Early Girl
Solanum lycopersicum
The story
The history of this plant is carried in its very name. The English word "tomato" evolved from the Spanish word "tomate," which was derived from "tomatl"—a word in the Aztec language, Nahuatl. Its early journey as a cultivated food is believed to have started with the indigenous peoples of Peru and Ecuador, long before Spanish explorers encountered it.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
How to use it
This plant is widely cultivated for its edible, often red fruit, which is consumed globally as a food source.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Gardening tip
When planning your garden, note that this plant can be grown across a exceptionally wide range of climates, specifically within USDA hardiness zones 3 to 11.
Sources: Grangery
In the kitchen
The tomato is widely prepared as an edible berry that is commonly eaten as a vegetable.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
About
The tomato (see pronunciation) is the edible, often red, fruit of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant. The plant belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The species originated in western South America. The Nahuatl (Aztec language) word tomatl gave rise to the Spanish word "tomate", from which the English word tomato derived. Its use as a cultivated food may have originated with the indigenous peoples of Peru and Ecuador. The Spanish discovered...
At a glance
What it needs
USDA hardiness
Zones 3–11
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
Full detailsevery field on the record, to copy
- Name
- Early Girl
- Slug
- early-girl
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Genus
- Solanum
- Species
- lycopersicum
- Category
- Tomato
- Hardiness zone (min)
- 3
- Hardiness zone (max)
- 11
- Average height (cm)
- 0
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 47
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