Tomato pink giant

• Authors: IN. BUT. Vasilevsky, B. M. Nalled, S. BUT. Korotkov, A. IN. Dynnik, CJSC Scientific and Production Corporation ‘NK LTD’
• Year of assumptions: 2001
• Category: Sort
• Type of growth: Intemimensional
• Purpose: Fresh use, for juice, for ketchup and tomato paste
• Ripening time: Mediterranean
• Timing of ripening, days: 100-125
• Growing conditions: For open soil, for film greenhouses
• Marketability: Yes
• Transportability: Yes

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Grade Pink Giant One of the most popular representatives of the Bift Tomato Group. Different with a long period of fruiting and good disease resistance. Use for cutting, salads, cooking juice and paste.

History of removal

Released at the end of the XX century, the authors are: in. BUT. Vasilevsky, B. M. Nalled, S. BUT. Korotkov, A. IN. Dinnik. Created on the basis of CJSC Scientific and Production Corporation “NK LTD”. In the State Register introduced in 2001.

Description of varieties

Tall variety up to 2 m high, the bush is compact, grows straight, shoots strong, but they must be tied up, the leaves of light green small “potato” form. Type of growth innerminant. Inflorescence is simple or intermediate, appears after 9 sheets, then every 3. In place of the inflorescence is formed a fruit brush. Each can be up to 6 fruits. On the lower brushes fruit larger. This is a thermo-loving and light-affiliated plant. In the warm summer, the bushes grow higher, faster bloom and give abundant harvest. Grown in open ground, in film and glazed greenhouses

The main qualities of fruits

Very large from 350 g, flat-core shape with small ribs. Color varies from white-pink to brightly raspberry. Flesh very dense fleshy juicy. Skin dense. Seeds little. Have an attractive commodity view, convenient in transportation in a slightly misfortune, filmed in a state of blanche ripeness, are stored a month, sometimes longer.

Taste characteristics

Sweet gentle with a pleasant aroma, not acidic. Taste is characterized as dessert, excellent.

Ripening and fruiting

In terms of ripening, it is an average variety, ripen tomatoes 100-125 days after the appearance of germs.

Yield

Refers to the yields, from one plant remove about 4 kg. Fruits start to sleep from mid-July to September.

Dates of landing on seedlings and landing in the ground

In the southern climate, seeds are seeded in the last days of February or in early March, in moderate – from mid-March, in more severe (Siberia, Urals, the Far East) – from the end of March to the beginning of April. Pink giant is recommended to immediately plant in separate containers, since after the seedlings seedlings have long sick. 3-4 seeds for a depth of 1-1.5 cm are planted into each container. Optimal germination temperature – 23-25 ​​degrees. After the appearance of sprouts, you can choose the most stronger, the remaining remove, but only after the appearance of 2-3 strong leaves.

Seeds on seedlings for open soil planted 2 weeks later. After the appearance of germs, the temperature is reduced to 16-18 degrees, after 4-5 days the temperature is raised to 20-24 again. Before falling down for 12 days, young plants begin to order: first they bring out 40 minutes in the shadow, gradually increasing the duration of stay until full day on the bright sun.

On a permanent place tolerate from May 15 to June 5 – a more accurate term depends on the climate of the region, for example, in the middle lane it is better to do this not before the end of May. When the ground in the garden warms up to +10 degrees in the greenhouse and up to +15 V in open beds, seedlings can be planted. Usually, seedlings already have 6 of these sheets and 1 inflorescence.

The soil for tomato requires a sudea or low-hydrogen tank with high nutrients. Prepare a place for the autumn tomato, for 1 square. M bring – a bucket of humus, a glass of wood ash and 40 g of superphosphate. Before boarding holes, the mixture is added to each, which contains complex fertilizers, lime, tobacco dust and dry mustard, then watered.

The stretched bushes to lay down a tilt, and normal growth is plugged on the first couple of leaves. True tested. Water with warm water (25-30 degrees), mulched by humus, shadow 2-3 days from the sun.

In the southern regions can be grown with a reckless way.

The main stages of growing seedlings at home

Preparation of seeds

Basic preparation methods: Warming, disinfection, soaking in growth stimulants, bubbling, hardening, germination. These technicians are aimed at different results and have a different purpose.

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Soaking seeds

According to experts, preliminary soaking can increase yields by 30%. The duration of soaking is determined depending on the solution used and the quality of seeds.

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What kind of soil to choose for seedlings

Land for planting tomato seeds house should not be taken from the garden. The soil for seedling tomato should have good breathability, provide the necessary level of humidity, and the pH acidity level should be about 6.5 units.

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Planting scheme

Per 1 sq. m placed 3 plants, between seedlings 50×60 cm interval, or even 70×70 cm.

Growing and care

High stalks need regular garter and durable support. On the bushes, not only steps, but also foliage, which is below fruit brushes. Form in greenhouses in 1 stem, on open beds – in 2-3 stems. Sometimes when forming in 1 trunk under the first brush, there is still an additional escape – in case the main barrel breaks.

After the appearance of 5-6 inflorescences of the top pinch. Extra shoots and leaves are removed in several techniques: 1 time no more than 3. Do not leave on the plant more than 6-7 fruit brushes, if you need to get very large tomatoes, then 4-5 and on each 3 flower. Under the stems with large fruits necessarily substitut the backups, the twigs can be alleged, and the crop will disappear.

Watered abundantly better in the evening hours, but only as the soil drying. Earth is necessarily loose, so that the crust is not formed, mured with sawdust or straw. When impaired irrigation mode, tomatoes can crack. In frequent irrigation, the grade needs a period of flowering and growing strings, about 5-7 days. During the ripening period, the amount of moisture is recommended to reduce. You can organize drip irrigation.

Culture speaks well to complex and organic feeding, for the season they are brought to 5 times. Fertilize nitrogen fertilizers at the stage of growth – 20 g of azophoski per 1 kV. m, after the appearance of the 2nd fruit brush, fertilizers containing potassium, calcium and phosphorus. Large varieties need more nutrients than other tomatoes. During the ripening period, about 3 times feed: the infusion of a cowboy, the present of herbs or chicken litter.

How and than feed tomatoes?

At each stage of growth, various trace elements are needed. All fertilizers can be divided into two groups: mineral and organic. Folk remedies are often used: iodine, yeast, bird litter, egg shell.

It is important to comply with the norm and the period of feeding. This also applies to folk remedies, and organic fertilizers.

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YeastBoric acidIodineAshCalcium Selitrasuccinic acidMilk serumHydrogen peroxideChicken litterSodaNettleMullein

Resistance to diseases and pests

It has an average resistance to major diseases of tomatoes. Preventive spraying from phytoofluorosis burglar liquid and phytosporin preparation. Of the pests are most dangerous: TLL, Colorad beetle, white. To combat insects use wood ash or bioinsecticides.

Processing and prevention from diseases and pests

Diseases and pests of tomatoes in the greenhouse

During the cultivation of tomatoes in the greenhouse, there are often diseases due to a violation of the temperature regime and excessive humidity. The most common diseases are fungal (phytoofluorosis, colaporiosis, rot).

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Diseases and pests of tomatoes in open soil

Fighting diseases and pests of tomatoes in open areas is quite complex. This is due to the fact that the grated is exposed to various pathogens and pest insects.

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PhytofluoroPuffy dewVertexClapPoriosGray GnilTobacco Mosaic virus

Resistance to adverse weather conditions

It is perfectly withstanding not timely watering and temperature differences, but in cold weather it is necessary to strengthen.

Regions growing

Successfully fruits throughout Russia, including zones of risky agriculture. In the south they are grown in the open ground, in the rest of the regions only in greenhouses.

Review reviews

Many gardeners are one of the favorite varieties, it is planted for huge beautiful and delicious tomatoes. Pink giant is considered not the most prolific, but dessert qualities of fruits compensate for it. Celebrate – Tomato needs regular feeding, otherwise the harvest will be modest. A variety must be told and delete all unnecessary shoots, but tomatoes are real delicacy, always large and gentle, even in lack of town years, only the amount of them decreases and rose longer.