Box Car Willie Tomato Review
Boxcar willie tomatoes are about 8 12 ounces and very clean.
Box car willie tomato review. This prolific heirloom is better than most of today s hybrids and its round red fruits are 12 18 oz. Tomatoes are now a tasty ingredient in many dishes and are used fresh canned stewed or even sun dried. While some tomatoes do poorly in wet conditions it seems to grow best in mud and an inch or so of standing water. Box car willie kentucky beefstake etc.
Plants grown in very wet conditions often grow well over 10 feet long. Quick service and excellent product boxcar willie started slow but really turned out great seems the july heat here in florida slowed them down but they are great taste and firm. Plants will produce pounds of 6 8 oz. New jersey variety by joe bratka s father probably named for box car willie.
Tomatoes perfect for slicing. The indeterminate vines produce excellent crack free disease tolerant tomatoes with a sweet yet tart flavor. 75 annual full sun indeterminate named for the old timey country singer this tomato is as classic as they come. Seeds are small and fruits ripen uniformly.
If grown in containers box car willie overwinters extremely well even in a 50f area with only a small amount of light. Approximate seeds per pack. I keep extensive records on number of seeds started the number germinated the number eventually planted fertilizer growing condition etc. No one type of tomatoes is the best everywhere every year.
25 days till maturity. They have a great old fashioned flavor that could stand up with any slicer. Slightly flattened produces 10 16 oz smooth fruits bright red orange tinged. Excellent tasting tomatoes and very juicy.
Box car willie tomato. A good balance of sweetness and acidity make for a truly classic tomato flavor. Vines are hard working and produce well all season long. What this variety offers is a very heavy crop of good sized smooth red tomatoes with delicious flavor ranging from 6 to 10 ounces.
Here is a tomato that would work well in hotter conditions. Regular leaf vines are also great with diseases. Posted by john fl on 22nd sep 2011 i purchases tomato seeds. Even my friends out in texas reported to have better luck with these than many others.
A good all season tomato that produces until frost arrives.