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Mortgage Lifter Tomato

Mild, Meaty 4 Pounders

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Mortgage Lifter Tomato

Mild, Meaty 4 Pounders

  • Open pollinated, heirloom variety
  • Rich, sweet flavor and low acid
  • Indeterminate vines produce heavy yields
Originally developed in the 1930's by a gardener who successfully grew and sold enough of this tomato variety to pay off his mortgage! Mortgage Lifter is a huge heirloom beefsteak that puts out heavy yields of low-acid, pink fruits that are a constant taste test winner.

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  • Botanical Name: Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Mortgage Lifter'
  • Height: 6 feet, Indeterminate
  • Spacing:18 - 24 inches between plants, 3 - 5 feet between rows.
  • Depth:Plant seeds 1/4 inch deep. When transplanting, set the plant deep, up to the first true leaves, by digging a deep hole or digging a trench. The stem will develop roots along it's length.
  • Spread:3-4 feet.
  • Light Required:Full Sun
  • Pollinator:Self pollinating.
  • Yield: 100 lbs. per 100 foot row.
  • Color: Yellow
  • Size: 30 Seed Pkt
  • Fruit: Large meaty pink fruit with few seeds; Mild and smooth. Large, 16 - 24 oz. fruit.
  • Days To Maturity: 83 Days
  • Zone: 3-9
  • Germination: 5 - 8 Days
  • Form: Vegetable, fruit, tomato, heirloom, open pollinated, indeterminate
  • Flower Form: Yellow flowers.
  • Soil Requirements: Loamy Soil
  • Growth Rate: Will grow to full maturity and produce fruit in one growing season.
  • Seed Count: Approximately 30 seeds per packet.
  • Pruning: Prune by cutting out suckers (auxillary shoots between the stems and the leaves) to produce larger fruit. Fruit also ripens earlier since the sun can reach it more easily.
  • Foliage: Green foliage.

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