McGarity's Mortgage Lifter Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Price: $2.95
SKU: 3405351
McGarity's Mortgage Lifter
90 days, indeterminate — The regular leaf vines of 'McGarity's Mortgage Lifter' are very productive. Its fruit are are oblate-shaped with some ribbing, large, ten to sixteen ounces, mild but leaning towards the classic tart tomato flavor.
'McGarity's Mortgage Lifter' was sent to us by Craig LeHoullier who received the seed from the Seed Savers Exchange (SSE Tomato 1686). Not much documentation could be found regarding its history. Bill Minkey (WI MI B) listed the variety in the 1997 Seed Savers Exchange catalog stating that he had received the tomato from Curtis D. Choplin (SC CH C) in 1993 and that it originated from, "H. H. McGarity of Greek, South Carolina."[1] Each packet contains approximately 20 seeds.
See Also 'Carter's Mortgage Lifter', 'Cartwright's Mortgage Lifter', 'Halladay'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
Informational References:
- "1997 Winter Yearbook," Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, Iowa, 1997.
- "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 121.
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