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BoxCar Willie Tomato Plant

8.95
  • - Spacing: 36 inches
  • - Days to Harvest: 75
  • - Production: Indeterminate
  • - Nothing fancy, just extremely flavorful tomatoes
  • - Each 3-Inch Pot contains 1 BoxCar Willie Tomato Plant
Plant Features

Boxcar Willie Tomato Plants are prolific producers of smooth, reddish-orange fruits with that wonderful old-fashioned tomato flavor. The 12-16-ounce tomatoes are great for slicing, canning or freezing. It is an easy-to-grow variety that is resistant to many common tomato diseases. Its been an heirloom favorite for generations!

Our BoxCar Willie Tomato Plants are grown with a commitment to natural methods, ensuring they're healthy and robust. Guaranteed to arrive alive and thriving!

Planting Instructions:

  • - Transplant after danger of frost has passed
  • - Soil temperature should be at least 60°F

Soil Preparation:

  • - Ideal soil pH: 6.0-6.8
  • - Add compost or well-rotted manure (best done in the fall)

Watering Specifics:

  • - Water deeply and regularly
  • - Avoid wetting leaves to prevent disease

Fertilizer Type:

Pruning and Training:

  • - Removing suckers is optional
  • - Stake or cage plants for support

Pollination:

  • - Self-pollinating, but benefit from insect, wind, or mechanical movement

Additional Pest Management:

  • - Watch for tomato hornworms
  • - Monitor for signs of blight or other fungal diseases
  • - Use Serenade Garden Disease Control or a copper fungicide as needed

Harvesting Indicators:

  • - Harvest when fruits are fully colored

Storage:

  • - Store ripe tomatoes at room temperature for up to a week
  • - Refrigerate only if necessary, as it can affect flavor

Companion Plants:

Attribute name Attribute value
Plant Needs
Sunlight 6+ hours
Watering Needs Consistently moist, but not waterlogged
Soil Properties Well-drained
Growing Zones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Growing Support Cage, Netting, Stake
Attribute name Attribute value
Plant Characteristics
When to harvest When the skin yields slighty to finger pressure
Production Time Fruit ripens throughout the season
Habit Sprawling
Foliage Color Green
Plant Used for Food Production
Disease Resistance Cracking
Plant Type Heirloom
Tolerates Sandy soil

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great plants

great plants as always

From Mark | June 04, 2023


Quality plants

Sturdy, healthy plant. Shipped on time, and packed very nicely.

From Matthew | May 18, 2023


Healthy Plant

This plant came in perfect condition. It is now growing great. Price was great. Will by again. Keep up the good work,

From Catherine | April 30, 2022


Been wanting to try these.

The plants were shipped in a timely fashion and arrived in good health, well-packed. Their size surprised me, much larger than anticipated. They are thriving and I look forward to finally trying this variety. I'll be ordering from GrowJoy again you can count on it!

From Sarah | June 01, 2021


Beautiful plants!

All my tomato plants arrived in great shape and healthy. I had previously ordered from another company (begins with a B). They were yellow Some were broken and in very bad shape. I had to throw most of them in my composter. I'll never shop anywhere else again. Thank you for great work!

From Pamela | May 06, 2021


2nd summer

Fast shipping arrived in great condition

From Daniel | September 02, 2020


Willie

My order arrived in good condition.

From shirley | May 08, 2020


Healthy

These plants came healthy and appear to be in great shape! I can’t wait to get them in the ground and see how they produce. Always excellent products from Growjoy. They are my favorite!

From Amanda | March 19, 2020


Boxcar Willie Heirloom tomatoes

I've grown them in recent years and they are the best in clusters of rich juicy mouth-watering goodness. So if you want a product that delivers you cannot go wrong with this tomato!!!.

From anonymous | June 24, 2018


BoxCar Willie Heirloom Tomato

I really can't rate this product as of yet, because I just received it and just planted it yesterday. All I can say at the moment is that I liked the way the plant was packaged when I received it. The packaging was very unique in the way it prevented the plant from any damage during shipping.

From Robert | May 10, 2018


BoxCar Willie Heirloom Tomato

These are fast growing plants about 4-5 feet tall. I grew them in containers on a deck that gets full day sun . Need to mulch to hold in the soil moisture .

From Tom | January 22, 2018


BoxCar Willie Heirloom Tomato

I have grown these before and planted it in a container on a sunny deck . Seems to hold up well in the summer heat . Usually I get a good amount of tomatoes .

From Tom | May 23, 2017


Heirloom Tomato

BoxCar Willie plants arrived on time and were in great shape.

From Don | May 08, 2014


Happy with Heirloom Tomatoe plants

Easy ordering, quick shipping and a healthy plant when it arrived. It was a great experience.

From Matthew | May 05, 2014


Boxcar Willie Tomatoes

I love your website and products. Every plant I ordered has been packaged with such care, they arrive in great condition. Thank You. Can wait to see them grow :)

From anonymous | May 20, 2013


great, old-fashioned flavor for such a large tomato

I grew these tomatoes two years ago, and hope to do so again this summer. They were spectacular! High yielding, really large juicy tomatoes with the flavor that will take you right back to your childhood. I really can't say enough good things about this Heirloom variety. Only problem for me is that my local nursery doesn't get them now, so I'll have to order online.

From anonymous | May 07, 2013


smaller hopefully better than bigger

I picked this plant for the heavy yield it should produce. Plant is doing very well so far, it has been about 2 weeks since delivery. I am likening this plant to a Cherry Tomato plant. I have one that has produced about 300 small tomatoes, very sweet. It is in a green house. The recent rains have done wonders for all my plants this year. The southwest desert is no friend to most tomatoes. I am on pins and needles at this point.

From Claudia | August 02, 2012


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