I inadvertently ended the drought in part of my garden this morning.
I took the morning off from the salt mine to attend the weekly Geezer Breakfast one town over with a bunch of retired gearhead buddies. Before I left I turned the water on to the soaker hose that serves half of my tomato patch.
I was away for about three hours. And of course, the soaker hose had a blowout while I was gone. The runoff flooded about 50’ out into the horse pasture outside the garden fence. That ought to make the crabgrass happy for a few days. lol
I’ve heard about Mortgage Lifter tomatoes for years but I’ve never planted any. How’s the flavor on those? I like to try a new variety every few years. I don’t expect that I’ll need to can any tomatoes next summer so it would be a good time to try something new.
I've never eaten a Mortgage Lifter, but, in a few weeks if all goes well, I can give you some feedback. It looks like the plant in the big pot is growing the fruits faster than the ones in the ground. The biggest fruit is closing in on 1-1/2" diameter this evening, so, we have a way to go.
I was sort of hinting at that question to Diana (In Wisconsin) earlier, so maybe she can chime in, as she has grown them. I've not grown many beefsteak varieties in the past, so I really don't even know how much range of taste to expect in variety to variety of beefsteak toms, much less other factors when grown in home gardens.
"There is .. so much I still don't understand." (Capt. John Sheridan, at the end of his life, Babylon 5.)
"As it should be." (Lorien)