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With all the variety of varieties bred by breeders, the Pink Snow tomato deserves special attention of gardeners and gardeners. Those who have cultivated it at least once know how great it is for cultivation in greenhouses. To evaluate the qualities of this tomato, it is worth getting acquainted with the characteristics, features of agricultural technology, the advantages and disadvantages of the variety.
Description of tomato variety Pink snow
The Pink Snow tomato variety is a tall plant, grown both indoors and outdoors. It has a powerful branched root system. It forms and grows rapidly, spreading widely up to 1.5 m in diameter and extending to a depth of 1 m. In moisture conditions, roots can form directly on the stem. For this reason, his cuttings and stepsons take root easily.
Tomato stem Pink snow - erect, powerful. The plant belongs to indeterminate: it is not limited in growth, therefore it requires formation and tying to a support.
Tomato leaves are large, pinnate, dissected into large lobes, their color is dark green. The foliage of the bush is medium.
The flowers of the plant are yellow, collected in a complex brush, bisexual. The ovaries are formed as a result of self-pollination. The pollen is carried by the wind close - to 0.5 m, insects do not visit tomato flowers.
The Pink Snow tomato variety belongs to early ripening: the fruits ripen 80 - 90 days after germination.
Description of fruits
Depending on weather conditions, up to 50 fruits are tied in a complex inflorescence of a tomato of the Pink Snow variety, each weighing about 40 g. They are smooth, dense, and have an oval shape. The color of unripe fruits is light green, in the state of technical maturity it is pink. Taste - sweet and sour, pleasant, juicy. The variety is suitable for canning, but the skin of the Pink Snow tomato is thin, therefore, when cooked, it can burst as a whole. The variety is good for fresh use, in salads, juices, purees.
Main characteristics
Tomato variety Pink Snow is included in the State Register for the Russian Federation with the recommendation of growing in open and closed ground of personal subsidiary plots. The originator of the variety is a specialized seed-growing enterprise "Aelita-Agro".
According to the description, the characteristics of the Pink Snow tomato should include its drought and heat resistance. With regular watering and feeding, the yield is 3.5 - 4.7 kg per plant. The Pink Snow tomato variety can be grown outdoors with temporary protection during low temperatures. Plants definitely need support, although growth in the open field is slightly less than in the closed one.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of the Pink Snow tomato variety include:
- high productivity;
- resistance to temperature changes, temporary cold snaps;
- easy tolerance of stressful situations;
- excellent taste of tomatoes.
There are some disadvantages of the variety that cannot be called disadvantages:
- the need to form a bush, the constant removal of stepchildren;
- the complexity of preserving as a whole due to cracking of the thin skin.
Growing rules
Agrotechnology of tomatoes of the Pink Snow variety requires compliance with a number of rules:
- Since acidic soil is most suitable for tomatoes, it is possible to use lime to increase the acidity index. You can lower it with sulfate granules.
- The quality of the seedlings must be high.
- You cannot save soil, each bush must get its own "personal space" for growth.
- Keep the ground clean by removing weedsthat stifle plants and absorb moisture.
- Periodically huddle tomatoes, creating air access to the root system.
- Water properly. Young seedlings - every day, and adult plants, especially in drought, - abundantly, one to three times a week. Watering is carried out strictly at the root, since the tomato does not like moisture on the leaves.
- A garter to a trellis or a tomato support Pink snow is required, otherwise the loss of part of the crop is inevitable.
- Periodic feeding is required with the help of humus, ash, chicken manure solution.
- Compliance with crop rotation. The predecessors of tomato should not be potatoes, peppers, but cabbage, pumpkin, legumes, onions.
Sowing seeds for seedlings
About 50-60 days before planting seedlings in the ground, tomato seeds are sown Pink Snow. Seedlings appear in a week, so the time spent on the windowsill is about 50 days. In order not to overexpose the seedlings in the house and not worsen their quality, you need to decide on the timing of sowing:
- in the south of Russia - from late February to mid-March;
- in the center of the Russian Federation - from mid-March to April 1;
- in the northwestern regions, Siberia and the Urals - from 1 to 15 April.
The formula for calculating the exact date is as follows: from the date of the last frost in a particular region, count 60 days ago.
When planting a Pink Snow tomato in a greenhouse, the sowing period can be postponed 2 weeks earlier.
Seeds require soil, which includes:
- peat - 2 parts;
- garden land - 1 part;
- humus or compost - 1 part;
- sand - 0.5 parts;
- wood ash - 1 glass;
- urea - 10 g;
- superphosphate - 30 g;
- potash fertilizer - 10 g.
The soil mixture must be sieved, disinfected by steaming, processing with a solution of potassium permanganate or calcining.
For sowing, containers of different formats are suitable - cassettes, boxes, cups, pots, pots, boxes that need to be disinfected. Prepared containers need to be filled with moist soil, grooves 1 cm deep at a distance of 3 cm from each other, spread the seeds there and sprinkle with soil. Cover the top with foil or glass to create the proper microclimate.
For germination, a humidity of about 80% and an air temperature of -25 ⁰С are required. The best location for the boxes is near the heating system.
After the sprouting of tomato pink snow, remove the cover from film or glass. For seedlings, additional lighting is needed, which must be provided for 16 hours a day by installing fluorescent lamps.
When the first true leaves appear, 8-10 days after germination, the seedlings should be dived. The procedure consists in thinning the plants and replanting them, if necessary, in an additional container to give the root system more freedom.
Transplanting seedlings
In 10 - 15 days after the first picking, the seedlings should be sown for the second time into pots, large in size or in the same container, but even further from each other. Gardeners, who left their comments with a photo about Pink Snow tomatoes, eventually achieved strong, stocky seedlings in this way.
Upon reaching the age of one and a half months, the first flower brushes may appear on the seedlings. After 10 to 12 days, it must be planted in a greenhouse or open ground. Overexposure of seedlings on the windowsill can lead to the loss of future crops or the cessation of vegetative growth of the tomato. In this case, he may forever remain in such an underdeveloped form. The problem is partially solved by removing the lower flower brush.
Seedlings are of high quality, if their stems are thick, the leaves are large, the roots are strong, the color is dark green and the buds are developed.
Tomato Pink Snow prefers a mixture of fertile garden soil with peat as a soil for planting.
It is better to disembark on a quiet cloudy day, for this it is necessary:
- Dig up the soil to the depth of the shovel.
- Make ridges 1 m wide.
- Dig small holes 45 cm apart in a checkerboard pattern.
- Place the plants in the holes, burying the stem 2 cm into the soil.
- Dig in and squeeze the soil around the tomato.
- Drizzle with warm, settled water.
If necessary, freshly planted tomato seedlings Pink snow should be shaded so that the foliage of not yet rooted plants does not burn.
Follow-up care
After the plants reach a height of half a meter, they need to start tying them up. It is good to strengthen the support, since a tall plant will fully hold on to it. According to the description, the Pink Snow tomato produces brushes in which up to 50 fruits are tied, so the garter should be reliable, strong and regular as the tomato grows.
The indeterminate bush of Pink Snow must be formed into one stem, removing stepchildren in time. They are removed by breaking or cutting with a disinfected knife when they reach a length of 5 cm.The procedure is carried out at least once every two weeks.
Watering seedlings and adult plants is carried out at least three times a week, early in the morning or late in the evening. Some time after watering the tomato, the soil must be loosened and mulched. Mulch helps to retain moisture and minimize weeds.
One and a half weeks after planting, feed: for this purpose, use a solution of chicken manure or complex universal fertilizers.
Tomato variety Pink snow is resistant to diseases and pests, but in unfavorable weather conditions or in violation of agricultural technology, gray rot, late blight may occur. Treatment is carried out using special drugs according to the instructions.
Conclusion
Until recently, the Pink Snow tomato was not very popular among gardeners and gardeners. But thanks to reviews and videos on the Internet, the variety is becoming interesting to many. First of all, its yield and taste are surprising. Subject to agricultural technology, this variety will not only give a good harvest, but also give its appearance aesthetic pleasure.
