I've been lurking here for a while - though I was pretty active in
> this group in the mid to late 90's.
>
> I'm Zone 6b in SE Pa, between the Amish and Philadelphia in the
> Brandywine Valley, and grow just about anything that grows here, and
> some things that do not (like lemongrass and Bay in containers) ..... >
> Why now ?? First (full sized) tomato of the year yesterday - a Yellow
> Brandywine, and my, was it delicious !
Got my first taste of a ripe Mortgage Lifter this past week (planted from seed on April 19). Although their shape is far from uniform, these are HUGE tomatoes ... out of 9 tomatoes I picked, I think there is one that is under
4" diameter and one just slightly over 5". I don't know how good of a juice / sauce tomato these are, but I am sure getting ready to find out!
BIll