Tomato 'Mortgage Lifter Halladay's'

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Mortgage Lifter Halladay's is thought of as tender, so it is really important to ensure that the outside temperature is well above freezing before planting or moving outdoors. Mortgage Lifter Halladay's needs a loamy soil with a ph of 5.5 to 7.5 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Look to ensure a distance 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - bury at a depth of at least 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) deep. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Mortgage Lifter Halladay's about 42 days before your last frost date.

Plant to the first set of true leaves to promote strong root growth.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Mortgage Lifter Halladay's is a tender plant.

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by late summer.

Kentucky family heirloom strain of the classic Mortgage Lifter. First offered in Seed Savers 1985 Yearbook by James Halladay of Fairview, Pennsylvania. It had been grown in eastern Kentucky by three generations of James Halladay’s family. Dates to the 1930s.