First ever Box Car Willie...

jenn_sc · July 2, 2006

We ate our first ever Box Car Willie this morning at breakfast. I had been letting it ripen all week, and boy was I tempted to jump the gun and PICK it! Somehow I managed to wait until it was a nice, rich red.

It was GREAT! A nice, rich, old fashioned tasting tomato. It was also slightly bigger than my fist. I have a few outside turning pink right now that are as big as softballs.

Somehow from the pictures in Carolyn's book I thought they would be smallish so their size is unexpected. I have had very little disease or pest problems with this variety (unlike some others I could mention this year!)

Nothing like the first real, red tomato of the year.

We've had some cherries, but the first real slicer is something to celebrate! Box Car Willie was a good choice

It really had nice flavor.

Jennifer

July 2, 2006	#1
jenn_sc SPLATT™ Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 502	First ever Box Car Willie... We ate our first ever Box Car Willie this morning at breakfast. I had been letting it ripen all week, and boy was I tempted to jump the gun and PICK it! Somehow I managed to wait until it was a nice, rich red. It was GREAT! A nice, rich, old fashioned tasting tomato. It was also slightly bigger than my fist. I have a few outside turning pink right now that are as big as softballs. Somehow from the pictures in Carolyn's book I thought they would be smallish so their size is unexpected. I have had very little disease or pest problems with this variety (unlike some others I could mention this year!) Nothing like the first real, red tomato of the year. We've had some cherries, but the first real slicer is something to celebrate! Box Car Willie was a good choice It really had nice flavor. Jennifer