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Many gardeners prefer pink-fruited varieties of tomatoes. They are attractive and have a special mild taste. The appearance on the seed market of the Pink Bush hybrid was a sensation among vegetable growers. Low tomato bushes are strewn with pink fruits. The hybrid was bred by the Japanese company Sakata. In Our Country, Pink Bush tomato was registered in 2003.
Features of a tomato
The characteristics and description of the mid-early variety indicate that pink fruits adorn the bush of the Pink Bush hybrid 90-100 days after germination. The fruits are distinguished by enviable uniformity and friendly early ripening. They are not afraid of thermal burns, because tomatoes are covered from the rays of the hot sun by dense foliage. Tomatoes are grown outdoors in regions with a mild climate. In severe weather conditions, the hybrid is recommended for growing in greenhouses.
Pink Bush tomato bushes are resistant to changes in humidity. The yield of the hybrid reaches 10-12 kg per 1 sq. m with careful agricultural technology. One bush gives 2 kg of beautiful fruits that do not crack. Tomatoes are used fresh and in preparations. Due to the density, the fruits are used for drying.
Benefits of pink tomatoes
Pink fruits of tomatoes have a delicate taste. They are sweeter than red ones, but they do not compromise on the content of lycopene, carotene, vitamins, microelements and organic acids.
- In pink-fruited tomatoes – a large amount of selenium, which increases immunity and improves mental activity;
- All tomatoes contribute to the normalization of the work of blood vessels;
- Due to their properties, which are manifested both in the use of fresh products and those that have undergone heat treatment, tomatoes are considered an effective prevention of cancer;
- Pink tomatoes are able to fight depression.
Description of the plant
Tomato Pink Bush f1 is a determinate plant. In open beds, the bush grows up to 0,5 m, in greenhouses it can stretch up to 0,75 m. The low-growing hybrid is attractive with a strong, medium-sized standard stem that can withstand the load of ripe brushes. Internodes are short. The bush is well leafy. Quite large leaves of rich dark green color.
The fruits of the Pink Bush tomato variety are round, smooth, regular in shape, bright pink in color. Tomatoes that ripen first are more flattened. The fruits on the brush almost do not differ in their mass, they are the same, weighing from 180 to 210 g. Each has 6 seed chambers. The skin is dense, thin, glossy. The pulp is juicy, fleshy, sweet, contains up to 7% dry matter.
In the reviews there are different opinions about the taste of Pink Bush f1 tomato. Such impressions can be formed by gardeners whose plots are located on soils of different composition, which also affects the content of trace elements in fruits.
What is attractive hybrid
Pink Bush tomato variety is suitable for growing in most regions of Our Country in shelters. Caring for plants is rewarded with an amazing harvest. The fruits of the hybrid have time to ripen quickly. This tomato allows you to feast on early vegetables and, thanks to a short development cycle, avoids common nightshade diseases. The advantages of a hybrid are obvious.
- Excellent taste and high yield;
- Tomato fruits do not crack, tolerate transportation well and retain their presentation for a long time;
- The fruits are evenly colored, since in the phase of full ripeness there is no green spot around the stalk;
- Suitable for diet food;
- Tomato plants are resistant to fusarium, tobacco mosaic viruses and verticillium;
- The unpretentiousness of the Pink Bush tomato bush allows it not to be formed, and also not to remove leaves and stepchildren.
It should be noted that tomato seedlings require increased attention. Since the Pink Bush tomato is a hybrid, new seeds must be purchased every year. Their cost is high, but pre-sowing treatment is not needed.
Growing a hybrid
The seeds of the Pink Bush tomato variety are sown in March. On packages of branded seeds it is indicated that hybrid plants are planted in a permanent place at the age of 35-45 days. Taking into account the recommended terms and focusing on the weather conditions of the region, each vegetable grower determines the time for sowing seeds.
Ready-made soil is offered for seedlings of tomatoes. Many vegetable growers prefer to prepare the soil themselves from the fall. Humus, sand or peat are added to the soil. Wood ash is mixed as a fertilizer.
Sowing
The soil at room temperature is placed in a container for seedlings and start sowing tomatoes.
- On moistened, slightly compacted soil, hybrid seeds are laid out with tweezers, which do not need to be soaked in growth stimulants or disinfected;
- From above, the tomato seeds are sprinkled with a thin layer of the same substrate or peat – by 0,5-1,0 cm;
- It is watered through a fine-mesh nozzle of a watering can, covered with glass or film;
- The container until the germination of tomato seeds is kept warm at a temperature of 25 0WITH;
- Every day, the film is slightly opened for ventilation and gentle watering if the soil is dry.
Care of seedlings
With the advent of tomato sprouts, the container is placed on a windowsill or other bright place. Now the temperature regime is changing so that the tomato seedlings get stronger and hardened.
- The first week, tomato sprouts should be in relative coolness, no more than 16 degrees. At night, the temperature is even lower – up to 12 degrees;
- In this case, the plants should be illuminated for at least 10 hours;
- Strengthened seven-day seedlings provide warmth, up to 22 degrees. This temperature must be maintained throughout the next month;
- If two true leaves appear in tomato plants, they swoop down. Tomatoes are immediately seated in separate cups;
- Water the seedlings with warm, settled water as the soil dries up;
- Feed with ready-made complex fertilizers for tomato seedlings;
- Monthly seedlings begin to harden, first taking out for 1-2 hours in fresh air in the shade. Gradually, the time spent by tomato seedlings in the air or in the greenhouse is increased.
Tomatoes in the garden
Tomato plants should be planted when they have 6-9 leaves, there are no flowers yet, but 1-2 future fruit clusters have formed. Overexposed tomato bushes, flowering or with ovaries, will not give a big harvest.
- 4-6 tomato bushes are placed on one square meter;
- 1-2 liters of water are poured into the wells, the amount of liquid depends on the moisture content of the soil. Sprinkle wood ash, a tablespoon of ammonium nitrate or other diluted fertilizers;
- The first week is watered frequently so that the tomato plants take root faster. In the future – as the soil dries up, the amount of precipitation. Watering under the root of the plant or drip;
- In areas with a short warm season, shoots are plucked in the axils of the leaves. All the vital forces of the plant are given for the ripening of fruits;
- Tomatoes are fed 3-4 times with complex mineral fertilizers so that they fully show their excellent yielding properties.
The first fruits of tomatoes begin to ripen by the end of 3 months. After two weeks, all the fruits are already ripe and ready for sale.
Greenhouse secrets
In the greenhouse, monitor the level of humidity. Ventilate to eliminate the threat of the development of fungal diseases or the reproduction of tomato pests.
- Maintains soil moisture mulching. For mulch, sawdust, hay, straw, agrofibre are used. For this hybrid, soil mulching is necessary, otherwise the clusters of fruits will lie on the soil;
- Plants of the Pink Bush tomato variety in the greenhouse are tied up so that the stem does not break.
Japanese-bred tomatoes are a very good choice. Delicious and beautiful fruits will be a real decoration of the table.
