🍅 TomatoVarieties

Mortgage Lifter Tomato

Heirloom Pink 🕐 80 days 🟡 Moderate

Flavor: sweet, mild, meaty

🎯 Best For

Gardeners who love legendary American heirloom history and giant sweet pink fruits

About Mortgage Lifter

Mortgage Lifter has a legendary origin story — a West Virginia gardener named Radiator Charlie sold plants to pay off his mortgage. The enormous pink fruits often weigh 1-2 pounds with sweet, mild flesh and very few seeds. It remains one of the great American heirloom tomatoes.

Growing Tips

Needs heavy staking for the massive fruits. Feed with phosphorus-rich fertilizer for best fruit set. Allow long season for full flavor.

Health & Nutrition

High Lycopene

Best Uses

slicingfresh eatingsandwichescanning

Cooking Uses

FreshSandwichesCanning

Disease Resistance

None listed

Key: V=Verticillium, F=Fusarium, N=Nematode, T/TMV=Tobacco Mosaic Virus, A=Alternaria, LB=Late Blight

Climate Zones

Zone 5Zone 6Zone 7Zone 8

USDA Hardiness Zones where this variety typically thrives.