn't work as hard. I give up, I'm going to stick with beefsteak types.
Oh, and paste/Romas - these are great to have in the freezer. Core them and freeze them whole, take out of the bag when you need them, hold under running water and the peel slips right off. Then straight into the pot, mash 'em up later.