Mortgage Lifter Heirloom Tomatoes Through The Summer To Taste Test.
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- This was our first year growing this one. I was so excited when I saw how many set on to the plant. As far as having blooms, and setting on, it performed better than any large type tomato I've ever grown.
I garden in zone 6b. We have some pretty challenging weather sometimes. I don't claim to be an expert, so you will see my successes and my failures. I really appreciate feedback, so please say hi so I'll know you've dropped by.
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Mortgage lifter tomatoes are one of the best I've ever tasted. The meaty texture and flavor are just perfect.
Reading your description makes me want one :)
@@MidwestGardener They're really tasty and have any umami flavor in my opinion. Has a hint of smokiness to it. You should definitely grow it and try it.
Great video, can't believe it doesn't have more likes
Thank you! I appreciate that!
They can put on some monster maters
Yes they can.
I never have any luck with Mortgage Lifter! Do you ever direct seed tomatoes? I usually start indoors, but had some nursery bought ones die and I really wanted Amish Paste, so I planted a seed right in the garden couple of weeks ago from my own seed saved from 4 years ago and it's growing great!
I don't direct seed, but I do have volunteers come up some times. Hope you get a good late harvest.
Maybe one I could try over the pond with our not so hot/inconsistent summers? The amount of varieties is mind boggling & not sure which will work?
I know what you mean. So many varieties and so little space and time. I would check into some of the dwarfs from the dwarf tomato project too. I'm loving those.
@@MidwestGardener luckily someone in a nearby county is trialing dwarfs at the moment. Yorkshire isn't terribly warm & Mortgage Lifter didn't do too well, Purple Cherokee on the other hand did just fine.
mine is growing around 4 inches a day is this normal?
They can grow pretty quickly when everything is just right. That does seem a little faster than normal. Hope you have a tall cage or trellis. They get way over 6 feet tall.....easy.
duct tape your hand to your beltloop.
HEIRLOOM? Not Hardly.
The Mortgage Lifter tomato was developed by M.C. Byles of Logan, West Virginia. After crossing varieties for 6
years and selecting the best, he introduced this beauty that he named Mortgage Lifter in the 1940s, after he sold
plants for $1 each and paid off the $6000 mortgage on his house.
definition-Heirloom plants are all natural as they have not been cross bred nor doctored in any way from the original wild plant.
Just because a plant is old - pre 1950, does not make it an heirloom.
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Thanks for the information.
Looks great
Thanks!
I’ve been going mortgage lifters for 3 years in North Carolina and the plant grows great tall 7 foot before it starts to break over full of big tomatoes with a really great tomato taste when just about dead rip
Sounds like you like them pretty well. What I thought was amazing about them was their huge trusses. Some would have 20 to 30 tomatoes on a truss.
I bought a small plant from a local nursery in May. It’s late July and it’s grown tall but no flowers or fruit yet. I’m a new gardener, maybe I started too late? Pepper plants i bought same time are just now starting to fruit and look promising.
I'm in Arizona and I started my seeds late this year... And then we had 2 heatwaves in June when it got up to 118. At this point, I started picking them green and putting them on the kitchen window. They turned out good. I love big varieties and lesson learned :) I just started seeds for my December harvest. I love your videos!!!
So, you're able to have two seasons for tomatoes then? I don't see how you deal with 118. Some of our weeks when it gets near and over 100 every day seem brutal enough for me. Glad you were still able to get a harvest from them. I'm really glad you enjoy the videos. And thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment.
Midwest Gardener
The pleasure is mine... Your garden reminds me of home :)
Where do you live. I mean what state. I am in Arkansas and I bought seeds for spring of 20/20.
You said it didn’t like your weather heat. Ours can get to 100 in aug. and July. Humid
I'm in Kansas. We get a lot of wind here too, so that might also be a factor.
I have cage like your and found them too short for many heirlooms, the Brandywine Yellow (Platfoot Strain). I use t posts and zip ties to raise the cage two feet thinking the plant needs the height. It works well.
Good idea. Yes, they can grow out of the cage very easily. I had a black cherry tomato grow out the top of the cage and then reach all the way to the ground.
great video! just curious, do you prune your tomato plants to keep them inside the cages? My indeterminate varieties are usually a hot mess by the end of July and I end up zip tying the overgrowth back to the cages.
I didn't use to prune much, but I found that my plants perform much better if I do prune. Now, I like to only let one or two suckers grow, and prune the rest, and try to keep them inside the cage with daily checks. I can see where zip ties would work great for that.
+Midwest Gardener i might try reducing the number of suckers in a few plants if I can get in there without damaging the rest of the plant.
Looking for advice...our Mortgage Lifter is growing well in a large pot placed on concrete pool deck. It gets sun all day. Many blossoms come but then drop! Only 2 tomatoes so far (still on vine). We are in Upstate SC and temps have been in the 90's. Is it the heat? the pot? do we need to fertilize? tia : )
It's a sign that your plant is stressed. Heat probably causes it as much as anything.
Midwest Gardener thank you.
Probably hotter because the sun is reflecting off the concrete - bet they would do better in soil.
Sir where do you live. In in northern Ohio.
I'm in south central Kansas.
What did you like more this one or the 1884? Can you tell me the pros and cons of both and your experience briefly? Thanks!
It's been a while for both. I really don't remember much about the 1884, so I obviously didn't leave a lasting impression. The Mortgage lifter was very productive, had some of the biggest bloom trusses that I've ever seen, but it didn't really hold up well in the summer heat here.
@@MidwestGardener Thanks, I'm going to try the 1884 this year! Lovely channel btw, subscribed!
@@karwoski91 Thanks a bunch! Much appreciated. Good luck!
I'm growing black, red, and yellow tomatoes this summer. My Mortgage Lifter and Cherokee Purple are showing gigantic blooms in Michigan. I'm considering buying those plastic clips that support the stems. Do you find the clips helpful? Love your videos. I'm growing mostly indeterminates from seed this year. I bought Boronia seeds from Victory seeds after watching your video. Will try more dwarfs next summer.
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Sounds like you are going to have a great tomato year. I can't remember which types of clips I was using in this video, but if you are referring to the round ones, yes, they are pretty helpful and easy to use. I hope you like the Boronia. I really like that one.