Name: Quality Tomato Pannovy F1 | Premium Exhibition Salad Tomato Seeds | Fosters Seeds
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SKU: FS-VS-TOM-PANNOVY-F1
Price: 5.00 GBP
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Tomato Pannovy F1

Tomato Pannovy F1 is one of the finest modern exhibition tomatoes available, combining exceptional appearance with superb eating quality and outstanding garden performance. This vigorous indeterminate (cordon) F1 hybrid produces beautifully round, glossy deep red fruits with an immaculate green calyx, making it a favourite among exhibition growers throughout the UK. Alongside its impressive show qualities, it also delivers excellent flavour, reliable cropping and remarkable keeping quality, making it equally valuable for home gardeners.

One of the outstanding characteristics of Tomato Pannovy F1 is the exceptional quality of its fruits. Each tomato develops a smooth, rich red skin with excellent shine and remarkable uniformity. The fruits remain free from common defects including hairline cracking, gold speck and blotchy ripening, ensuring consistently attractive harvests throughout the season. Once picked, the tomatoes retain their excellent condition for many weeks, making them ideal for exhibition, kitchen use and short-term storage.

The flavour is another major strength of Tomato Pannovy F1. Unlike many exhibition tomatoes that concentrate purely on appearance, Pannovy produces firm, juicy flesh with a rich traditional tomato taste. The fruits never become watery or mealy, maintaining excellent texture whether eaten fresh in salads, sliced into sandwiches or incorporated into cooked dishes. This balance of appearance and flavour makes it a superb all-round tomato for gardeners wanting both beauty and quality.

The vigorous plants produce short internodes, resulting in closely spaced trusses that provide continuous cropping throughout the season. Tomato Pannovy F1 performs particularly well under greenhouse conditions and is noted for its ability to grow successfully at slightly lower temperatures than many comparable F1 hybrids. It also shows good resistance to Botrytis (grey mould) together with strong overall disease resistance, helping maintain healthy plants even during prolonged growing seasons.

For exhibition growers, Tomato Pannovy F1 is particularly highly regarded. The beautifully formed calyx, symmetrical fruit shape and excellent colour make it ideal for show benches. Fosters Seeds recommends thinning each truss to five fruits to achieve the finest size, shape and presentation for competition. With careful cultivation, the resulting tomatoes consistently meet the high standards expected by judges while also producing an abundant crop for everyday use.

Whether you are aiming to win horticultural shows or simply grow beautiful, flavoursome tomatoes for the family, Tomato Pannovy F1 delivers exceptional results season after season.

Sowing & Propagation

Sow Tomato Pannovy F1 during January and February in a heated greenhouse or propagator using fresh seed compost. Sow seeds approximately 5 mm deep and maintain a temperature of around 22°C for reliable germination.

Seedlings normally emerge within 7–14 days. Once the first true leaves have developed, transplant individually into small pots and continue growing at approximately 18°C in bright conditions. Harden plants off before planting into greenhouse soil beds or large containers once all danger of frost has passed.

Growing On

Grow Tomato Pannovy F1 as an indeterminate cordon variety, supporting each plant with a sturdy cane or greenhouse string. Remove side shoots regularly to maintain a single stem and maximise fruit production.

Plant into fertile greenhouse soil wherever possible, applying a balanced general fertiliser at approximately 75 g per square metre before planting. Feed at every watering with a high-potash tomato fertiliser once fruit begins to develop. Maintain consistent watering and good ventilation to encourage healthy growth and reduce humidity. For exhibition-quality fruits, thin each truss to five tomatoes, allowing the remaining fruits to develop maximum size and perfect symmetry.

Harvesting

Harvest Tomato Pannovy F1 from July until October, once the fruits have developed a rich glossy deep red colour and are slightly soft to the touch.

Regular harvesting encourages continuous cropping. Exhibition fruits should be picked carefully with the calyx intact to preserve their perfect presentation. The excellent keeping qualities allow harvested tomatoes to remain in superb condition for many weeks.

Why Choose Tomato Pannovy F1?

Tomato Pannovy F1 is one of the UK’s leading exhibition tomatoes, combining superb appearance, excellent flavour and dependable greenhouse performance. Its perfectly round fruits, glossy deep red skins and outstanding calyx make it a favourite with competitive exhibitors, while its crack resistance, excellent storage life and rich flavour ensure it is equally rewarding for everyday gardeners.

Its ability to perform well at lower temperatures, together with good Botrytis resistance and vigorous growth, makes Tomato Pannovy F1 an outstanding choice for gardeners seeking reliable crops of premium-quality tomatoes throughout the growing season.