Tomato Malinovka: reviews + photos

No matter what anyone says, pink tomatoes are the most delicious and fragrant. It is from these tomatoes that summer salads, mouth-watering sauces, juices and purees are prepared, and pink-fruited varieties are incredibly good fresh – right from the garden. Malinovka tomato is one of the legendary pink tomatoes that has not lost its popularity for several decades. The variety Malinovka is loved for large, beautiful and very tasty fruits, for high yields and amazing unpretentiousness. This tomato is grown everywhere, it is suitable for both greenhouses and open ground.

The characteristics and description of the Malinovka tomato variety will be given in this article. Here all the advantages of a large-fruited variety will be listed, it will be told how it should be grown in order to get the maximum yield. And in the article there are photos of fruits and reviews of those gardeners who have already planted this variety in their summer cottages.

Details of pink tomato

They brought Malinovka in a very cozy and small Kazakh city of Semey. This is probably why this tomato loves heat and sun so much. In the southern regions of Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine and Our Country, as well as in Kazakhstan, tomato is grown in open ground. Where the soil does not warm up even in summer, Malinovka can only be planted in greenhouses – the yield of the variety only increases with this method of cultivation.

The characteristics of the Malinovka variety are as follows:

• semi-determinant type tomato – in the greenhouse the bushes grow up to 120-150 cm, and in the open field the plants are not so tall – only 60-90 cm;
• tomato bushes are not too densely leafy, they do not belong to standard ones;
• plants in the process of growth must be formed;
• leaves of tomato type, medium size, green;
• stems are very powerful, strong, thick;
• shoots are thin, but strong;
• inflorescences simple;
• the maturation period of Malinovka is average – the growing season is from 105 to 120 days (depending on growing conditions);
• the shape of the fruit is spherical, slightly ribbed;
• tomatoes are large, their average weight is from 250 to 500 grams;
• unripe tomatoes are painted in a light green hue; in the process of ripening, the fruits become raspberry-red;
• the peel of tomatoes is thick and strong, the fruits rarely crack;
• the pulp is very fleshy, there are few seeds in tomatoes;
• the dry matter content is average, so the crop tolerates transportation well and can be stored for some time;
• the taste of Malinovka is excellent – a balanced content of sugar and acid, a pronounced tomato flavor, tender pulp;
• the yield of the variety is high – with proper care, it turns out to collect more than five kilograms of tomatoes from each square meter of land;
• tomato variety Malinovka is resistant to many bacterial and fungal diseases, including tobacco mosaic virus and vertex rot;
• the harvest of the robin tomato ripens very amicably, so you need to pick the tomatoes quickly, otherwise they will overripe;
• the purpose of the tomato is universal – they can be consumed fresh, used for making juices and purees, tomato paste, fresh vitamin salads;
• Raspberry cultivation is possible both in protected and open ground.

Advantages and disadvantages

The description of the variety will be even more complete if you list all the advantages of the Malinovka tomato. BUT This tomato has a lot of advantages over other pink-fruited varieties:

• high yield;
• unpretentiousness and resistance to dangerous diseases;
• large, leveled fruits, not prone to cracking;
• high taste and commercial qualities of tomatoes;
• friendly ripening of tomatoes;
• suitability of the Robin for transportation and storage;
• non-hybrid origin of the variety.

Malinovka tomato has no disadvantages as such. With proper care, you can harvest these delicious tomatoes from the last days of July until mid-September.

Growing rules

Tomatoes of the Malinovka variety are suitable for both a simple summer resident and a farmer who grows vegetables for sale or for processing – it all depends on the number of bushes planted.

Growing a large-fruited Kazakh tomato is not difficult, but it is important to follow certain rules and properly care for tomato bushes.

Planting a tomato

In the middle lane, it is customary to grow tomatoes through seedlings, and Malinovka is no exception. Therefore, the first thing a gardener should do is to sow the seeds of a varietal tomato.

Raspberry seedlings are grown in the same way as usual:

1. Seeds are disinfected by soaking in a weak solution of manganese.
2. Now the tomato seeds need to be soaked for a couple of days so that they hatch.
3. Now prepare planting containers and fill them with loose nutrient soil.
4. The soil should be moistened with warm water and spread the seeds.
5. Tomato seeds are sprinkled with a thin layer of soil or dry peat and sprayed with a spray bottle.
6. Containers with tomatoes should be warm under the film until the first sprouts hatch.
7. The film is removed, and containers with tomatoes are placed on the window, closer to the sun.
8. Caring for tomato seedlings consists of watering and several top dressings using mineral complexes.
9. At the stage of 2-3 true leaves, Malinovka tomatoes need to be dived – transplanted into larger and deeper cups.

Robin seedlings are transferred to a permanent place when the soil on the site or in the greenhouse warms up, and 6-8 true leaves appear on the plants themselves. The presence of the first flower buds is acceptable.

Caring for tomatoes

It is not difficult to care for Malinovka tomatoes, but do not forget that any variety of this crop requires constant attention from the gardener. After planting in a greenhouse or garden bed, the following should be done regularly:

1. watering tomatoes warm, better settled, water. The time for watering is chosen in the evening or do it in the early morning, while there is no scorching sun. Tomatoes should be watered so as not to wet the leaves, stems and fruits, because from excess moisture a dangerous enemy of tomatoes appears – late blight. Therefore, drip irrigation or watering under the root is preferable.

   

2. Large robin tomatoes pull a lot of nutrients from the ground. For the harvest to be plentiful and tasty, the soil needs feed regularly. Fertilizers are applied every two weeks, mineral complexes are used. It is most convenient to dissolve top dressing in water for irrigation or spray tomato leaves with fertilizers.
3. The earth around the bushes should be loose, moist. Therefore, it is necessary regularly weed the beds or use mulch – sawdust, straw, mowed grass. Weeds near tomatoes are not needed, so they should be regularly exterminated.
4. Although the robin tomato is immune to certain diseases, it is better not to neglect preventive treatment and spray bushes with fungicidal and insecticidal agents. Do this even before the formation of fruits, at the stage of flowering of tomatoes.

   

5. robin bushes it is necessary to form. Plants are kept in one or two stems, excess shoots and stepchildren are periodically removed. You should also cut off the lower leaves of tomatoes to improve the ventilation of the bushes.
6. The tomato crop is harvested regularlystarting from the end of July. You should not allow the fruits to overripe on the bushes, it is better to pick tomatoes a little unripe – this way they will be better stored and able to withstand transportation.

To reduce the risk of infection of tomatoes with late blight and other fungal infections, it is necessary to regularly ventilate the greenhouse, mulch the soil, and cut off excess leaves from the bushes.

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Conclusion

The robin tomato is a great option for those who grow tomatoes for themselves or for sale. This variety is universal, as it is suitable for both soil and greenhouse, it feels great under arcs. The fruits of the Robin are very tasty, beautiful, will become a real decoration of the summer table.

It is not difficult to grow a variety of Malinovka, you just need to get strong seedlings and create suitable conditions for tomatoes.