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Tomatoes are grown in each plot. For many summer residents, this is simply an opportunity to provide their family with tasty, healthy fruits. But some carefully choose tomato varieties to get not only taste, but also aesthetic pleasure. The Pink Flamingo tomato variety cannot be classified as a variety that does not require knowledge and effort. If you grow it without adhering to agrotechnical requirements, then the yield will be lower, the tomatoes will not be as tasty, and the varietal characteristics will not be maintained.
In order for the Pink Flamingo tomato variety to meet all expectations, you need:
- create optimal conditions for plants to develop;
- carefully comply with all agrotechnical requirements;
- provide competent and timely care for tomatoes.
Despite the strict requirements of this variety, it is very popular among lovers of pink tomatoes. This is due to its quality characteristics. According to reviews, the Pink Flamingo tomato can be stored for a long time. If you provide the fruits with proper storage, then until the New Year you will enjoy fresh tomatoes.
The photo shows ripe Pink Flamingo tomatoes.
Description
Flamingo is classified as an indeterminate tomato.These are tomato varieties in which stem growth is not limited and continues during the fruiting period. Therefore, the description of the Pink Flamingo tomato must begin with this characteristic. After all, the care and agricultural technology requirements of such varieties differ from determinant ones. The height of the plant in adulthood reaches two meters, which means that it cannot be done without gartering and shaping.
According to the ripening period, the Pink Flamingo tomato is considered mid-ripening and the first fruits are ready for tasting 110-115 days after the seeds germinate. Some gardeners note that under very favorable circumstances, fruit ripening occurs after 95 days. But this is not the rule, but the exception.
The fruits are shaped like a plum, large, medium in density. A distinctive feature of the variety is the absence of a green spot near the stalk. Usually large tomatoes have such a spot, but Pink Flamingo tomatoes are distinguished by a uniform color over the entire surface. The average weight of one tomato varies from 150 to 200 grams, so the variety is considered large-fruited. The color of the “cream” is pink, it can be lighter or darker depending on growing conditions. There are no small tomatoes on the bush.
The taste of Pink Flamingo tomatoes, according to vegetable growers, is amazing - sweet, the fruits are juicy and dense, which is clearly visible in the photo.
The value of the variety increases due to the versatility of the fruit's purpose. Fresh tomatoes are so tasty that housewives do not even want to heat treat them. Appetizers and salads are the main uses of pink cream tomatoes. When preparing, the variety is excellent for canning. Again, it wins in taste and color.Pink tomatoes are used less often for making juices due to their pale color, but for connoisseurs of taste this is not an obstacle. The juice is sweetish, juicy, with a pleasant tomato aroma.
In the description of tomatoes of the Pink Flamingo variety, it is necessary to add about the ability of the bushes to grow with the same productivity in protected and open ground.
The productivity of pink tomatoes cannot be considered very high, but stability is considered the main quality, especially when performing important care items.
It differs from other pink tomato varieties in its good resistance to diseases.
This factor does not frighten gardeners at all. After all, with effort, they end up with amazingly beautiful and tasty pink tomatoes. Photos and a description of care according to the stages of plant development will help you get to know the amazing Pink Flamingo tomato variety.
Advantages and possible disadvantages
In the description of Pink Flamingo tomatoes, I want to see only one advantage. After all, the fruits are famous for their taste and appearance. But some farmers in their reviews note the average yield of the Pink Flamingo tomato as a disadvantage, and support these data with photos of plants from the plots. In successful years with good climatic conditions and careful care, 1 sq. m of planting area, you can collect about 10 kg of large fruits.
In ordinary ones - no more than 5-7 kg. However, such information is classified into different categories. Some to the disadvantages, and some just to the features.
The advantages of plants of this variety are much greater, and they are more significant.
Long-term fruiting.Until the frosts, ovaries form on the bushes, and the plants look very decorative in the autumn area.
Resistance to a sufficient number of “tomato” diseases. Although this advantage does not serve as a reason to refuse preventive treatments of bushes. Plants need help during the growing season so that by the end of the season they can provide their owners with a tasty harvest.
Another valuable characteristic is resistance to weather fluctuations and unfavorable climatic conditions. But the Pink Flamingo variety can withstand lower temperatures, lack of moisture and low air humidity temporarily. Plants do not have enough strength to constantly resist negative factors.
And, finally, keeping quality or storage ability and good transportability. Every housewife wants to have fresh tomatoes on the table for as long as possible. If comfortable conditions are created for the variety, then there will be no problems with preparing salads for 2-3 months. Unripe fruits perfectly reach the desired degree of ripeness in a warm room.
The nuances of growing pink tomato seedlings
The demands of tomatoes of any variety on soil composition are known to all vegetable growers. Flamingo pink cream is no exception. Therefore, when allocating an area for growing a variety, pay attention to the fertility of the land. If this indicator is reduced, then apply the required amount of fertilizer in advance. Organic matter added at the time of autumn digging nourishes the soil well. Greenhouses will also need fertile, disinfected soil of good quality.
Seeds must be prepared for sowing - disinfected in a solution of potassium permanganate, followed by washing with clean water.
It is very important to disinfect not only the soil and seeds, but also the container for seedlings. Sowing is scheduled for the end of March or the first ten days of April. It is impossible to postpone the deadline later - mid-season tomatoes may not have time to ripen. Reviews about the germination of Pink Flamingo tomato seed material are positive, which can be confirmed by photos of seedlings.
Caring for seedlings consists of standard points - watering, ventilation, hardening, feeding. We must not forget about sufficient lighting and comfortable temperature for seedlings.
Young seedlings emerge in the phase of two true leaves, and transplantation to a permanent place is done 65-70 days after the appearance of the first shoots. Planting pattern – 30x70 cm.
Caring for mature plants
As soon as the seedlings are transplanted into permanent soil, it is time for careful care.
Even if you added fertilizers to the soil, you cannot do without additional fertilizing of the tomato bushes. During the season, 2-3 feedings with complex formulations are performed. It is important to use both organic and mineral fertilizers.
The first time you need to add food 2 weeks after planting the seedlings. At this time, organic matter is suitable - bird droppings or mullein. It is important to maintain the proportions when preparing the solution. Add 300 grams of wood ash and 50 grams of superphosphate to a bucket of the prepared solution. The composition is applied under the plants; this amount is enough to feed 20 bushes. In subsequent periods - flowering, fruit formation, tomatoes continue to be nourished with appropriate mineral supplements.
For irrigation, use settled warm water. And the time for the procedure is chosen early in the morning or after sunset, so that the sun's rays do not burn the tender leaves.
Due to the fact that the description of the Pink Flamingo tomato variety indicates that the growth of the bushes is by no means small, they require shaping and gartering, as in the photo:
When growing a variety, it is important not to forget about pinching. To get a decent harvest of large tomatoes, leave no more than 4-5 bunches on the bush.
Anyone who has chosen pink tomatoes for planting should not forget that the pink Flamingo is both a demanding and grateful plant. Therefore, any care efforts will lead to good results. You can clearly see this by watching the video:
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