Stupice vs Early Girl
The cold-tolerant Czech heirloom against the American early hybrid.
| Stupice | Early Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Breeding | Heirloom | F1 hybrid |
| Growth habit | Indeterminate | Indeterminate |
| Days to maturity | 55-65 | 57-60 |
| Fruit color | red | red |
| Fruit size class | saladette | medium |
| Typical weight | 2-3 oz | 4-6 oz |
| Primary uses | slicing, snacking | slicing |
| Introduced | - | - |
| Documented resistances | 0 | 2 |
| Saves true from seed | Yes | No (F1) |
Disease resistance
Stupice
No documented resistance, typical of older open-pollinated varieties.
Early Girl
Verticillium WiltV · resistant
Fusarium Wilt of TomatoFF · resistant
Traits
Both: Indeterminate, Red, Early Season, Slicing
Only Stupice
- Heirloom
- Open-Pollinated
- Saladette
Only Early Girl
- F1 Hybrid
- Medium Slicer
Origins
Stupice
A Czech-bred, potato-leaf early tomato that reached American growers in the 1970s seed exchanges. Cold-tolerant and absurdly early for real tomato flavor; a Pacific Northwest staple.
Early Girl
The early-season standard since the 1970s, introduced to America through Burpee. Famous twice over: as the first ripe tomato in millions of gardens, and as the dry-farmed signature crop of Northern California market farms.
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Sources & References
Evidence: 5 sources, including 1 independent reference.
- Territorial Seed catalog · Territorial Seed Company, Seed Catalog
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog
- Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners · Cornell University Cooperative Extension, University or Government
- Burpee catalog · W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Seed Catalog
- Tomato Growers Supply catalog · Tomato Growers Supply Company, Seed Catalog