Early Girl Tomato Homegrown vs. Store bought Review

Overall 5.00 of 5 (by 1 user)

kid-kansas
Clearwater, KS

Growing your own is not a crime anymore......;)

a homeowner, loving this product, a do-it-yourselfer

Pros

better tasting, easy to grow, great on a sandwich, makes a great pasta sauce or salsa, fast maturity

AUG

2008

Being a homeowner has its advantages and one of those is the ability to grow your own. No I don't mean the 60's & 70's fad of growing pot, I am speaking of vegetables and fruits. This year I went total organic in my garden, seems my ground is just prone to weeds and I was wasting money on weed killers. Not only that I was sacrificing taste and taking the risk of it getting into my crop.

Early Girl Tomatoes

My choice in tomato plants this year was the early girl and true to their name I have been getting nice tomatoes since the second week of June. On average I am getting them big enough to make a great sandwich with just one slice. I also like to fry them green and these seem to be a tad less tart than other varieties. When ripe these are a nice deep red in color, very juicy and sweet. I am a country boy at heart and there is nothing better than a tomato sandwich with a cold glass of milk to make your day go great!

These Early Girls are very comparable to Beefsteak tomatoes in both size and taste but they mature a bit faster. The Early Girls don have a large amount of seeds so they make a great sandwich. They are also great for making homemade pasta sauces, salsa and my favorite roasted on the grill!

You don't need a big yard either as these will also grow well in a deep container pot on you patio or porch, providing they get proper sun during the day. Just be sure to stake the plant so that when it starts bearing tomatoes the plant doesn't bend under the weight.

Store bought vs. Home Grown

The tomatoes you buy at your grocery store are delivered while green (tomatoes are very prone to bruising) and they ripen in transit not on the vine. The same holds true for most restaurants and if you have ever tasted a homegrown you would never eat tomatoes away from home again. The best example I can give you is this......Pasta sauces have a rich tomato taste, do your tomatoes make your mouth water as it does for a good pasta sauce? A tomato ripened on the vine is sweet, slightly tangy and delicious, a store bought tomato tastes like cardboard in comparison.

Bottom Line

I enjoy fresh homegrown tomatoes from early June through the end of September and occasionally into October. The rest of the year I do without as homegrown has spoiled me, store bought is just not worth my money or my time. Occasionally you can find homegrown tomatoes in the off season because some people use a greenhouse and grow them year round. If you have one in your area you are lucky if not you are like me and wait until the real tomatoes are being sold, or you grow your own!

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Comments about kid-kansas’s Review

In response to LaurieM's comment from Aug 31, 2008 at 9:47PM:

I am getting spoiled this year, more tomatoes than I can shake a stick at....;)

In response to LisaCarey's comment from Aug 31, 2008 at 8:51PM:

I hear that, my corn burnt up this year so I missed out on fresh corn but everything else is doing ok...;)

Mmm, these sound fantastic. We have a little garden this year and our tomatoes and cucumbers were quite good too. Yours sound better though!

I grew up with our own corn, green beans, squash, apples, pears, onions, tomato's and potato's. While it was a lot of work, I miss the fresh tastes and am trying to use farmer's markets more. The lots in Houston area just don't give you much room for anything, not even my dog.

In response to AmyA's comment from Aug 30, 2008 at 7:47PM:

I like yellow tomatoes, I grew them last year but not this year. I liked them in salads but not on a sandwich as much as I like the reds...;)

Nice review...I knew you had a green thumb in you :). Just had a stuffed tomato from my garden tonight with my fresh grown basil, chives and melty cheese...good stuff. Works good with my yellow tomatoes too (yellow tomatoes...no acid, just sweet)

In response to AnnaBanana's comment from Aug 29, 2008 at 6:49PM:

Dang too bad because homegrown is always good. At least you have a farmers market to get some good ones..;)

In response to steve9631's comment from Aug 29, 2008 at 5:32PM:

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Gee, did this review make my mouth water or what! Alas, I have no yard, patio, or even pint-sized balcony to grow anything on here -- have to settle for Farmer's Markets or those tomatoes from the store which are still on the vine which aren't too bad. But nothing beats homegrown and that's for sure!