Today, lovers of sweet, with no signs of acid, tomatoes have a large selection of product. But selection work never ceases to delight consumers with even more interesting novelties. In this article we will get acquainted with the variety of tomato "Fig", with the description and characteristics of the pink and red subspecies of the variety.
- Description and differences
- Bushes
- Fruit
- Characteristics of varieties
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Features of growing seedlings
- Tomato care
- Diseases and pests
Description and differences
The name of the variety received for the external similarity with the oriental sweet-sugary fruit, as well as because of the honey taste. There are no particular differences between subspecies, but the pink tomato has a large amount of sugar in its composition, therefore it needs more frequent feeding and watering. 
Bushes
The root system of "Fig" is well developed and branched out, so for 1 square. m planted no more than 3 bushes, so that they do not interfere with each other. Tall, up to 3 m bush forms a thick and branching stem.
If time does not remove the side shoots, it will form a fairly wide crown. Tomato shoots are heavily pubescent, so they appear greenish-gray. The leaves are dark on top, pale underside.The sheet plate is large with carved edges.
Fruit
During fruiting on the stems are formed brush fruit, an average of 5 pieces. Externally, the fruits of both subspecies are similar: rounded, with a large number of ribs, with a slight elongation to the top, like the fruit in whose honor they are named. 
Multi-fruit fruit with a large number of seeds. The skin is saturated pink or the same juicy-red, glossy, thin, but can save from cracking. The flesh of both subspecies of tomatoes is fleshy, with sugar kinks.
Differences in the characteristics and description of tomato fruits in weight: "Fig pink" - from 300 to 600 g, and "Fig red" reaches 800 g of weight.
Characteristics of varieties
"Fig" - a high, mid-season variety. The bush grows quickly and bears a lot of fruit, therefore it needs support and formation, since the stalks may break due to the severity of the fruit. Proper care will save the fruit from cracking in the phase of full ripeness.
What is remarkable - the fruits ripen perfectly, being plucked in the stage of technical ripeness. These tomatoes are well stored and tolerate transportation, have an excellent presentation.Tomatoes varieties "Figs" fertile, red and pink subspecies yield up to 7 kg per bush. 
The taste of these tomatoes is very pleasant: light honey notes echo interspersed with fruit flavors.
In use, both tomatoes are universal: juice, salad, first and second courses, sauces, all kinds of winter preparations.
Advantages and disadvantages
The main advantages of "Fig":
- large and sweet fruits;
- bright color and presentation;
- ability to ripen in torn form;
- disease resistance;
- universality in application.
The disadvantages include the lack of immunity to cold: the plant is grown in greenhouses and greenhouses, open ground suitable only in the southern regions. 
These tomatoes require careful care: the formation and support are required.
Features of growing seedlings
For sowing seedlings take garden soil, humus and coarse sand in a ratio of 2: 1: 1. Sowing is carried out in the second half of March in boxes for seedlings or individual containers.
Seeds are not buried more than 1 cm, powdered with soil. The box is placed in a warm, illuminated place, the temperature of the maintenance of crops should not be below 23 ° C. It is necessary to closely monitor the drying out of the upper layer of soil, since this plant (both subspecies) is moisture-loving. 
In the period of short daylight hours, seedlings need additional artificial light in the daytime.
In the phase of 2 leaves, the seedlings are transplanted into a large separate container and from this period they begin to feed. Top dressings are carried out in the evening with a complex mineral composition.
In the second half of May, the grown strong, which formed up to 12 strong leaves and reached at least 30 cm in height, are transplanted into greenhouse soil. It must be disinfected by watering it with a solution of potassium permanganate: this is a kind of prophylaxis against fungi.
For figs, it is important to immediately provide support: both pink and red subspecies form heavy fruits. Brushes under their weight fall on the ground, which is fraught with blackening of the fetus. Another nuisance - fragile stems, they break off from the weight of "Fig". 
Tomato care
Caring for the culture is watering, caring for the soil and feeding.
The basic rule for growing tomatoes "Fig" - is the formation of a bush. As already mentioned, both pink and red subspecies have heavy brushes with fruits, under the weight of which the stems can simply break.
During fruiting, it is better to use the drip irrigation method, since the uneven distribution of moisture can have a detrimental effect on future crops.Do not forget about loosening the soil, saturating the root system with oxygen and weeding from weeds. 
Planting requires at least four meals a day, the complex should include potassium and phosphorus, which give the plant an incentive to form full-fledged ovaries and, accordingly, fruits.
In order to stimulate better fruiting, the plant is watered with a stimulating solution: boric acid - 10 g, wood ash - 2 l, water - 10 l. Under the bush enough 1 liter of solution.
Diseases and pests
In order to avoid infection with fungal diseases, the soil in the greenhouse before planting is disinfected - either with potassium permanganate or copper sulfate solution. In the process of growth, the bushes are sprayed with the solution "Fitosporin".
Protect planting in the greenhouse from pests by using folk remedies - decoctions of herbs such as onion peel, celandine, medicinal chamomile, marigolds.
If the situation is too neglected, insecticide preparations are used, but not more often than once every 3 days. 
Having planted a variety of Tomato tomatoes on the plot, you will get a tomato of universal use: delicious juice, rich and bright; preservation and singly; sauces, seasonings for many dishes, as well as a separate tasty product.
