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Early salad varieties of tomatoes everyone likes it. And if they also have an original color along with a delicate taste, like the Pink Miracle tomato, their popularity is guaranteed. The fruits of this tomato are very attractive - pink and large. They even say that all multi-colored tomatoes are superior in properties to the usual red varieties. Pink tomatoes contain more organic acids and microelements, and they are more tender and sugary.
The hybrid was developed in Transnistria relatively recently; it has been on the State Register since 2010. In the southern regions, tomatoes are grown in open ground, in more northern regions - in heated greenhouses.
Features of the hybrid
One of the earliest tomatoes is the Pink Miracle hybrid. These tomato plants produce mature fruits in less than three months. Based on feedback from gardeners, this result is easily achieved in a greenhouse. In open ground, temperature, the number of sunny days, and the presence of precipitation play a big role.
- The fruit ripening period is short - from germination to harvest it takes from 80 to 86 days, provided that due attention is paid to the tomato;
- The tomato is distributed among amateur gardeners, famous for its high yield: 17-19 kilograms of weighty pink fruits are harvested from one square meter over the entire fruiting period;
- The hybrid is distinguished by such a valuable property as uniformity of fruits. Standard fruits make up 98% of the total harvested tomato mass;
- In the phase of full maturity, but not overripe, the fruits of the hybrid easily tolerate transportation;
- Pink tomatoes can also be picked unripe for ripening. The fruits do not lose their high taste qualities because of this;
- Hybrid bushes need shaping.
Description of the plant and fruits
Pink Miracle tomatoes are a determinate plant, its maximum height is 100-110 cm. The bush is characterized by medium foliage and compactness. The leaves on the plant are large and light green in color. Simple inflorescences grow above the fifth or sixth leaf, and four to seven fruits are borne in the cluster. The following fruiting branches alternate through one or two leaves. As the fruits grow, they protrude from under the large leaves, which can no longer hide the pink waterfall rushing out towards the sun.
The perfectly rounded tomato fruits are even and smooth, the juicy pulp is of medium density, the color of ripe raspberries. The skin is thin and tender. The weight of the fruit is usually 100-110 g. Gardeners boast that tomatoes weigh 150-350 g. Unripe green fruits have a characteristic dark halo around the stalk, which disappears when ripe. The fruit forms 4-6 seed chambers.
The taste of this tomato was determined by tasters to be excellent.We can conclude that in the pink tomato, through the work of nature and a talented breeder, the balance of acid and sugar content, as well as the dry matter content, was skillfully maintained.
Advantages and disadvantages
According to descriptions and reviews, the tomato plant itself and the fruits have undeniable advantages.
- The first and most important advantage of the Pink Miracle tomato is super early and rapid ripening;
- Although early production always seems tasty, the fruits of this variety of tomatoes have amazing table characteristics, which makes it a real miracle of cooperation between man and nature;
- The value of the hybrid is in its high yield;
- Pink tomatoes are distinguished by their high yield of marketable mass, which can be transported over short distances and quickly sold;
- The unpretentiousness of the plant of this hybrid is highly recognized;
- Tomatoes can be cultivated in different climatic zones and retain their taste while complying with the requirements of agricultural technology;
- An important quality of the hybrid is resistance to a number of fungal diseases that affect tomatoes: late blight, fusarium, alternaria, and tobacco mosaic virus.
A relative disadvantage of this hybrid is that, no matter how beautiful and tasty these tomatoes are, they cannot be stored for a long time. The fruits should be eaten immediately or made into canned salads. You can also add red juicy tomatoes to the total mass when preparing juice or sauces.
The second point that an inexperienced gardener may not like is the need to form bushes of these tomatoes.
Growing and care
Pink Miracle tomato seeds must be sown only indoors, in March-April, since otherwise the hybrid will not show its most valuable quality - early ripeness.
Preparing seedlings
Containers for seedlings are placed in a warm place, the soil is warmed and the seeds are carefully placed to a depth of 1-1.5 cm. They cannot be placed shallower, since husks may then remain on the leaves, which hinders the development of the young plant. When sowing deeper, while the sprout makes its way to the light, the husk remains in the ground.
- It is necessary to maintain a comfortable temperature for grown tomato seedlings - 23-250 C, light mode;
- If necessary, add additional light so that the tomato sprouts are strong and short, water moderately;
- If the plants develop well, they do not require feeding at the seedling stage;
- Weak sprouts are fertilized with sodium humate, according to the instructions for the drug;
- Diving should be done when the second true leaf appears on the plant;
- 15 days after diving, the seedlings are fed with nitroammophoska or nitrophoska: 1 tablespoon of fertilizer is dissolved in 10 liters of water and each plant is watered - 100 ml per pot;
- One to two weeks before planting, tomato plants should be taken out into the air and placed in a place protected from wind and sun for acclimatization.
Planting in the garden
When planning a plot, it is advisable to take into account that their predecessors are important for tomatoes.This is necessary in order to protect tomatoes from pathogens that could have developed in the previous year. Parsley, dill, zucchini, cucumbers, cauliflower and carrots are beneficial for tomatoes.
At the age of two months, tomatoes from containers are planted in holes. When planting, potassium fertilizing is carried out. Water is poured into the hole, and then half a glass of wood ash is poured onto the soil. The stems of the bushes are planted straight. But if the seedlings have outgrown due to conditions unfavorable for planting, the plants are planted obliquely, carefully sprinkling the stem with soil. Additional roots form on areas of the tomato stem sprinkled with soil. Tomato planting pattern – 70x40 cm.
Hybrid care
Pink Miracle tomatoes intensively increase the mass of fruits, so it is necessary to take time to take care of pinching, as well as pegs or low trellises for tying. However, the reviews mention the facts that the hybrid bushes are powerful and can easily withstand the entire tomato harvest. Usually one leading stem is left - for greater yield. If the soil is rich, the bush is grown in 2-3 stems.
Water the plants moderately, increasing watering during the fruit-filling period. The soil is loosened the next day after watering and weeded out weeds. During the season, plants are fed twice with organic fertilizers. Dilute mullein with water 1:10 or chicken manure 1:15, leave for a week, and then pour 1 liter under a tomato bush. You can also use store-bought drugs. Tomato plants saturated with essential elements increase their stability and productivity.
Preventive measures
In the northern regions, if tomato bushes are planted without shelter, they will have to be treated with fungicides or biological protection agents every ten days.In the southern regions - during prolonged rainy weather.
Due to the spread of such a harmful insect as the Colorado potato beetle, it is necessary to regularly inspect all tomato bushes. Especially at a time when beetles lay eggs, and they lay eggs only on the underside of the tomato leaf. It is enough just to destroy the masonry and collect insects by hand so that voracious larvae do not appear.
In exchange for a little work, tomatoes will reward gardeners with early, delicious fruits.
