Tomato Rose Honey

The pink honey tomato variety is well-deservedly popular due to its sweet taste, impressive size and ease of care. Below is a description of the variety, photos, reviews on the Pink Honey tomato.

This variety is recommended for planting in the middle lane and in Siberia. The plant is not a hybrid. Therefore, it can be grown from seeds obtained from the fruits of the previous harvest.

Variety description

Characteristics and description of the variety of tomato Pink honey are as follows:

• mid-season variety;
• 3-10 ovaries are formed on the brush;
• fruit ripening period – from 111 to 115 days;
• fruiting begins in August;
• yield – up to 6 kg from each bush;
• bush height in open ground – up to 70 cm, in a greenhouse – up to 1 m.

The fruits of the Pink Honey variety have the following features:

• the weight of the first fruits is up to 1,5 kg;
• subsequent copies are 600-800 g;
• pink color of fruits;
• fleshy sweet pulp;
• there is no sourness in taste;
• multi-chamber tomatoes (from 4 or more);
• heart-shaped fruits, slightly ribbed;
• thin skin.

Tomato Pink honey is used to make salads, tomato juice, adjika, caviar, sauces and other homemade preparations. The variety is not suitable for canning as a whole, because it has a thin skin and is too large.

Rules of landing

The variety Pink honey is grown indoors: in greenhouses and greenhouses. In the southern regions, planting directly in open ground is allowed. No more than three plants are planted on one square meter of soil.

It is preliminary recommended to obtain seedlings that can be transferred to a greenhouse or to open-air beds.

Outdoor cultivation

Planting tomato seeds in open ground is carried out after warming up the soil and air. It is recommended to start preparing the beds in the fall. They are dug up and fertilized: compost, humus, ash, superphosphate, potassium sulfate.

For planting, choose places where legumes, cabbage, zucchini, cucumbers, onions, pumpkins previously grew. If peppers, eggplants or potatoes grew in the garden, then it is not recommended to use it for tomatoes, since these crops have similar diseases.

Rose honey tomato seeds are planted in holes with a diameter of 30 cm and a depth of 5 cm. 3-5 seeds are placed in each recess. After germination, the strongest plants are selected, the remaining sprouts are weeded. Planting material should be sprinkled with earth and watered abundantly.

Growing in the greenhouse

In closed ground, tomatoes are grown by seedlings. The soil in the greenhouse is dug up in the fall. Be sure to use fertilizers in the form of humus and ash.

Tomato seeds are soaked for a day, after which they are placed in containers filled with earth, peat, humus and humus. Approximate planting dates are from mid-February to mid-March.

When the first shoots appear, the seedlings are transferred to a sunny place. Periodically, tomatoes are sprayed with warm water. Plants can be planted in a permanent place at the age of 1,5 months.

Variety care

The Pink Honey variety requires standard care, which includes watering and top dressing. The intensity of watering depends on the stage of development of tomatoes. As the plants grow, it is necessary to pinch and tie the bushes. Additionally, weeds should be removed in a timely manner and the soil should be mulched with straw or sawdust.

Watering tomatoes

Rose Honey Tomato requires moderate watering to keep the soil 90% moist. However, excess moisture leads to the development of fungal diseases, the fall of ovaries and fruits.

Tomatoes Pink honey is watered according to a specific scheme:

1. After transferring to a permanent place, the seedlings are watered abundantly (4 liters per plant).
2. The next watering is done after 10 days.
3. Before flowering, tomatoes need moisture twice a week. Each bush will require 2 liters of water.
4. During the flowering period, tomatoes are watered every week, and up to 5 liters of water are brought under the bush.
5. When the first fruits appear, the plants are watered twice a week, reducing the volume of water.
6. When the tomatoes begin to turn red, watering is carried out once a week. Excess moisture during this period provokes cracking of the fruit.

Tomatoes are watered in the morning or in the evening when the heat subsides. The water temperature should be 20 degrees or more. When watering, avoid getting moisture on the leaves of plants, so as not to provoke their burn.

Application of fertilizers

By applying fertilizers, you can increase the yield and improve the taste of tomatoes. In total, several dressings are carried out:

1. 14 days after the transfer of seedlings to a permanent place.
2. Before flowering.
3. During the formation of ovaries.
4. During the period of active fruiting.

Tomatoes are fertilized with solutions based on phosphorus and potassium. Phosphorus promotes the development of the root system. It is applied by dissolving superphosphate in water and watering the plants.

Potassium improves the taste of fruits and strengthens the immunity of plants. It is allowed to use complex fertilizers containing the necessary proportions of minerals.

Ash is a universal fertilizer for tomatoes. It is prepared by combining 1 cup of ash and 10 liters of water. Plants are watered with the resulting mixture.

During the flowering period, you can spray tomatoes with boron. 1 g of the substance is added per liter of water, after which sheet processing is carried out. In total, one or two such dressings are enough.

Pinching and tying

As follows from the characteristics and description, the Pink Honey tomato variety needs pinching, which allows you to eliminate lateral shoots on the plant stem. Such shoots require a large amount of nutrients, which negatively affects the yield of tomatoes.

The first stepchildren are eliminated under the flower brush. Its length should not exceed 5 cm. Work is carried out in the morning in dry and warm weather. The formation of the bush occurs in two stems.

Tomatoes are tied to a peg, which is driven into the ground. After being fixed on a support, the bush is able to withstand a large number of fruits, it does not break and grows straight. In open ground, tying increases the resistance of plants to rain and wind.

Protection against diseases and pests

Good care will help protect tomatoes from pests and diseases. When signs of fungal diseases appear, the plants are treated with fungicides (Ridomil). From the invasion of insects, effective insecticides have been developed.

Under unfavorable conditions (high humidity, lack of ventilation, low temperature, too dense plantings), the likelihood of the spread of phytophthora, gray rot and other diseases increases significantly.

Reviews of gardeners

Conclusion

The variety Pink honey is distinguished by excellent taste properties and large fruit weight. Tomatoes are grown in greenhouses and greenhouses, if weather conditions allow, then in open ground.

For normal development, plants require regular care, which consists in watering, fertilizing and pinching. To increase the resistance of tomatoes to diseases, the application of potash fertilizers, the elimination of thickening and the ventilation of the greenhouse will help.