Modern summer residents currently have to make a choice from many dozens of varieties of tomatoes. Among them there are small cherry tomatoes, and giants, late and early ripe, sweet and sour, and even with many colors. Among lovers of a delicious vegetable, varieties of pink tomatoes have proven themselves very well. Compared to red, they are more gentle and delicate in care. But for the care they will thank with a good harvest and wonderful taste. It is pink tomatoes that can reach really large sizes, which causes legitimate pride in the gardener.
Such varieties of tomatoes are not only large and tasty, but also more he althy than red ones. Their tender pulp contains more vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other quite valuable substances. The taste of pink tomatoes is sweeter than sour, so it is better to eat them for various stomach diseases.
Pink Flamingo Tomatoes: description
Mid-early tomato variety. The growing season is 110-115days. This plant is tall, the height reaches 1.2-1.8 m. The fruits are plum-shaped, pink in color, weight - 200-400 g. Pink flamingo tomato is a universal purpose. It can be used both fresh and for all types of preservation. Valued for a fairly high resistance to various diseases. The yield of the variety is on average 6-10 kg/m2. The Pink Flamingo tomato variety can be grown both in open ground and in seedlings in greenhouses.
Dignity
Tomatoes Pink Flamingo reviews have collected the most positive. You can talk about the merits of this variety for a very long time. Its main value is precocity. The fruits begin to ripen within 92-95 days after planting.
Pink Flamingo Tomato has a wonderful appearance, excellent, rich taste - they are sweet, juicy and fragrant, therefore it is not surprising that they always cost much more than their red "brothers" in the markets.
In addition, this variety has an excellent presentation, good transportability, the shelf life reaches 2 months. This is a universal variety.
The plant itself in the process of growth is able to decorate the garden, as it has very delicate and beautiful carved leaves.
Pink Flamingo Tomatoes: Growing
Growing sweet large tomatoes is not difficult for modern gardeners. However, it is necessary to take into account some features of the cultivation of suchdelicious vegetable. Tomato Pink Flamingo is great for open beds. Tomatoes are very demanding on the soil and need regular feeding, but they easily tolerate some thickening. Highly fertile light soils are suitable for this crop. Good predecessors are cabbage, cucumbers, legumes, onions, carrots.
Planting tomato seeds for seedlings
Tomato seeds are formed already in the year of sowing. They are rather small, flat, triangular-kidney-shaped, grayish-yellow in color. The mass of 1 thousand seeds is approximately 5 g. Germination can last up to 6 years. The planting date for this vegetable is usually calculated from the expected date of planting seedlings. Seeds are sown before it for 50-60 days. The optimal sowing time is considered mid-March - early April. An earlier sowing is highly undesirable, because the seedlings can overgrow, and therefore, it will hurt for a very long time after transplantation.
Before sowing, it is recommended to soak the seeds for 12-14 hours in a special solution. Experienced gardeners for planting recommend purchasing a special universal soil and small containers (cassettes, boxes). If there are none, you can use what is at hand. Plastic bottles with a cut off top or cups, unnecessary cups, etc. are perfect. The main requirement is that they have drainage holes. They are necessary so that excess water drains and the soil does not become waterlogged. The containers are filled with substrate, leveled and moistened. Make grooves and sow the seeds at a distance of about 5 cm from each other,while the depth should be about 1 cm. Then watered by spraying. Further, for better seed germination, the containers are covered with foil.
Lighting and temperature conditions
The optimum temperature for germination is 25 degrees Celsius. Lighting during this period should not be too intense. In such conditions, the first shoots will appear in 5 days. After their appearance, the film is removed. Be sure to monitor watering: it should be regular, but moderate. As soon as the seeds germinate and shoots appear, the temperature gradually begins to be lowered to 15-18 ° C. Lighting is improved. If the seedlings began to stretch, you can lower the temperature to 10 ° C for a while. Seedling containers should be rotated every 2-3 days to prevent seedlings from growing lopsided.
Picking
Seedlings are ready for picking when two true leaves appear. The best container for picking seedlings is paper or peat cups. Transplantation of finished bushes into the ground can be carried out directly in them. In the ground, both peat and paper will become limp and will not interfere with the further growth of the plant. Instead, you can use ordinary seedling pots. Picking seedlings is recommended to be done with gloves so that the delicate bushes are not damaged. After transplanting, the seedlings must be watered. After picking, the plants are kept for 2-3 days at a temperature of 10-11 ° C, then the temperature can be raised to 14-18 ° C.
Seedling hardening
The procedure should be started 9-15 days before plantinginto the ground. For this, the air temperature is gradually lowered to about 6-10 ° C, and 2 days before planting it is brought to the outside temperature. In addition, plants gradually, starting from 10-15 minutes a day, are accustomed to sunlight.
Planting seedlings
Seedlings are planted in a permanent place after the end of frost at the age of 55-70 days. The distance between the rows is 70 cm, between the bushes - 20-40 cm. Immediately before planting, a handful of humus mixed with phosphate fertilizers is added to each well.
Pink Flamingo Tomato as it grows, experienced gardeners recommend forming it into one stem and tying it to a stake, the height of which is at least 1 m. It is not necessary to pull the stems tightly to the stake.
