Which of the 11 varieties of Mortgage Lifter did you grow? Some are more
prolific. Mortgage Lifter Estler's strain was my best tomato of all last
season.

Mark

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Is there something special that has to be done to get this variety to
produce tomatos? This is the second year I 've tried growing them and
so far not a tomato; last year I only got one. Do I need two Mortgage
Lifters for cross pollenation? Special feeding requirements? Temp
preferences? It's not like I can't grow tomatos, I've cherry,
Stupice,
Patio, and Better Boy coming out the wazoo, but all the Mortgage
lifter
does is look healthy, put out blooms, and get bigger. All my tomatos
are getting the same regimen in the way of watering, fertilizer, and
sunlight. I'm stumped. Sunset Zone 23 So. Cal. USA.


Bill

Just guessing that perhaps you have too much nitrogen in the soil. Try
hand-pollinating them with a cotton swab. My ML's were planted about
April
7-8 and went in the ground April 19 (our last frost date). Got plenty of
maters on the way .... from quarter size to half-dollar.

Bill


Sorry, forgot to mention I've tried that. Mine went in the ground the
middle of March. We've been eating Stupice for a month, the others are
just begining to ripen. We've had a really wierd spring/summer so far.

Sitting here watching a hummingbird work over the Buddelia "Black
Knight" outside my window and it's chasing off the butterflies as they
come in to feed. Greedy little pig.

Bill