PATIO-Tomatoes

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Who We AreWho We AreWho We AreWho We Are

Pro-Veg is a long established vegetable and flower seed company

based near Cambridge, England.

Since the foundation of Pro-Veg in 1989, we have developed

marketing relationships with a number of significant international

companies, allowing us to offer the very best in plant breeding to

both our professional grower customers and to the packet seed

business.

We also invest in and run our own breeding programmes on

varieties suitable for the home gardener, with our own-bred

speciality patio products being successfully marketed across the

globe.

Our business model is to supply you with the most innovative and

successful products. We look forward to continuing to serve our

UK and international customers in the years ahead.

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About the PATIO Tomatoes 3

Bitonto F1 4

Altino F1 5

Romello F1 6

Terenzo F1 7

Lizzano F1 8

Losetto F1 9

Siderno F1 10

Technical Information 11

Contact 12

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Our Patio Vegetable Breeding project aims to produce exciting

new F1 varieties, some of which have been especially bred to have

good disease tolerance. All of the varieties have been bred to be

suitable for growing in confined spaces in containers, pots and

hanging baskets.

Our breeding program differs from others in this specialist product

area, in that our new tomatoes are being especially developed for

three different market niche segments in this rapidly expanding

market.

Compact: Some of our varieties are very compact, having an

upright plant habit and short internodes. They develop many very

tasty cherry sized fruits and are aimed at specialist plant raisers

and growers for impulse pot sales to supermarkets.

Trailing: Other varieties in the range have a trailing habit and are

heavy cropping. They are aimed at the traditional plant market for

sale to the home gardener. These varieties are good for growing in

medium sized containers, growbags and hanging baskets.

Taller and semi-determinate: Some varieties the range have a

more upright but still very much determinate habit. They are good

for growing in medium sized containers, grow bags and with some

support also in a garden or open field.

Further Advantages of Our PATIOFurther Advantages of Our PATIOFurther Advantages of Our PATIOFurther Advantages of Our PATIO----TomatoesTomatoesTomatoesTomatoes:

♦ Excellent taste and high yields

♦ Compact growth, robust and easy to care for

♦ Three All-America Selection Award Winners

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Bitonto F1Bitonto F1Bitonto F1Bitonto F1

Bitonto F1 is a dwarf determinate tomato with a particularly

compact habit and attractive rugose leaves. It is ideal for small to

medium sized pots.

We believe it is the best tasting variety in this particular niche

category. Bitonto F1 produces lots of fruit that are well spaced on

the plant, allowing for better ripening than with other dwarf

varieties. The glossy fruit are cherry sized with an average weight

of 12g, measuring 25 mm x 28 mm and with 7-8% Brix.

Plant sizes can be manipulated well with this variety. With careful

watering, it can be successfully grown in a 1.5 litre pot for

presentation as a sleeved product, well suited to impulse sales.

• Very compact bushy

growing habit.

• Heavy crops of great

tasting small cherry

shaped fruits.

• Fruits are well spaced

on plant.

• Appealing fruit shape.

• Resistant to Fusarium

Race 0.

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Altino F1Altino F1Altino F1Altino F1

Altino F1 is a reliable determinate trailing tomato variety which has

performed well in our trials over several years. It is similar to the

variety ’Maskotka’ but with better uniformity and flavour.

This low growing variety is well suited to growing in a range of

container types including hanging baskets. It has promising yield

potential, as well as being early to ripen in a UK climate.

The abundant cocktail sized fruits of 30-40g have a good balance

of sweetness with some acidity, giving it an excellent flavour

profile which is well liked by a number of our customers for both

salad use and cooking.

• Trailing determinate

variety.

• Well suited for hanging

baskets and containers.

• Heavy crops over a

long period.

• Cocktail tomato with

excellent taste due to

good balance of

sweetness and acidity.

• Very good yield and

uniformity.

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Romello F1Romello F1Romello F1Romello F1

Romello F1 is our first ever determinate mini plum tomato variety,

bred especially as a container plant. Romello has some late blight

(Phytophthora infestans) tolerance. It is our third AAS Winner. In

the USA it is known as Fantastico.

The plant spread is around 25-30 cm tall and 50 cm wide. Romello

produces masses of mini plum fruit, with an average weight of

around 16-18g and a 9-10%. Brix.

Late summer seed sowings of Romello can easily provide plants

which will extend the growing season for home grown tomatoes, if

the fruits are picked well before the first frosts. Our trials testers

were picking sweet ripe fruit from the plants in December. The

shelf life of the fruits for storage is excellent.

• Mini plum fruits.

• Trailing determinate variety

with an attractive bushy

growing habit.

• Plants produce masses of

sweet tasting fruits.

• The fruits have an excellent

shelf life.

• All-America

Selections

Winner.

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Terenzo F1Terenzo F1Terenzo F1Terenzo F1

Terenzo F1 is a high yielding red cherry fruited ‘Tumbler’-type of

tomato. It is tidy, low-growing and trailing

The round fruit have an approximate size of 30 x 33 mm and an

average weight of 19g with a 6-7% Brix.

With a plant height of only 25-30 cm, this compact variety is

suitable for growing in hanging baskets or containers. This very

easy-to-grow determinate variety requires little maintenance and

produces fruits that are more resistant to cracking.

Terenzo is loaded with a bountiful harvest of flavourful, easy to

pick fruits throughout the summer.

• Vigorous variety well

adapted for hanging

baskets.

• Tidy low-growing,

trailing plants.

• Very easy to grow

cherry tomato with great

flavour.

• All-America Selections

Winner.

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Lizzano F1Lizzano F1Lizzano F1Lizzano F1

Lizzano F1 is a vigorous semi-determinate variety with a low

growing, trailing habit. It is excellent for growing in patio

containers or hanging baskets. In a garden, some staking will

benefit this variety.

Lizzano F1 is the first late blight (Phytophthora infestans) tolerant

cherry fruited semi-determinate variety on the market. It will

produce vigorous, healthy plants.

These durable, appealing plants grow 40-50 cm tall with a

compact spreading habit of 50 cm. Expect abundant yields of high

quality, bright red cherry sized fruits of 25 x 25 mm, with a 7-8 %

Brix and an average fruit weight of about 11-12g. The plentiful

fruit set allows for continuous harvesting over a long period..

• Vigorous semi-

determinate plants.

• Very strong late blight

tolerance.

• High yields of great

tasting fruits over a long

growing season.

• Best Buy Award from a

consumer magazine

• All-

America

Selections

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Losetto F1Losetto F1Losetto F1Losetto F1

Losetto F1 is a semi-determinate variety, rapidly increasing in

popularity in the UK thanks to its excellent flavour and its

tolerance to late blight (Phytophthora infestans).

Trials have been conducted both in house and independently by

the UK gardening press to establish the extent of its resistance to

this devastating disease.

The plant spread is about 60-70 cm tall and 50 cm wide. It

produces masses of cherry sized fruit, with an average weight of

around 16g and a 7-8% Brix.

Late sowings of Losetto F1 can easily extend the growing season

for home grown tomatoes, if they are harvested before the first

frosts. Our tester was picking sweet ripe fruit from his plants in

early December!

• Vigorous semi-determinate

plants.

• Very strong late blight

tolerance.

• Resistance to Fusarium

Race 0.

• High yields of great tasting

fruits.

• Best Buy Award from a

Gardening Magazine

• Industry Award for product

innovation.

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Siderno F1Siderno F1Siderno F1Siderno F1

Siderno F1 has a taller, vigorous bushy habit and large cherry

shaped fruits. The cocktail-sized dark red fruits have an average

weight of 23g, fruit are approximately 30 x 36 mm with a good

green shoulder and 6-7% Brix. They are tolerant to cracking.

Siderni is resistant to Fusarium Race 0 and Verticillium Race O. It

has been tried and tested especially in Southern Europe where it

has proved to be very useful and well adapted.

Siderno F1 is an easy-to-grow variety. It is ideal for medium sized

containers, growbags and is good when grown in a garden

environment if supported. Staking is recommended as the plants

are heavy croppers and carry a lot of fruits.

• Upright determinate

type with an attractive

bushy growing habit.

• Cocktail-sized, sweet

aromatic tasting fruits.

• Resistance to Fusarium

Race 0 and Verticillium

Race 0.

• Produces heavy yields

of great tasting fruit

over a long period

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Technical Information About Our PATIOPATIOPATIOPATIO----Tomatoes

Losetto F1

Habit Shape Fruit

weight

Bitonto F1 Dwarf Determinate Cherry 12g

Altino F1 Trailing Determinate Cocktail 35-45g

Romello F1 Trailing Determinate Mini Plum 16-18g

Terenzo F1 Trailing Determinate Cocktail 20g

Lizzano F1 Semi Determinate Cherry 12g

Losetto F1 Semi Determinate Cherry 16g

Siderno F1 Upright Determinate Cocktail 25g

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Pro-Veg Seeds Ltd

6 Shingay Lane

Sawston

Cambridge

CB22 3SS

UK

Tel. +44-(0)1223 499130

Fax +44-(0)1223 833006

If you have any questions about

ordering, contact us at:

enquiries@provegseeds.com

Lizzano F1

Romello F1