Variety performance review
Early Girl Tomato in the Pacific Northwest.
- Good
- Multiple — Burpee origin
- 50–60 days from transplant
- Organic-approved
Trait package: VFF (Verticillium / Fusarium tolerance)
Regional strengths
Early Girl is the widely-recommended early-season slicer for the Pacific Northwest's short-summer environment — 50–60 day maturity gets ripe fruit from transplants set in late May / early June, before the typical PNW summer ends. Dry-farmed Early Girl has a cult following on the West Coast for concentrated flavor.
Regional weaknesses
Late blight pressure during cool wet PNW summers is the dominant variety-management challenge — Early Girl is rated fair, not excellent, on late blight; fungicide or copper protection in wet years is helpful. Indeterminate growth requires sturdy support.
Agronomic ratings
Drought tolerance
fair
Standability
fair
Emergence
good
Winter hardiness
na
Disease resistance
- Verticillium wilt:good
- Fusarium wilt (race 1, 2):good
- Late blight:fair
Best for
- short-season PNW gardens
- early-harvest market gardens
- home gardens west of the Cascades
Not recommended for
- very wet seasons without fungicide protection
Best soil types
loam, alluvial loam (Willamette)
Seeding rate
Transplant — 2–3 plants per 4-foot row
Farmer notes
Dry-farmed Early Girl is a notable PNW community technique — yields lower but flavor concentration is widely praised.
Data quality & sources
Quality: community-reported · Last updated 2024.