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Early salad varieties of tomatoes everyone likes it. And if they are also of an original color along with a delicate taste, like the Pink Miracle tomato, they will be popular. The fruits of this tomato are very attractive - pink, large. They even say that all multi-colored tomatoes are superior in their properties to the usual red varieties. Pink tomatoes contain a greater amount of organic acids and trace elements, besides, they are more tender, sugary.
The hybrid was introduced in Transnistria relatively recently; it has been in the State Register since 2010. In the southern regions, tomato is grown in the open field, in more northern regions - in heated greenhouses.
Features of the hybrid
One of the earliest tomatoes is the Pink Miracle hybrid. Plants of these tomatoes produce ripe fruits in less than three months. According to gardeners' feedback, this result is easily achieved in a greenhouse. In the open field, temperature, the number of sunny days, and the presence of precipitation play an important role.
- The ripening period of the fruits 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: from one square meter, 17-19 kilograms of weighty pink fruits are harvested for the entire fruiting period;
- The hybrid is distinguished by such a valuable property as the uniformity of the fruit. Standard fruits make up 98% of the total harvested tomato mass;
- At full maturity, but not overripe, the fruits of the hybrid easily tolerate transportation;
- Pink tomatoes can be harvested unripe for ripening. The fruits do not lose their high taste qualities;
- Hybrid bushes need shaping.
Description of the plant and fruit
Tomatoes Pink Miracle - a determinant plant, its boundary height: 100-110 cm. The bush is characterized by medium foliage, compactness. The leaves on the plant are large, light green in color. Simple inflorescences grow above the fifth or sixth leaf; from four to seven fruits are tied in a cluster. The following fruit 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 outward to the sun.
Perfectly rounded tomato fruits are even and smooth, juicy pulp is of medium density, the color of ripe raspberries. The skin is thin and delicate. Fruit weight is usually 100-110 g. Gardeners boast of a tomato weight of 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.
Tasters identified the taste of this tomato as excellent. It can be concluded that in a pink tomato, through the labors of nature and a talented breeder, the balance of acid and sugar content, as well as the dry matter content, is skillfully maintained.
Advantages and disadvantages
According to the 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 friendly ripening;
- Although early production always seems tasty, the fruits of this tomato variety have amazing table characteristics, which makes it a real miracle of human cooperation with nature;
- The value of the hybrid is in its high yield;
- Pink tomatoes are distinguished by a 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 properties subject to 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 the tobacco mosaic virus.
The 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 canned salads. You can also add to the total mass of red juicy tomatoes 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
Tomato seeds Pink Miracle must be sown only indoors, in March-April, otherwise the hybrid will not show its most valuable quality - early maturity.
Seedling preparation
Seedling containers are placed in a warm place, the soil is heated and the seeds are carefully placed to a depth of 1-1.5 cm. They cannot be placed any smaller, because then husk may remain on the leaves, which hinders the development of a young plant. When sowing deeper, while the sprout makes its way to the light, the husk remains in the ground.
- It is necessary to observe a comfortable temperature for grown tomato seedlings - 23-250 C, light mode;
- If necessary, light it up so that the tomato sprouts are strong, low, 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 preparation;
- The dive should be carried out when the second true leaf appears on the plant;
- 15 days after the dive, the seedlings are fed with nitroammophos or nitrophos: 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 develop in the previous year. Parsley, dill, zucchini, cucumbers, cauliflower and carrots are good for tomatoes.
At the age of two months, tomatoes are planted from containers in holes. When planting, potassium dressing 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 seedling has outgrown through unfavorable planting conditions, the plants are planted obliquely, carefully sprinkling the stem with soil. Additional roots are formed on the areas of the tomato stem covered with earth. Tomato planting scheme - 70x40 cm.
Hybrid care
Pink Miracle tomatoes intensively increase the mass of fruits, so you need to take care of pinching in time, as well as pegs or low trellis for tying. However, the reviews mention the facts that the hybrid bushes are powerful and easily withstand the entire tomato crop. Usually one leading stem is left for better yields.If the soil is rich, the bush is lead in 2-3 stems.
Water the plants in moderation, increase watering during the period of fruit filling. The soil is loosened the next day after watering, weeded out weeds... During the season, the plants are fed twice with organic fertilizers. Mullein 1:10 or chicken droppings 1:15 are diluted with water, insisted for a week, and then 1 liter is watered under a tomato bush. You can also use store drugs. Saturated with essential elements, tomato plants increase their resistance and yield.
Preventive measures
In the northern regions, if tomato bushes are planted without shelter, they will have to be treated with fungicides or biological remedies 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, you need to regularly inspect all tomato bushes. Especially when the beetles lay their eggs, and they lay 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 labor, tomatoes will reward gardeners with early mouth-watering fruits.
