Pink Chinese tomatoes have long been used in the agricultural sector. It is especially good to plant them in those areas where Solanaceous crops were grown before. This type of tomato is grown both in greenhouses and in open soil.

Tomato Chinese pink characteristics and description of the variety

The peculiarity of the species is that it is an F1 variety. This means that the plant is crossed with other varieties of tomatoes, as a result, the seeds are hybrid. The number 1 means that this is the first generation species.

Characteristic:

  1. Heat-resistant Chinese variety tomato;
  2. The bush is of a semi-determinant type, the maximum height of the main stem is about two meters, in order to protect the plant from damage, it must be tied up immediately;
  3. The fruits are pink in color, the shape resembles elongated hearts, fleshy when cut, the rind is dense. The weight of one vegetable is seven hundred grams, the average weight of the fruit ranges from 450 to 550 grams;
  4. On open soil, a green speck forms in the area of ​​the stalk, this is due to the unequal distribution of heat. In greenhouses or in a well-lit area, the color of the fruit is uniform;
  5. There are few seeds inside, but they cannot be used for further sowing, since the variety is hybrid;
  6. Leaves are abundant, ordinary, green in color;
  7. The taste is sweet, tomato;
  8. Chinese pink - early tomato. With proper maintenance, the first crop can be harvested on the hundredth day after planting seedlings in open ground;
  9. The product can be removed from the bush even in an immature form; it will acquire a pinkish color if it is decomposed in a warm state;
  10. This variety was originally bred for cultivation in greenhouse conditions and under film, but it can also be planted in vegetable gardens;
  11. Tomatoes easily tolerate sudden changes in temperature, are disease-resistant, especially to fungal parasites;
  12. The ovaries grow throughout the summer season, sometimes the fruits hang until the first frost;
  13. The yield is large. On average, about ten kilograms of fruit can be removed from one bush;
  14. A tomato needs to be shaped into two stems, this will increase its fruiting several times;
  15. The vegetable is used in cooking for making salads. Pink tomatoes are not suitable for preservation.

Growing rules

Tomato chinese pink seeds

Seed and soil preparation

For high fruiting, it is better to cultivate seeds yourself, then you can be sure that the seedlings will not give empty shoots and barren flowers. The seeds are sown in the last days of February and early March.

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Before sowing, the following manipulations are carried out:

  1. The planting material is kept in potassium permanganate for half an hour for disinfection. Then the seeds are dried, this will give them a free-flowing consistency;
  2. Raw materials are planted in a box with soil. By this time, the land should be fertilized with peat and moderately watered with warm water;
  3. Shallow holes are made, where one seed is dropped;

Important! Do not cover the box with a lid or other material, only cling film or glass is allowed to allow light to pass through.

  1. The film or glass is removed weekly to saturate the soil with oxygen and spray the seeds with water;
  2. When the first shoots hatch, the glass is removed completely.

Planting seedlings on open ground

Now the soil is being prepared in the garden.The soil is fed with mineral and organic means. Chicken manure or cow dung can be used as fertilizers. A solution is prepared in the proportions: 1 kilogram of top dressing per five liters of water. Everything is thoroughly mixed and evenly distributed under each bush. Also, as a prophylaxis against diseases and parasites, the soil should be treated with copper sulfate (it is enough to take a three percent solution).

Plant seedlings in grooves with a depth of 3 to 4 cm. At night, the bushes should be covered until the weather stabilizes and it gets warm.

Tomato Chinese pink

For 1 sq. meter is a maximum of two seedlings. The bushes grow large, the foliage is abundant, therefore, not keeping the distance, you can harm them.

Care

Watering

Irrigation procedure requires a responsible approach. Tomatoes grow best in dry ground. Frequent watering will lead to an excess of moisture, the root system will begin to disappear, the fruits will become watery and soft. The taste will also be distorted, pink tomatoes will acquire acid.

Top dressing

Good quality fertilizers promote growth and fruiting. The first feeding is carried out 14 days after planting, then several more times during the summer season.

Such solutions are widely used as food:

  • 25 grams of superphosphate and 1 kilogram of mullein;
  • 10 liters of water, five grams of potassium sulfate and 50 grams of nitroammophoska.

If the seedlings are weak and do not take root well, the amount of dressings can be increased. However, as soon as the bushes begin to gain abundant deciduous mass, fertilization cannot be done, otherwise all forces will go to the growth of the stem, and not vegetables.

Chinese pink tomato in the garden

Picking

To obtain a large fruit, a pick is carried out in a timely manner. Closer to the top, part of the ovaries is cut off. There should be no more than five ovaries on one branch. Tomatoes will acquire juiciness and weight from 800 grams.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Reviews of this variety are only positive.

Hybrid advantages:

  • bountiful harvest until late autumn;
  • tomatoes are large, ripen early and presentable;
  • the taste is juicy and sweet, so the vegetable is very popular with women and children;
  • bear fruit in cool and hot climates;
  • the stem is not branched.

Some disadvantages:

  • a ripe vegetable is not stored for a long time, not suitable for transportation;
  • requires constant care, timely tying, gentle watering and pinching;
  • in the northern hemisphere, cultivation takes place only in greenhouse conditions;
  • pink tomatoes cannot be preserved whole, since during heat treatment the fruit crawls, the peel bursts. For seaming, it is better to use red varieties, such as cherry tomatoes.

So, Chinese tomatoes are very much appreciated among Russian gardeners. The fruits are so sweet and delicious that it overrides all sorts of cons. The efforts made will give a positive result.