Growing the Box Car Willie for the first time here in Utah, Wasatch Front. I have only 1plant and it's growing very well, lots of fruit, ...Read Moregetting very tall, not rippening yet( mid August). Love the name of this tomato.
2012 was the first time I grew BCW. I had 19 varieties planted and BCW was my choice for best tasting that year. It started producing ...Read Moremid to late season and even made it through the first light frost. I do spray for blight and it did not suffer from any I could see. Most of the other varieties did not hold up to the L.B. At the end of the season they were the healthiest plants I had. I plan to give this tomato a larger percentage of my garden in 2013. This year I am also going to try Mule Team, which I have read is very similar.
Box Car Willie grows very well for me. It is, however, very late and does not produce fruit until September. The yield is on par with o...Read Morether late varieties. It is quite tolerant of the tomato diseases that we have here. Appears to prefer very wet soil. While some tomatoes do poorly in wet conditions, it seems to grow best in mud and an inch or so of standing water. Plants grown in very wet conditions often grow well over 10 feet long. If grown in containers, Box Car Willie overwinters extremely well, even in a 50F area with only a small amount of light.
I tried this variety summer 2006 when our area suffered from severe drought & heat throughout July. Even my typically prolific hybrid va...Read Moreriety failed to set fruit during the heat, but started producing after the heat passed. BCW never made a comeback. If I had more garden space, I'd give it another try.
May 2011: I tried this tomato from seed again 2008 & it self sowed 2009. I saved the seed & grew it again 2010 & this year. I find it dependable, prolific, & easy to grow from saved seed. It's my most reliable variety now.
Bethelridge, KY (Zone 6a) | August 2004 | positive
Has done very well for me this year in KY, although we've had an excellent growing year for tomatoes. Moderate production with good taste...Read More. Will raise again next year.
Have tried this one for several years here in the Sacramento Valley, California (U.S.) and it has been a complete flop: lowest yields of...Read More any variety that I have ever grown, and that includes over a hundred varieties. Save your money!
This is another of the highly recommended heirlooms that failed to survive past blossoming for three consecutive years. It is highly susc...Read Moreeptible to Georgia diseases including nematodes. Since I never got a single tomato, I can't comment on taste.
Good taste, productive
Growing the Box Car Willie for the first time here in Utah, Wasatch Front. I have only 1plant and it's growing very well, lots of fruit, ...Read More
2012 was the first time I grew BCW. I had 19 varieties planted and BCW was my choice for best tasting that year. It started producing ...Read More
One of the weakest tomato varieties I've ever grown. Out of one hundred plants, maybe two edible fruits.
Growing 2011 first to germinate out of my second crop.
A very tasty & reasonably productive tomato. First year for me...but I definitely WILL have it back again.
Box Car Willie grows very well for me. It is, however, very late and does not produce fruit until September. The yield is on par with o...Read More
I tried this variety summer 2006 when our area suffered from severe drought & heat throughout July. Even my typically prolific hybrid va...Read More
This plant wintersowed nicely. Plants are HUGE.
First year to grow this and I'm very happy with the results. The plant is very large and spreading and is just loaded with fruit.
Has done very well for me this year in KY, although we've had an excellent growing year for tomatoes. Moderate production with good taste...Read More
Have tried this one for several years here in the Sacramento Valley, California (U.S.) and it has been a complete flop: lowest yields of...Read More
This is another of the highly recommended heirlooms that failed to survive past blossoming for three consecutive years. It is highly susc...Read More