Taste Earl vs Marianna vs Brandy - Page 2

Earl · January 23, 2007

PV,
IIRC, trader wasn't sure when contacted where the original seeds came from that they grew-out. May have been a Burpee, Red Brandywine, but they weren't sure. Livingston never came up in afterward discussion as a possible seed source.

Whatever the source, whether a "sport" or whatever, it doesn't taste like anything readily available or it would have been positively idenified by now with it having been spread around so far and wide around the world.

Ruth_10 · January 23, 2007

I grew EF, Brandywine Sudduth, and Marianna's Peace this year in the same row. In a series of side by side taste tests between me and my DH, we gave EF a very slight edge over the other two, but they were close. Visually, they look about the same to me except that MP might have a tad smaller fruits than the other two. Productivity was good for all three (and all three were more productive than Stump, which was grown two rows over). 2006 was my first year growing EF, but BS and MP I've been growing for about 5 yrs. MP has been the more reliable in terms of production as compared to BS.

All three are great tomatoes and boy oh boy, my mouth is watering now.

TomatoDon · January 25, 2007

Oh! So you're the Earl of Earl's Faux? Great story! I'm hoping to grow EF this year. Is TGS a good seed source? Sounds like EF makes the tip top of many lists here for flavor. I can't wait to try it!

Thanks!

Don

feldon30 · January 25, 2007

Earl's Faux and another one that Earl is a fan of, Kimberly, are new for '07 at TGS. I've had very good results from TGS. I am assuming they got the seeds directly from Earl or by way of Carolyn.

January 23, 2007	#17
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	I grew EF, Brandywine Sudduth, and Marianna's Peace this year in the same row. In a series of side by side taste tests between me and my DH, we gave EF a very slight edge over the other two, but they were close. Visually, they look about the same to me except that MP might have a tad smaller fruits than the other two. Productivity was good for all three (and all three were more productive than Stump, which was grown two rows over). 2006 was my first year growing EF, but BS and MP I've been growing for about 5 yrs. MP has been the more reliable in terms of production as compared to BS. All three are great tomatoes and boy oh boy, my mouth is watering now. __________________ --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.

January 25, 2007	#18
TomatoDon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MS Posts: 1,521	Oh! So you're the Earl of Earl's Faux? Great story! I'm hoping to grow EF this year. Is TGS a good seed source? Sounds like EF makes the tip top of many lists here for flavor. I can't wait to try it! Thanks! Don __________________ Zone 7B, N. MS

January 25, 2007	#19
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Earl's Faux and another one that Earl is a fan of, Kimberly, are new for '07 at TGS. I've had very good results from TGS. I am assuming they got the seeds directly from Earl or by way of Carolyn. __________________ [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]

January 23, 2007	#16
Earl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,278	PV, IIRC, trader wasn't sure when contacted where the original seeds came from that they grew-out. May have been a Burpee, Red Brandywine, but they weren't sure. Livingston never came up in afterward discussion as a possible seed source. Whatever the source, whether a "sport" or whatever, it doesn't taste like anything readily available or it would have been positively idenified by now with it having been spread around so far and wide around the world.