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TOMATO 'Mortgage Lifter' seeds

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Tomato – ‘Mortgage Lifter'

20 seeds

This is an heirloom type, developed in the early 1930's in Logan, West Virginia by a radiator repairman, M.C. Byles. Byles sold the first seedlings of his new tomato breed in the 1940's for one dollar each to customers who drove up to 200 miles for his famous plants that bore tasty tomatoes averaging 1kg in weight. With these sales, Charlie managed to pay off his $6,000 mortgage in only six years, and so the tomato was named Mortgage Lifter.

This large, meaty, mild-flavored tomato has few seeds and is the perfect tomato-sandwich tomato. Indeterminate plants bear pinkish-red, fruit, said to be able to reach almost 2kg in weight.

Sow Au-Sp in warm north, Sp-Su moderate climates, Spring in cool zones

Sow 6mm deep in a sunny position, ideal soil temp of 18-25 degrees, emerge in 6-12 days, Space 50cm apart

Harvest approx 72-80 days after sowing

This variety requires staking.

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