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Many vegetable growers try to grow only familiar and proven varieties of domestic selection. And some farmers who like to experiment choose new products from foreign breeding. Japanese scientists from Sakata have developed a medium-ripening tomato variety Pink Paradise. It belongs to a variety of hybrids, so the correct variety name is spelled with the letter F1. In the article, we will pay attention to the description of the Pink Paradise tomato variety, reviews of vegetable growers and get acquainted with the photo of the fruit and the plant itself.
Features of the popular hybrid
The bulk of tomato hybrids are intended for growing under cover. It can be any greenhouse or greenhouse built with your own hands or purchased off-the-shelf. The thing is that in the open field, according to vegetable growers, the Pink Paradise F1 tomato variety requires very careful observance of all points of care. Otherwise, it is almost impossible to get a harvest of fruits with inherent characteristics.
One more nuance. Collecting hybrid tomato seeds is not recommended. Therefore, this requirement also applies to the seeds of tomatoes of the Pink Paradise F1 hybrid. In the second year of cultivation, you will receive fruits completely devoid of the varietal parental characteristics of the Pink Paradise F1 tomato.
It is necessary to note one more feature of the variety, on which the list of necessary points of care for tomatoes of the Pink Paradise f1 hybrid depends. The plant belongs to the indeterminate species. This means that it will grow throughout the growing season. Adult pink Paradise F1 tomato bushes reach a height of 2 meters or more, so they need a garter. In the greenhouse, the size of the room must also be taken into account so that the plants do not interfere with each other.
general description
When choosing varieties of tomatoes for planting, summer residents are guided by the description, so Pink Paradise is no exception. A vegetable grower needs to know the external characteristics of the variety, yield, requirements for growing conditions. In addition to the description, reviews about Pink Paradise tomatoes help well.
The indeterminate hybrid is grown in greenhouses to form one or two stems. The yield of Pink Paradise tomato depends on the method of formation. If you form a bush in two stems, then you will have to feast on ripe fruits a couple of weeks later, but their number will be greater. From one bush, a high-yielding hybrid allows you to get up to 4 kg of delicious tomatoes.
In the open field, the characteristics of the Pink (pink) Paradise tomato vary slightly. The height of the bushes reaches 120 cm, after which the plant is pinched. If this is not done, then not all set fruits will reach the degree of full maturity. The yield is also decreasing. This is due to the demands of the hybrid for growing conditions. And in the open field, it is more difficult to protect plants from adverse factors.
The leaves of the hybrid are green, regular in shape and medium in size. The inflorescences are simple, the first is tied over the 6th pair of leaves. According to reviews, the tomato Pink Paradise f1 is very decorative, which is confirmed by the photo of the bush.
The fruits of Pink Paradise tomatoes are pink, flat-round in shape with smooth sides, which can be clearly seen in the photo. Tomatoes are uniform in size, so housewives like to use this variety for canning.
According to vegetable growers, Pink Paradise hybrid tomatoes have excellent taste. They are quite dense and large, have an excellent tomato flavor. Fresh fruit salads are very original.
It is important that the density of Pink Paradise tomatoes allows them to be transported over long distances and stored for a long time.And this is despite the fact that the skin of the fruit is rather tender.
Now it is worth moving on to the agrotechnical characteristics and description of the mid-season tomato variety Pink (pink) Paradise.
Medium ripening hybrids are grown only in seedlings. This allows you to get the harvest on time, even under unfavorable climatic conditions.
Indeterminate mid-season varieties necessarily form and stepchild. Otherwise, the grown stepchildren will turn into stems and reduce the yield.
According to the reviews of summer residents, the set pink Paradise f1 tomatoes ripen well, if you pinch the top on the bushes in August and cut off all the leaves.
To save the crop of a mid-season hybrid from late blight will help collecting fruits not only ripe, but also immature. The main thing is that they gain the required mass. Small ones can not be collected yet.
Now let's move on to tips on how to grow a Pink (pink) Paradise tomato so that the result is worthy.
Nuances of seedling agricultural technology
It is necessary to sow the seeds of tomatoes of this variety, taking into account the ripening period of the fruits. In this hybrid, seed growth begins at an ambient temperature of at least 12 ° C, and the optimal value is 22 ° C -25 ° C. In this case, sufficient lighting is a prerequisite, because the tomato belongs to light-loving crops.
The sowing time is calculated based on the place where the hybrid is grown - open ground or a greenhouse.
Another parameter is the age of the seedlings when they are planted in a permanent place and the time of germination. It remains to take into account the peculiarities of the region in which tomatoes will grow.
Using simple calculations for planting seedlings in a greenhouse from May 1 to May 14, the seeds must be sown no later than March 8. We check with the lunar calendar and choose the sowing date.
According to reviews, the seeds of the Pink (pink) Paradise hybrid tomatoes are distinguished by good germination, as evidenced by photos of seedlings.
Sow them in a sterile container filled with prepared soil. The soil mixture is composited, heated, disinfected. Seeds are placed in grooves to a depth of no more than 1 cm. Layout pattern - 2 cm between seeds, 10 cm between rows. Cover with soil, moisten with a spray bottle and cover with foil.
After the emergence of seedlings, the film is removed and the boxes are moved closer to the light so that the seedlings do not stretch out.
Seedling care involves the implementation of the main points:
- Watering. Often watering tomato seedlings should not be in order to avoid the spread of fungal infections. It is important that the soil does not dry out.
- Food. Only weakened seedlings need to be fed.
- The dive is done at the age of seedlings not older than 12-14 days. After the procedure, feed with a weak solution of a complete complex fertilizer.
- Hardening is a mandatory procedure for seedlings. In order for the plants to tolerate the subsequent transplant well, they need to be prepared.
Additionally, prophylactic treatment of seedlings from the invasion of pests and diseases is carried out. Pollination with wood ash serves both as nutrition and prevention of black leg.
Care for mature bushes
Plant seedlings of the hybrid so that there is enough space between the bushes. Plants are powerful and tall, you need them not to interfere with each other in the greenhouse. For open ground, you can leave the scheme 40 cm x 60 cm.
They begin to feed the bushes of the hybrid variety a week after transplanting.
The first nutrition should be nitrogen, then they switch to phosphorus-potassium. This is necessary during the period of setting and ripening of tomatoes.
When grown in a greenhouse, summer residents are advised to move the stems or tap on them at the time of flowering bushes. This improves the pollination process.
In the open field, late blight requires treatment with systemic fungicides, especially in rainy weather.They need to be repeated after 14 days, but do not forget to stop 2 weeks before the start of the harvest.
The variety does not cause any particular problems with diseases. The hybrid is resistant to verticillium and fusarium wilting, cladosporium, TMV, brown spot and root nematode. Therefore, many treatments with good care can be completely avoided.
The harvested crop is well stored, so the taste of tomatoes will delight your family for a long time.
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Conclusion
All this information - photos, reviews and description of the variety will help you grow a decent harvest of Pink Paradise tomatoes on the site.
Urgently sowing tomato in the summer for the second turn as it will knit the fruits, because in August it is hot