- Authors: Gavrish S.F., Morev V.V., Amcheslavskaya E.V., Volok O.A., Gladkov D.S., Nesterovich A.N. firm "Gavrish")
- Year of approval: 2006
- Category: grade
- Growth type: indeterminate
- Appointment: fresh consumption, for pickling and preserving
- Ripening period: ultra early
- Ripening time, days: 93-96
- Growing conditions: for open ground, for film greenhouses
- Bush size: tall
- Bush height, cm: up to 150
Pink is a tomato variety bred by Russian specialists of Scientific Research Institute of Vegetable Crops Breeding LLC and LLC Gavrish Breeding Company. The variety was approved for use in 2006. This tomato is not suitable for industrial cultivation, but it is suitable for amateur gardeners and connoisseurs of aesthetic tomatoes with a pleasant unobtrusive taste.
Description of the variety
The bush is tall, reaches a length of 150 cm. The branching is moderate, the leaves are medium in size, dark green in color. The plant has a simple inflorescence.
The main qualities of the fruit
Unripe tomato has a light green color. The ripe fruit is pink, rounded in shape, its weight is 120-125 g. 6 tomatoes are formed in one cluster. The skin of the tomatoes is smooth. In a cool room, the fruits can be stored without loss of marketability for 3-4 weeks.
Taste characteristics
Pink tomatoes have a light, harmonious taste that will be appreciated by lovers of exotic vegetables. These tomatoes will perfectly complement a light vegetable salad and will decorate any hot dish. And also these tomatoes are well suited for canning.
Ripening and fruiting
Pink belongs to varieties with an ultra-early ripening period, the first tomatoes can be eaten after 93-96 days from the emergence of shoots. Harvesting usually takes place in early July.
Yield
One of the disadvantages of the variety is its low yield. Productivity is 3.9-4.4 kg / sq. m, or up to 3-4 kg per bush.
The timing of planting seedlings and planting in the ground
Sowing is done in early or mid-April. There is no need to disinfect the seeds. Sowing is carried out in the usual way - seeds are buried in a container with a substrate, covered with a film and removed to a warm place. When the first shoots appear, the film can be removed, and the container can be placed in a well-lit place.
When the first true leaf hatches, it is required to pick into separate pots. A week after this procedure, it is recommended to feed the young shoot. For this, such preparations as Fertika Lux, Agricola, Clean Sheet are suitable. If the sowing was carried out directly into the greenhouse, then feeding with natural infusion of nettle, chicken droppings or mullein is allowed.
A transplant to a summer cottage is carried out at the beginning of May, by this time the seedlings are at the age of 30-35 days.
Growing tomato seedlings is an extremely important process, because it largely depends on whether the gardener will be able to harvest at all. All aspects must be taken into account, from seedbed preparation to planting in the ground.
Landing scheme
A week before transplanting seedlings, prepare a ridge for tomatoes. To do this, add rotted humus or compost and wood ash to the soil, dig up the ground, level and water.
If you didn't have time to do this, then let's say another option for preparing the soil: on the day of transplanting, pour humus and ash or a special ready-made commercial mixture into each planting hole, mix the resulting composition with the ground, water it and, after absorbing, start planting. Seedlings are planted according to the scheme 30 x 50 cm.
Growing and care
You can grow Pink tomatoes both in the open field and in a film greenhouse. A garter will be needed as early as 2-3 weeks after transplanting the seedlings. Watering should be done at least once a week, top dressing is applied every 10-14 days. From the beginning of the flowering period, complex mixtures are well suited, including nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, trace elements. For example, the BioMaster concentrate meets these requirements. It is recommended to form such a tomato in two stems.
A plant needs different micronutrients at each stage of growth. All fertilizers can be divided into two groups: mineral and organic. Folk remedies are often used: iodine, yeast, bird droppings, eggshells.
It is important to observe the rate and period of feeding. This also applies to folk remedies and organic fertilizers.
Disease and pest resistance
Due to the early ripening period, this variety is not affected by diseases, even such a common ailment as late blight bypasses it.
To prevent insect infestation, you need to regularly inspect the bushes for the presence of pests and their larvae and remove them mechanically. A soap solution, which is sprayed with a plant for preventive purposes, has proven itself well in the fight against insects. A solution of red pepper will protect against slugs, and regular removal of weeds will protect against a bear.
