Among the many varieties of tomatoes, it was Pink Paradise that took a well-deserved and honorable place. Gardeners fell in love with him for his unpretentious care and excellent harvest.
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Characteristics and description of the Pink Paradise variety tomato
This hybrid was developed in 2009 by Japanese breeders for cultivation in the greenhouse. In 2011, he was named the best variety among pink tomatoes. It applies to tomatoes average maturity.
The height of the bush reaches 2 meters and requires mandatory formation. Fruiting period 72—75 days from the moment of planting seedlings into the ground.
The yield according to the description is 4-4.3 kg per 1 sq. Km. meter. The fruits are round, the color is pink, the flesh is of medium density, the skin is thin, but dense, the taste is sweet. Mass of fetus 120-220 grams.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The advantages of the Pink Paradise variety are:
- excellent taste;
- good seed germination;
- unpretentious care;
- high yield;
- good disease resistance;
- excellent presentation;
- long shelf life (up to three weeks);
- good transportability.
Disadvantages:
The disadvantages include:
- mandatory formation of a bush;
- seeds are not harvested, because plants cannot be grown from them with the same declared characteristics;
- transfers only insignificant differences of temperatures. When frost may die;
- It is not recommended to grow in open beds, as the probability of defeat blight is great.
Sowing seeds and further care of seedlings
Seeds of this hybrid are highly resistant to diseases, however, for better survival, they should be soaked for 12 hours in a solution of growth stimulants.
Sow seeds should late February or early March. Prepare the soil before sowing. To do this, in equal parts mixed garden soil, mullein and add a little river sand. For sowing seeds suitable oblong box.
The wells under the seeds make a depth of 1.5 cm. After planting, sprinkle them with a thin layer of soil and moisten. Capacity with seeds covered with a film or glass to create the greenhouse effect, and take out in a dark room. The temperature in the room should not fall below +25 degrees.
After the emergence of seedlings, the glass is removed and the seedlings are placed in a well-lit place. They need to be watered very moderately. For these purposes, a spray is well suited.
After the appearance of two sheets of seedlings should to seat into separate pots and to fertilize solution fermented mullein, diluted in the following ratio:
- warm water - 7 liters;
- manure - 1 liter.
Immediately after feeding, the seedlings should be watered so that the fertilizer is absorbed faster. The room temperature is reduced to +18 degrees during the day and +16 degrees at night.
It is also important to pay attention to lighting, as its deficiency leads to excessive stretching of the seedlings. The pots of seedlings are gradually turned towards the light from different sides so that the stems do not tilt in one direction.
The next step is tempering. In the first days of hardening in the room for several hours open the window. After 2-3 days, containers with seedlings are taken out to the loggia in the daytime. Two days before transplanting in greenhouses, seedlings are left on the loggia for the night.
Growing seedlings in the greenhouse
Planted seedlings in greenhouses in the end of April. The distance between the bushes should be at least 60 centimeters. The transplanted seedling is immediately tied to a support.
After transplantation, the first watering and fertilizing should be done no earlier than 7 days. For good growth, you can feed the seedlings with nitrogen, and to form fruits use potash-phosphate fertilizers. Re-feeding is made not earlier than 14 days after the first.
A shrub formed in two stems will yield a harvest delay of two weeks, but in this case the fruiting will be more abundant.
Foot and lower leaves should be regularly to cut off. After pruning to water the bush is not necessary. At the time of flowering, the stems must be slightly shaken in order for self-pollination to take place, and the fruits are tied better.
For irrigation between the rows, you can dig shallow grooves and fill them with water. Then the soil will be uniformly saturated with moisture.
Watering must be moderate. With a lack of moisture, the fruits will be small and the leaves will dry out. Excess moisture will lead to decay of the root system. Watering is best done in the early morning, the water should be at room temperature.
Mandatory care procedures are weeding and loosening soil.Weed grass between the bushes must be removed so that it does not pull nutrients from the soil. Loosening is necessary so that oxygen can better penetrate to the root system.
Diseases and pests
Experienced gardeners are advised to hold a number of preventive measures:
- Soil disinfection with a strong solution manganese.
- Seedling treatment phytosporin.
- If bugs or slugs appear, pests should be removed and treated with a solution. ammonia bush plants.
- Regular destruction of weeds.
Harvesting tomato
Crop harvested after 110 days since sowing the seeds. The fruits are used fresh for salads, as well as for canning. Due to its excellent taste and good presentation it is in demand among consumers.
Reviews
Reviews of gardeners about this variety are controversial. Here are some of them:
Aida, Krasnodar
The variety is very fruitful, taste is satisfied. I have been growing it for five years now and I believe that this variety has no equal.I grow it in an open garden and take the crop before frost. I recommend to everyone.
Maria, Kuban
The variety is very capricious. The fruit stains rot. With the taste of our Kuban tomatoes, nothing compares.
Helena
Cultivated this variety in 2016. I was very pleased with taste and appearance, and yield. I will grow this variety again.
Despite the fact that this variety appeared quite recently, it has already managed to gain popularity. At observance of all recommendations it is completely not difficult to grow up this grade. It is worth trying to indulge yourself with a good harvest.