Carter's Mortgage Lifter Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Price: $2.95
SKU: 340533190 days, indeterminate - The regular leaf vines of 'Carter's Mortgage Lifter' produce beautiful, large, pink, eight to twenty ounce, oblate-shaped, beefsteak-type fruit. One-pounders are common. They are meaty but juicy, delivers a nice, mild, balanced flavor that leans towards the tart side. After our fall rainy season started, 'Carter's Mortgage Lifter' plants and fruit still remained healthy and held up well without splitting or rotting.
'Carter's Mortgage Lifter' was sent to us by Craig LeHoullier who received the seed from the Seed Savers Exchange (SSE Tomato 1685). It was first made available to the gardening public by Curtis Choplin of North Augusta, South Carolina (SC CH C) who listed it in the 1984 Seed Savers Exchange Yearbook. He stated that he had obtained the tomato from, "M. E. Carter of Elliott, South Carolina who has grown them for many years. He got them from J. W. DuBard of Cedar Creek Section near Blythewood, South Carolina. DuBard's mother had grown them for many years before that. Believed to have been grown in the area for about a century."[1,2] Originally offered simply as "Mortgage Lifter," the Seed Savers Exchange added "Carter" to its name when they accessioned the variety.
'Carter's Mortgage Lifter' was sent to us by Craig LeHoullier who received the seed from the Seed Savers Exchange (SSE Tomato 1685). It was first made available to the gardening public by Curtis Choplin of North Augusta, South Carolina (SC CH C) who listed it in the 1984 Seed Savers Exchange Yearbook. He stated that he had obtained the tomato from, "M. E. Carter of Elliott, South Carolina who has grown them for many years. He got them from J. W. DuBard of Cedar Creek Section near Blythewood, South Carolina. DuBard's mother had grown them for many years before that. Believed to have been grown in the area for about a century."[1,2] Originally offered simply as "Mortgage Lifter," the Seed Savers Exchange added "Carter" to its name when they accessioned the variety.
See Also 'Cartwright's Mortgage Lifter', 'Halladay's Mortgage Lifter', 'McGarity's Mortgage Lifter', 'Mullens' Mortgage Lifter', 'Pale Leaf Mortgage Lifter', 'Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter', 'Red Mortgage Lifter', and 'Rieger's Mortgage Lifter' tomatoes.
Fruit Color: Pink
Fruit Color: Purple
Harvest Timing: Late Season
Fruit Color: Purple
Harvest Timing: Late Season
Sow seeds indoors (do not direct sow into the garden), using sterile seed starting mix, 6 to 8 weeks before your last expected frost date. Plant 1/4" deep, water lightly but keep moist until emergence.
Full light and cooler temps (60° to 70°) will help to prevent the seedlings from becoming too leggy. If plants become rootbound before you can safely set them into the ground, transplant them into larger pots.
Harden off plants before planting outside. Young plants are very susceptible to frost and sunburn damage. Avoid too much nitrogen. Water evenly but not in excess.
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Full light and cooler temps (60° to 70°) will help to prevent the seedlings from becoming too leggy. If plants become rootbound before you can safely set them into the ground, transplant them into larger pots.
Harden off plants before planting outside. Young plants are very susceptible to frost and sunburn damage. Avoid too much nitrogen. Water evenly but not in excess.
Click here to view our full tomato growing guide.
Informational References:
- "The 1984 Winter Yearbook," Seed Savers Exchange, Princeton, Missouri, 1984.
- "The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit," by Amy Goldman, Bloomsbury Publishing, New York, NY, 2008, page 122.
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