From the East coast......zone 6.......the earliest I have picked ripe
tomatoes was March 15th......growing them in a coldframe with a rear hight
of four feet..the variety was Early Girl......started them in the basement
about ten weeks before planting out........gave some heat in the coldframe
via a 100 watt bulb........may not be practical for you but answers your
question........40 days to maturity approximates the time from planting out
to picking time with the transplant being about 8 weeks old...even then 40
days might be a little optomistic.....one way to cure your "problem" is to
start them much earlier.

Harold W.
"Heather Humpleman" wrote in message
news:6iQaa.26014$qi4.15812@rwcrnsc54...
Last year, I didn't get tomato until nearly late June. This year
I determine to change a few things to see if I can produce tomato early.
Here is my reason. Early Girl says 54 days to maturity. It's early
March(9th) and my plant is about 2 inches tall(about 2 weeks old)
that means I have about 40 days to maturity left. That would put
me right into late April. Is this too ambitious? I live in Northern
California and the plant is now outside in a pot.
Please let me know if anyone manages to grow Early Girl
this early successfully.
Thanks
Quyen