Tomato 'Mortgage Lifter'
Tomato 'Mortgage Lifter' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Mortgage Lifter' is a beefsteak-type tomato created in the 1930's. This heavy yielding variety is low-acid, with a sweet, rich flavour. Fruit is large (>750g), slightly flattened; with meaty, deep pink flesh and few seeds; excellent for slicing. Big tomatoes perform less well in humid areas. Indeterminate type so requires staking. Days to harvest: 80 - 90.
Product: Tomato 'Mortgage Lifter'
Product type: SEED (50)
Botanical name: Lycopersicon esculentum
A beefsteak-type tomato created in the 1930's. This heavy yielding variety is low-acid, with a sweet, rich flavour. Fruit is large (>750g), slightly flattened; with meaty, deep pink flesh and few seeds; excellent for slicing. Big tomatoes perform less well in humid areas.
Plant type: Warm season annual, frost tender
Plant height: 1.5 m
Sow when: Germinate best at 18 - 28°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: Not suitable
Tropical: Not suitable
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun, requires staking
Sow where: Into seedling pots; liquid feed once germinated
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained, pH 5.8 - 7
Rows: 90 cm apart
Details: To transplant: remove seed leaves, plant deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves; this increases rooting & speeds maturity; keep well fertilised and evenly watered; protect fruit from fruit fly with Pest Guard Bags
Harvest: 80 - 90 days
50 seeds per packet
Lycopersicon esculentum
Warm season annual, frost tender
Tomato 'Mortgage Lifter'
Mortgage Lifter' is a beefsteak-type tomato created in the 1930's. This heavy yielding variety is low-acid, with a sweet, rich flavour. Fruit is large (>750g), slightly flattened; with meaty, deep pink flesh and few seeds; excellent for slicing. Big tomatoes perform less well in humid areas. Indeterminate type so requires staking. Days to harvest: 80 - 90.