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Mortgage Lifter Tomato
Heavy yields, heavy fruits
Mortgage Lifter Tomato
Heavy yields, heavy fruits
- Heirloom variety
- Drought-tolerant
- Very heavy yielding
- Large 16- to 24-ounce fruits
- Very few seeds
- Indeterminate
Product Description
Mortgage Lifter Tomato is a drought-tolerant heirloom variety that produces extremely heavy yields of large, low-acid pink fruits. Tomatoes are usually between 16 and 24 ounces, but some have reached 4 pounds! Mortgage Lifter was originally developed by a gardener in the 1930s who was successful in growing and selling enough of these plants to pay off his mortgage! Fruits have very few seeds and excellent, mild flavor. Indeterminate. 83 days to maturity. Bullets:
Product Details
- Botanical Name: Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Mortgage Lifter'
- Season: both Spring & Fall
- Sun/Shade: Full Sun
- Height: 6 feet, Indeterminate
- Spacing: 18 - 24 inches between plants, 3 - 5 feet between rows.
- Zone: 3-9
- Spread: 3-4 feet.
- Color: Yellow
- Foliage: Green foliage.
- 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.
- Germination: 5 - 8 Days
- Days to Maturity: 83 Days
- Yield: 100 lbs. per 100 foot row.
- Fruit: Large meaty pink fruit with few seeds; Mild and smooth. Large, 16 - 24 oz. fruit.
- Soil Preference: Loamy Soil
- Growth Rate: Will grow to full maturity and produce fruit in one growing season.
- 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.
- Form: Vegetable, fruit, tomato, heirloom, open pollinated, indeterminate
- Flowers: Yellow flowers.
- Seed Count: Approximately 30 seeds per packet.
- Pollinator: Self pollinating.
- Size: 30 Seed Pkt
Shipping Information
Orders for in-stock seeds and hardgoods are typically shipped within 5 business days.
Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:
| Spring 2021 Shipping Schedule | ||||
| Zones | Sweet Potatoes | Bareroot Roses | Tomatoes & Peppers | Potatoes |
| 1A-4A | 5/17/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/12/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/24/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 6/11/21 |
| 4B | 5/17/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/12/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/24/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 6/11/21 |
| 5A | 5/10/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/17/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/15/21 - 6/11/21 |
| 5B | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/15/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/17/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/15/21 - 6/11/21 |
| 6A | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/10/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/15/21 - 6/11/21 |
| 6B | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 5/28/21 | 5/10/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 6/11/21 |
| 7A | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/22/21 - 5/28/21 | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/25/21 - 6/11/21 |
| 7B | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/22/21 - 5/28/21 | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/22/21 - 6/11/21 |
| 8A | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/15/21 - 5/28/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/18/21 - 6/11/21 |
| 8B | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/15/21 - 5/28/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/15/21 - 6/11/21 |
| 9A & B | 4/19/21 - 6/4/21 | 1/18/21 - 5/28/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 6/11/21 |
| 10A & B | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 1/18/21 - 5/28/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 6/11/21 |
| Last Order Date | 5/31/2021 | 5/24/2021 | 5/31/2021 | 6/7/2021 |
| Spring 2021 Shipping Schedule | ||||
| Zones | Tender Annuals | Onion Plants | All other Perennials & Potted Plants | Dormant Trees & Hedges |
| 1A-4A | 5/7/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 5/7/21 | 5/3/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 4B | 5/7/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/29/21 - 5/7/21 | 5/3/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 5A | 5/7/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/22/21 - 5/7/21 | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 5B | 5/3/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/22/21 - 5/7/21 | 3/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 6A | 4/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 3/1/21 - 5/7/21 | 3/15/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 6B | 4/26/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/22/21 - 5/7/21 | 3/1/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 7A | 4/15/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/15/21 - 5/7/21 | 2/25/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 7B | 4/12/21 - 6/4/21 | 2/8/21 - 5/7/21 | 2/22/21 - 6/4/21 | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 |
| 8A | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 | 1/25/21 - 5/7/21 | 2/18/21 - 5/14/21 | 4/5/21 - 5/28/21 |
| 8B | 4/5/21 - 6/4/21 | 1/25/21 - 5/7/21 | 2/15/21 - 5/14/21 | 4/5/21 - 5/28/21 |
| 9A & B | 3/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 1/4/21 - 5/7/21 | 2/8/21 - 5/14/21 | 4/5/21 - 5/28/21 |
| 10A & B | 3/29/21 - 6/4/21 | 1/4/21 - 5/7/21 | 2/8/21 - 5/14/21 | 4/5/21 - 5/28/21 |
| Last Order Date | 5/31/2021 | 5/3/2021 | 1A-7B: 5/31/2021 8A-10B: 5/10/2021 |
1A-7B: 5/31/2021 8A-10B: 5/24/2021 |
| Spring 2021 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Nematodes | ||
| 1A | 5/10/21 - 10/29/21 | ||
| 1B - 2A | 5/10/21 - 10/29/21 | ||
| 2B - 3B | 4/26/21 - 10/29/21 | ||
| 4A - 6A | 4/12/21 - 10/29/21 | ||
| 6B - 7A | 4/5/21 - 10/29/21 | ||
| 7B - 8B | 3/8/21 - 10/29/21 | ||
| 9A - 10B | 2/22/21 -10/29/21 | ||
| Last Order Date | 10/25/2021 | ||
The type of product you order or the weather in our area or yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.
Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until fully dormant for optimum stress protection.
In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your order--via the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.
Please note that we cannot ship outside of the continental United States.
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