Mortgage Lifter tomatoes- all they're cracked up to be?

[HotPepperQueen]

I have 4 Mortgage Lifter tomato plants. I had room in my garden plan for 4 more tomato plants so I figured I would help a local business out and buy some. The guy at the nursery told me the fruits from these plants are usually anywhere from 3lbs to 4lbs a piece?! Has anyone on here ever had that much luck with these tomatoes? How big was the biggest fruit from your plant? Will I have huge fruits, but small yeilds?

 

[897tgigvib]

There are so many versions of Mortgage Lifter Tomato out there it is almost scary.

Varieties change over the years, some more than others. They really do. In different ways. In the case of Mortgage Lifter, they have become variable depending on the source of the seed. Some bigger, some smaller, some with yellowish shoulders, some that crack, some that don't.

Add to that, supposedly there are about 5 different varieties called Mortgage Lifter Tomato, one or two from Australia, a bicolor version, a yellow version.

Plus, chance cross pollinations happen, and sometimes when it happens with a very similar variety such as Belgian Giant or similar enough like Bonny's Best, it might not get noticed until the seed changes hands a few times and generations. That's what has happened with Mortgage Lifter Tomato I'm sure.

But it can be a good thing! It leads toward DIVERSITY. I'm sure there is true and pure Mortgage Lifter out there still.

 

[catjac1975]

I have 4 Mortgage Lifter tomato plants. I had room in my garden plan for 4 more tomato plants so I figured I would help a local business out and buy some. The guy at the nursery told me the fruits from these plants are usually anywhere from 3lbs to 4lbs a piece?! Has anyone on here ever had that much luck with these tomatoes? How big was the biggest fruit from your plant? Will I have huge fruits, but small yeilds?

I have had good luck with them.

 

[lesa]

I was excited to try these last year... nothing for me to brag about. Hope you have better luck!