Tomato Seeds (Organic) - Mortgage Lifter

BOTANICAL NAME

Lycopersicon esculentum

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

DAYS TO MATURITY

• 60 to 90 days

GROWTH HABIT

• Branching
• Spreading
• Upright

PLANT TYPE

• Indeterminate

Developed in the hills of West Virginia in the 1930's by MC Byles, better known as "Radiator Charlie." Byles tinkered with cars, farm equipment and tomatoes. Started working at the age of 4 picking cotton and never went to a day of school in his life - but he showed true American ingenuity and it shows in his Mortgage Lifter Tomato. Plant produces good yields of 1 to 2 pound beefsteak tomatoes that have a sweet rich flavor and turn deep pink when mature.

• Organic; Indeterminate; Open-Pollinated
• Beefsteak Style; Large and Smooth; Sweet Rich Flavor
• Prefers full sun exposure

PLANTING SEASON

• Warm Season

SOWING METHOD

• Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/4-1/2 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 18 to 36 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual