F1 hybrid
Early Girl
Also sold as: Early Girl F1
Classic very-early red F1 slicer producing heavy crops of firm, meaty fruit on indeterminate vines; valued for reliability, extended harvest and Verticillium/Fusarium resistance.
- Shape
- Oblate / flattened
- Fruit type
- Slicer
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 142 g (113–170 g)
- Days to maturity
- 60 days (57–63) from transplant
- Sweetness
- Medium
- Flavour intensity
- Medium
- Productivity
- Very high
- Cracking resistance
- High
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- Containers
- Suitable for containers
- Support needed
- Substantial
- Growing notes
- Provide staking or caging despite the relatively manageable vine size. Do not confuse Early Girl with Bush Early Girl, a distinct compact determinate hybrid.
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