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Mortgage Lifter Tomato
Mortgage Lifter Tomato
A variety of tomato
Developed in the 1930's by "Radiator Charlie" Byles of West Virginia. Charlie sold plants for $1.00 and paid off his $6000 mortgage in 6 years. Extremely large, slightly flat, pink fruit can grow to 1 kilo. This variety is famous for its productivity and disease resistance. Indeterminate.
Matures 85 days from transplant.
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Mortgage lifter tomato facts
Lifespan
Annual
living and reproducing in a single year or less
Growing mortgage lifter tomatoes
- Sow seeds indoors 6 weeks before planting out
- Harden off the seedlings 1 week before planting out
- Stake or cage the plants 1 week after planting out
- Water deeply 2 weeks after planting out every week
- Pinch out side shoots 3 weeks after planting out every 2 weeks
- Feed with tomato fertiliser 6 weeks after planting out every 2 weeks
- Check for first ripe fruit 1 week before first harvest
- Pull out finished plants 4 weeks after first harvest
How members grow mortgage lifter tomatoes
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carrot
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black beauty eggplant
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Who's planted mortgage lifter tomatoes
- HappyHomestead Garden
- sisuile Garden · Manchester, CT
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