Sweet giant - Pink Honey tomato: description of the variety and its characteristics, photos and growing features

The best fight against stress is tasty food. And if it is also useful, then this is the reason for a good mood. Exactly this mood is created by the magnificent varieties of tomato "Pink Honey".

They are not only beautiful in appearance, sweet in taste, but also contain a large amount of tyramine - a substance that is converted in our body into serotonin - the "pleasure hormone." In this article we will present to your attention a description of the variety of tomato “Pink Honey” with a photo, we will acquaint you with its characteristics and talk about the proper cultivation.

Pink Honey Tomato: variety description

Pink Honey is a large-fruited tomato and is one of the leaders in its group. "Pink honey" is not a hybrid. It belongs to the mid-season determinantal and semi-determinant varieties. It grows from 60 cm to 1.4 m, requires tying and pinching.

Suitable for cultivation in the open field and in the greenhouse. It has an average resistance to diseases and adverse weather conditions. It tolerates drought.

And now we will pass to the description of tomatoes "Pink honey". This tomato is famous for its huge fruits up to 1.5 kg.

The color of the fruit is pink, the flesh is fleshy, sweet, sugary in appearance. Has no sour taste typical of tomatoes. Multichamber fruits - from 4 or more cameras. Contains a large amount of dry matter.

The shape of the tomato is heart-shaped, slightly ribbed. On the brush can be from 3 to 10 ovaries. The first tomatoes are the largest, the next smaller - from 600 to 800 g. Have a tendency to cracking.

You can compare the weight of the fruits of this variety with others in the table below:

Learn more about the most common tomato diseases in greenhouses here. We will also tell you about ways to deal with them.

On our site you will find reliable information about such misfortunes as Alternaria, Fusarium, Verticillis, Phytophlorosis and ways to protect against Phytophthora.

The fruit has a thin peel, therefore unsuitable for storage and transportation. Due to the large size, it is not suitable for whole canning.

Sometimes a greenish spot appears on the fruit near the stem. It disappears in the process of ripening, if you put a ripe tomato next to it.

It is consumed fresh, in salads, canned in the form of juice., pasta, ketchup, as a part of winter salads, adzhiki, even jam is made of it. Very tasty in the form of dressings for soups.

Specifications

And now let's talk about the characteristics of Pink Honey tomatoes. The variety "Pink Honey" is included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements Approved for Use, in 2006, the authorship is owned by Russian breeders.

The variety is recommended for cultivation in the middle zone and Siberian regions. Tomato variety "Pink honey" is not a hybrid, which means that there is no need to purchase seeds annually. After the first year of cultivation, the seeds from the fruit obtained are suitable for planting on seedlings.

The ripening period of tomatoes is 111-115 days. Sowing seeds for seedlings begins in early March for the greenhouse and at the end of March for open ground. The first harvest is removed in August.

Formation of the bush is recommended in 2 stalks, pasynkovanie necessary to increase the number of ovaries.

Tomato plantation 50 x 40 cm, 3-4 bush per 1 square. m. Yield up to 6 kg from a bush.

With the yield of other varieties of tomatoes, you can see in the table below:

A photo

And now we offer to get acquainted with the variety of pink honey tomato in the photo.

Cultivation and care

Tomato "Pink honey" does not have great features in the care. Growing tomatoes "Pink Honey" is possible both in the greenhouse and in the open field. Planting seeds produced only in sterilized containers.

Also for growing seedlings you can use the following methods and techniques:

• growing in twists;
• in two roots;
• in peat tablets;
• no picks;
• on Chinese technology;
• in bottles;
• in peat pots;
• without land.

Seedlings are planted with regard to crop rotation - in places where cabbage, radishes or onions were grown. In this way, diseases associated with solanaceous crops can be avoided. A small amount of leaves on the stem gives it the appearance of a weak plant. However, this is a feature of the variety, the fruits exceed all expectations.

As with all tomatoes, for Pink Honey, temperature is important - not higher than 30 ° for adult plants, moderate humidity and top dressing.

Top dressing

If the fruits do not match the stated taste and size, you need to increase the content of potassium phosphate fertilizers in the feedings. They influence the taste and size of the tomato. Do not abuse nitrogen fertilizers, they contribute to the growth of green mass, not fruit.

Read more about different types of fertilizers for tomatoes in the articles of our site:

• Organic, mineral, phosphoric, complex and ready-made fertilizers for seedlings and TOP best.
• Yeast, iodine, ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, ash, boric acid.
• What is foliar feeding and when picking, how to conduct them.

Watering

"Pink honey" is quite drought tolerant. He needs watering 2 times a week, while watering should be abundant, at the root. Do it better early in the morning. When watering, try to prevent water from falling on the leaves. This will help reduce the risk of fungal diseases.

Weeding and loosening the soil is an indispensable part of care. To prevent diseases of tomatoes growing in the greenhouse, regular airing is mandatory. This prevents the increase in humidity and promotes pollination of plants.

Bring in the piggy bank of your achievements giant sweet tomatoes "Pink Honey" and delight your family with a delicious and healthy harvest!

In the table below you will find links to varieties of tomatoes with different ripening terms:

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