This city girl who has lived for many years in a house in the woods without good sun is having such fun growing tomatoes this summer! The big ones are heritage tomatoes grown from seed. They are called The Mortgage Lifter tomato and were developed in W. VA by Radiator Charlie, a radiator repairman who in the 1930s crossed 4 of the largest varieties of tomato he could find. He sold the seeds for 1 dollar to people who traveled miles to buy them and eventually paid off his $6000 dollar mortgage!
Friday, August 7, 2009
Still life
This city girl who has lived for many years in a house in the woods without good sun is having such fun growing tomatoes this summer! The big ones are heritage tomatoes grown from seed. They are called The Mortgage Lifter tomato and were developed in W. VA by Radiator Charlie, a radiator repairman who in the 1930s crossed 4 of the largest varieties of tomato he could find. He sold the seeds for 1 dollar to people who traveled miles to buy them and eventually paid off his $6000 dollar mortgage!
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