Box Car Willie Tomato Review
Appears to prefer very wet soil.
Box car willie tomato review. It is however very late and does not produce fruit until september. It has oblong red fruit about 12 ounces is very prolific and has an old fashioned acidic tomato flavor. The yield is on par with other late varieties. A good all season tomato that produces until frost arrives.
New jersey variety by joe bratka s father probably named for box car willie. The indeterminate vines produce excellent crack free disease tolerant tomatoes with a sweet yet tart flavor. It is just one of those varieties that is dependable for me. Box car willie is an heirloom that kind of took me by surprise.
It is quite tolerant of the tomato diseases that we have here. If grown in containers box car willie overwinters. Plants grown in very wet conditions often grow well over 10 feet long. Minimum of 25 seeds per packet.
Sweet yet tart old fashioned tomato flavor. But this is the variety i have had the best luck with overall. Slightly flattened produces 10 16 oz smooth fruits bright red orange tinged. This prolific heirloom is better than most of today s hybrids and its round red fruits are 12 18 oz.
Reviewed in the united states on january 20 2019 where i live near tampa bay box car willie has proven to be the best variety of tomatoes i plant. Excellent tasting tomatoes and very juicy. It s a medium size tomato that h. 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 is a great choice if you re looking for good old fashioned flavor.