We are so excited to have the tomato Arctic Pot N’ Patio in our seed catalogue. This tomato was originally part of the ‘Northern Exposure Extreme Seed’ collection created by Marketland Gardens in Bowden, Alberta (circa 1990s).
Here is a description from the Bow Seeds catalogue (2011): “Arctic Pot N’Patio is a short determinate type for growing in pots, hanging baskets or in the garden. A massive producer of hundreds of finger lickin’ good 2-3 cm (1”) deliciously sweet red fruits.”
This is a rare one and we gave it a a prime spot in one of our little greenhouses (last photo).
Arctic Pot N’ Patio was indeed early, very productive and has good sweetness.
It also has interesting leaves – small, light green leaves, and not very many of them. Rather, the plant was loaded with flowers (see image) and then tomatoes.
We are excited to bring this variety back to the seed trade. We have three ‘Northern Exposure Extreme Seed’ varieties available: Arctic Sunspot, Arctic Fire and Arctic Pot N’Patio.
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How to Plant: Start seeds indoors 6 weeks before the last frost. Plant seed 5mm (¼ inch) deep. Transplant after the danger of frost has passed/later spring.
