With the onset of the summer season, the owners of land allotments once again have to decide which varieties of fruit and vegetable crops to fill the beds on their site. Summer residents who are in search of an unpretentious and at the same time productive variety of pink tomatoes can be recommended to pay attention to the Pink Bush F1 hybrid tomato. Reviews, photos of a bush of this excellent early ripe variety are often found today on the forums of farmers or summer residents. Here you can also find a lot of controversy about what are the disadvantages and advantages of growing this variety in a summer cottage.
Variety description
Scientists say that the use of pink tomatoes reduces the risk of oncology formation and development, and also improves the functioning of the immune and cardiovascular systems, and helps fight depression. Tomato Pink Bush F1, reviews, photos of the bush andthe qualitative properties of which are given in this article, a representative of hybrids with pink fruits, with the following characteristics:
• Japanese hybrid variety (producer SAKATA).
• Early maturing: the full ripening of the first fruits of this variety occurs already 90-100 days after germination.
• Short.
• Determinant type of growth.
• Standard.
• Immune to common flora diseases.
• The variety showed itself well in conditions of soil moisture differences, tolerates summer heat without any problems, leaves and fruits are not subject to sunburn.
How should an adult Pink Bush F1 tomato bush look like? Description given by the supplier-manufacturer: undersized, densely leafy bush up to 50 cm high, with medium-sized fruits of rounded regular shape. The color of ripe tomatoes is deep pink.
Tomato is recommended for greenhouse cultivation and for subsidence in open ground. The number of plants recommended by the manufacturer per 1 m22 is 4-6 bushes.
Bush size
Today, low-growing varieties of tomatoes are the most frequent inhabitants of summer cottages. This is due to their unpretentiousness, the ability to endure hot summer weather, especially in the regions of southern Russia. Despite the fact that such varietal shrubs can boast of truly large fruits quite rarely, undersized tomatoes often have good or high yields. These also includePink Bush.
It is worth noting another important quality of this variety. According to the manufacturer's description, the Pink Bush tomato is a determinate hybrid. Professional vegetable growers certainly know what this characteristic means on the package. For those who hear this term for the first time, it will certainly be interesting to know what it means that the variety is limited in growth by its own flower brush. The shoot of such tomatoes grows until a fruitful ovary appears on its top. The flowering shoot no longer grows, the further development of the tomato bush comes from the most viable stepson, so determinant varieties are a real find for small greenhouses or a summer cottage of six acres. Pink Bush F1 tomato belongs to this type. The height of the bush depends on whether these tomatoes are grown in a greenhouse or the tomato is planted directly on the site. Greenhouse bushes can reach 70-75 cm in height. Outdoor tomatoes grow no more than 30-35 cm.
Characteristics and description of fruits
If we talk about the benefits of pink tomato varieties in general, then their flesh is not only more tender than that of their red "colleagues", but also rich in B vitamins, carotene, lycopene. What do they say about the fruits that Pink Bush F1 gives with proper care, reviews? The photos of the bush presented in this article give a fairly clear idea of the appearance of ripe tomatoes of this variety:
• On one shoot there is one fruitful brush, on each of which ripensbunch of medium sized tomatoes.
• A ripe Pink Bush tomato acquires an even and vibrant pink color. The surface of the fruit is glossy, without spots and inclusions.
• The shape of the very first tomatoes harvested from the bush is more flattened than the subsequent tomato harvest.
• Tomato pulp is juicy, fleshy, without hard veins. The content of dry matter in one tomato does not exceed 7%.
• Ripe tomatoes of this variety are not prone to cracking. Harvested fruits are distinguished by increased keeping quality, suitable for fresh storage and transportation.
Pink Bush Tomato is ideal for fresh consumption, as an ingredient for salads, vegetable fresh. It does not lose good taste properties during heat treatment, it is suitable for use in dried form. Can be used to prepare preserves in the form of sauces, lecho.
In what climate conditions can Pink Bush be grown outdoors?
Despite the fact that this variety is recommended for planting in open ground, it is worth noting that not every regional forum has rave reviews about the yield and taste that the Pink Bush F1 tomato has. Reviews, photos of a bush with beautiful fruits ripened in open ground conditions are most often left by summer residents from the central or southern regions of Russia. It is in such climatic conditions that this variety bears excellent fruit, and all tomatoes have time to ripen during the summer period.
As for the regions located innorthern part of the country, growing Pink Bush in a short summer is necessary in a greenhouse.
Yields
The yield of tomatoes of this variety is the topic of most positive reviews on forums for summer residents. For a season with 1 m2 you can collect up to 10-12 kg of ripe pink tomatoes.
Germination, seedling preparation
Seeds for seedlings should be sown approximately 50 days before transplanting into open ground conditions. Seed material can not be pre-soaked. The method of germinating and preparing seedlings, proposed by the manufacturer, consists of the following steps:
• Seed material is evenly sown in boxes with lightly compacted soil, sprinkled with a thin layer of soil or peat on top.
• Next, the seeds should be carefully watered (it is best to use a strainer) and cover with a garden film.
• A box with future seedlings is placed in temperature conditions for germination (at least 25-26 ˚С) until the first shoots appear.
• The film should be removed after the seeds have sprouted. After that, the boxes with seedlings are moved to a well-lit, cool place (about 15 ° C), where they are kept for a week. After this period, seedlings should be kept with an air temperature of about 20-23 ˚С.
• When 1-2 pairs of real foliage appear on the tomatoes, the seedlings should dive. During this growth period, it is recommended to fertilize with organic or mineral fertilizers for tomatoes.
• At the age of 45-50 days, the tomato can be planted in the ground.
Features of cultivation and care
Unlike the painstaking work that the Pink Bush F1 tomato requires at the germination stage, caring for an adult bush in a greenhouse or in a summer cottage does not require much effort.
• Watering and feeding tomatoes are not much different from similar care for other varieties. The irrigation regime in open ground should be determined based on climatic conditions. Ordinary complex mineral fertilizers for tomatoes are suitable for top dressing.
• When planting tomatoes for open ground, it is recommended to first apply well-rotted manure and (or) a complex of mineral fertilizers for tomatoes into the ground.
• As a general rule, most determinant varieties are recommended to be tied up. Despite being classified as a low-growing variety, Pink Bush in the open field is often preferred to be tied up because of the high yield on the flower brush. In greenhouse conditions, Pink Bush will grow best on trellises.
• Low-growing tomatoes, which include the Pink Bush hybrid, do not need constant pinching (removal of extra stepchildren), which is a clear advantage when growing a large number of plants of this variety. Be sure to carry out this procedure is recommended in regions with a short summer period, otherwise, with too many lateral processes, not all fruits will have time to ripen.
Plant diseases
Pink Bush F1 - a hybrid with high immunity to fusarium, tobacco virusmosaics, verticillium. Thanks to this quality, the plant only needs preventive conditions for good growth and yield: timely watering, loosening the soil and top dressing.
Insect pests
As far as natural pests are concerned, tomatoes need to be protected from garden slugs and/or common mites. Proven folk remedies are of great help in this: bitter pepper or wood ash scattered over the surface of the garden bed helps from the first pests, and you can remove the tick by watering the soil with a solution of ordinary laundry soap.
Pros and cons of the variety: what do gardeners talk about?
The best way to talk about the "Japanese guest" can be reviews of people who are already growing Pink Bush F1 tomato in their summer cottage. The advantages and disadvantages of the variety from Japanese breeders differ little from those stated in the characteristics of the suppliers.
• Pink Bush has a high yield: the bushes are practically strewn with ripening fruits.
• High immunity to plant diseases.
• Good tasting properties.
• Variety is equally good for outdoor and greenhouse conditions.
• Compact small shrubs.
Of the shortcomings of this hybrid tomato, it is most often called:
• Not bright enough color of sauces when preserved.
• The process of growing seedlings from seed is too complicated.
• The high cost of seeds of this variety.
• Inability to produce seeds from mature tomatoes.
Taste qualities: reviews
As for specific feedback on the taste characteristics of this variety, it can be noted that many gardeners were satisfied with the delicate sweetish taste, the absence of coarse veins. However, it is worth recognizing that, despite the pleasant taste inherent in these pink tomatoes, many people rate the taste of the variety from Japan as a solid "4". For comparison, the well-known, more familiar pink tomatoes for open ground are often given. For example, Oxheart, Wild Rose, Pink Giant and others.
Studying the reviews on the forums of farmers or summer residents, we can conclude that Pink Bush, which appeared on Russian plots in the early 2000s, managed to win an excellent reputation among our compatriots. This variety from Japan is often recommended both as a country crop for food and conservation, and for growing for sale. Owners of summer cottages who have been growing Pink Bush F1 for several years in a row note the consistently excellent quality of tomatoes, each time delighting summer residents with beautiful and juicy fruits.
