Features of the cultivation and care of tomatoes Pink honey

"Pink honey" is a fleshy large-fruited pink tomato. Sweet fruits weighing up to 1.5 kg are used in the preparation of salads. The grade "Pink honey" is appetizing tomatoes with a thin peel and lack of usual tomato aroma. The yield of the bush is up to 6 kg. Consider how to plant tomatoes and how to care for them to get a high yield.

Proper planting tomato seedlings on seedlings

To get tomato seedlings "Pink Honey", it is necessary to sow the seeds in late February or early March. To do this, prepare the capacity for planting, soil and seeds. This variety is not hybrid, so you can use seeds collected from your crop for planting. They will grow giant tomatoes with such characteristics as that of the mother plant.

To collect the seeds "Pink Honey" use the largest and ripe fruit. To do this, mash the pulp with seeds and after three days, rinse it under running water on a sieve. Dry the seeds in the air, spreading them on a sheet of paper.

Tanks for planting may be different, but manufacturers offer special containers with lids that will create a greenhouse effect. We fill containers with soil for seedlings. Before sowing, seeds should be processed in a pink solution of potassium permanganate and check for germination. Seeds floating in the solution are not suitable for sowing. Those that have sunk to the bottom must be rinsed with clean water before sowing. The depth of the hole is 1.5-2 cm. After sowing the seeds, the soil is watered. For this purpose it is better to use a spray.

Capacity cover with lids or plastic wrap. This will speed up the germination of seeds. Containers should be placed in a warm bright place. The first shoots should appear in a week. They need to be watered regularly and remove condensate from the container lid.

After sprouting has a pair of true leaves (approximately 12 days after germination) It is necessary to carry out a pick. To do this, we transplant the plants into the boxes for seedlings according to the 10 × 10 cm scheme, deepening the plant to the cotyledon leaves. After two weeks, we carry out the second picking: with the help of transshipment, we move each plant into a separate container (volume 1 l) with drainage. For this purpose, manufacturers recommend the use of peat-humus cups. Over the entire period of growing seedlings it must be fed twice. For this it is better to use complex fertilizers.

To adapt the seedlings to the environment, it needs to be hardened. A week before planting the seedlings on the garden it should be taken out to the fresh air, each time increasing the time of hardening. The timing of planting a rose honey in an open ground depends on the location and type of shelter. It is planted in heated greenhouses in April, in unheated greenhouses - in May, on a garden bed - in June.

Ideal conditions for growing tomatoes "Pink Honey"

To get a high yield of pink varieties of tomatoes for open ground, it is necessary to create ideal growing conditions.

Temperature

Temperature conditions for tomatoes "Pink honey" should be average during flowering and fruiting. If the temperature is from +10 to +15 ° С, then the development of the plant and the formation of fruits slow down. At high temperatures (more than +30 ° C) the process of pollination is impeded, the fruits are not tied.

Lighting

"Pink honey" requires sufficient lighting. With a lack of it, you will not get a harvest. Moreover, the plant itself may wither. Please note that "Pink Honey" does not tolerate heat. The scorching sun has a negative effect on the leaves and fruits of the plant.

Tomato Good and Bad Precursors

In order to reduce the risk of disease of late blight and cladosporium tomatoes, they should be planted in those areas where the cultures of the family of the nightshade (Bulgarian pepper, tobacco, potatoes, eggplants) did not grow. It is recommended to plant tomatoes after legumes, root vegetables, garlic, onions or cruciferous (radishes, radishes, cabbage). Diseases of these plants do not apply to tomatoes. With such an alternation, the pathogens die.

Comprehensive care in the cultivation of tomatoes

It should be remembered that the "Pink Honey" tomatoes do not belong to hybrids, therefore can not boast of resistance to adverse environmental factors, and therefore require careful maintenance. A tall plant (up to 1.5 m) belongs to a determinant variety of tomatoes, it needs the formation of a shrub.

Proper formation of the bush

If you do not control the growth of tomatoes, then each stem tends to be tall, and in the bosom of each leaf the stepchildren form. Each stepson forms a new stem. This process can grow into the cultivation of the jungle.

Tomatoes "Pink honey" The first flower brush is formed after 5-7 leaves, and new ones - after two leaves. After tying up a certain number of brushes, their growth stops, therefore, it is impractical to grow such a variety of tomatoes in one stem. Determinant varieties are formed in 3-4 stalks. To do this, transfer the growth point to the side shoots.

For the correct formation of a bush of tomatoes "Pink honey" it is necessary to combine the first pinning with the garter of plants. This must be done before the first brush blooms (about two weeks after planting a tomato). The footmaids clean hands. Their length should not exceed 4-5 cm.

What should be watering the soil

During the period of mass formation of fruits, watering the plant should be abundant. But after drying the soil you should not water it too much. Otherwise it will lead to cracking of fruits and loss of their presentation. To avoid such moments, in the dry season tomatoes should be watered twice a week. Indicator for the need for irrigation - drying the topsoil to a depth of 2 cm.

Watering is better in the morning. under the root of the plant, since drops of moisture on the leaves and fruits can trigger the development of phytophthora. It is good to use polivalki from plastic bottles. To do this, in plastic bottles (volume 1.5-2 l) cut the bottom and drop them neck down at the stem of the plant. Water in a container.This will help prevent water from spilling over the surface of the soil and will help to better moisten the soil in the right place.

Regularity of dressings

Fertilizers need to be fertilized twice during the fruiting period. Fertilizers are best applied in liquid form after watering. The first feeding is carried out in 2-3 weeks after transplanting during the formation of the first ovary. The second is when the fruit ripens. If the soil is poor, then you can make a third dressing. At the same time, before feeding the tomato, you need to know what kind of fertilizer is needed for the plant.

To increase the vegetative part of the plant (to stimulate the growth of plants and foliage) need to use nitrogenous substances (manure, litter, saltpeter). For growing fruits, ripening and giving them better taste make potash and phosphorus additives. For balance, use complex fertilizers for vegetables.

Scientists have proven that regular tomato consumption helps reduce stress, normalizes the cardiovascular and digestive systems, improves metabolism. Sweet tomatoes "Pink honey", besides the benefits to the body, bring moral satisfaction, even pride in their own crops.