Tomato Pink Heart: characteristics and description of the variety, yield with photo

Pinkheart Tomato is one of the subspecies of Oxheart. But its difference is in pink fruits. "Pink Heart" was brought out in Russia in 2002. The variety was included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements in 2003. Variety originator: agricultural company Poisk.

Recommended Growing Areas

Planting seedlings has its own characteristics. In the southern regions of Russia, it is better to plant seedlings in open ground, in the Central region it is planted under a film. In the north they are placed exclusively in heated greenhouses.

What bushes and fruits look like

Botanical description of the variety - medium-early, since after planting seedlings in the ground before picking tomatoes, 100 - 105 days pass. The characteristics of the bushes are indeterminate, that is, their stems can grow indefinitely after tying tomatoes, so they need to be tied up and stepsoned, and also standard ones. The physical characteristics of the variety are bushes 1.6 - 1.8 m high, in the south of Russia they can grow up to 2 m. Large dark green leaves grow on the bushes.

The tomato is heart-shaped and pink in color. According to the description, the first fruits, like those of other types of Oxheart, have a mass of 400 - 450 g, and the following pink fruits when ripe are much smaller - 250 - 300 g.

Tomato contains 5 - 6% solids, the fruit itself is fleshy, has an average density, very sweet, does not crack.

Useful properties of fruits - they contain vitamins B₁, B_{6, C (strengthens immunity), as they more sugar than red vegetables, they can be eaten even by those who have diseases of the stomach and intestines.}

Use

Tomatoes are very large in size, so they just won't fit into a whole jar when canning - this distinguishes Bull's Heart species from other varieties. They are s alted in barrels. Since tomatoes have a wonderful dessert taste, they are eaten fresh. Sweet taste makes great juices and purees.

What harvest can be harvested

You can collect 2.5 - 3 kg from a bush. 2-3 bushes are planted on 1 m2 of area. From 1 m they collect up to 9 kg. This is a small yield for such large fruits.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Benefit Description:

• variety given resistance to brown leaf spot, tobacco mosaic virus, macrosporiosis;
• fruits are sweet, fleshy.

Flaws:

• not very big yields;
• bushes are very capricious, they require careful care;
• vegetables do not lie for a long time and deteriorate during transportation, because of this they are not suitable for industrial cultivation;
• branches are weak, may bend under the weight of fruits.

How to plant

Seeds are sown in boxes in March. The ground should be slightly tamped before planting. After scattering on the soil, the seeds are sprinkled with a layer of 1 cm of a composition of black soil and peat, then watered with warm water, covered with a film. The boxes are placed in a room with an air temperature of +25°C.

When you see the first sprouts, remove the film and put the seedlings in the light. The first week the temperature should be +15 - 16 °C, and in the future it can be 20 - 25 °C. Dive, that is, seedlings are planted when 2 true leaves grow.

Nuances of agricultural technology

Plant seedlings in open ground or greenhouse in 60 - 65 days. The seedlings should already have 6-7 true leaves and one flower brush. Pick up the land fertile, light, with a high content of nutrients. Feed bushes with organic and mineral fertilizers approximately every 2 weeks.

Besides this, water them, remove stepchildren in a timely manner and pull out weeds. Spray bushes with special preparations to protect against harmful insects and diseases.

The bushes are very tall, so tie them up. Place supports under the branches so that the plants do not break under the weight of pink fruits. Best of all, when forming, leave 1 stem or 2, and remove the rest of the stepchildren.

Diseases and pests

Tomatoes have good immunity to fungal diseases. But brown rot can appear on tomatoes. It is required to eliminate the diseased fruits and stop the application of nitrogen, spray the bushes with the Hom preparation.

Reviews say that melon aphids and scoops may appear on tomatoes. In this case, the bushes are sprayed with the Zubr preparation. Strela also helps against the scoop.

If the bushes are attacked by slugs, then you need to cut the leaves and scatter the ashes on the ground.

This variety of tomato produces large pink fruits, is quite picky about watering and top dressing, so it is best grown by experienced gardeners.

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