Pink Unicum - the popular Dutch hybrid widely used in industrial greenhouses. Fruits turn out equal, tasty, beautiful, they are stored for a long time and are subject to transportation.
Such tomatoes are in demand at sale, but they can be grown up for own needs, on a personal plot.
Pink Tomatoes Unicum Variety Description
Tomato Pink Unicum - F1 hybrid, mid-season and high-yielding. 
The first fruits appear through 120 days after emergence. The bush is indeterminate, with a moderate formation of green mass.
Fruits ripen in small brushes of 4-6 pieces. From 1 square. meters of planting can be collected up to 16.9 kg of selected tomatoes.
Fruits of medium size, weighing 230-250 g, round, smooth, smooth. Is possible slight ribbing.
Ripe tomatoes have a bright pink-scarlet shade, monophonic, without spots at the stem.
The thin, but dense glossy peel protects fruits from cracking.
A large number of seed chambers, high sugar content. The flesh is moderately dense, fleshy, juicy. Taste is pleasant, sweetish.
Origin and Application
Excellent yield, the collected fruits are stored for a long time, are subject to transportation. Cultivation for commercial purposes is possible, the fruits retain their marketable appearance for a long time. Tomatoes harvested green ripen quickly at room temperature.
Pink Unicum Tomatoes can be consumed fresh, used to make salads, side dishes, soups, sauces or mashed potatoes. Smooth, not too large tomatoes are great for canning, from the pulp of ripe fruit comes thick juice with a rich taste.
Advantages and disadvantages
Among main advantages varieties:
- tasty and beautiful fruits;
- tomatoes are suitable for cooking and canning;
- the harvest is well kept;
- resistant to major diseases;
- easy to maintain.
A photo
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Features of growing
Tomato Pink Unicum f1 multiplies by seedling method. Sowing time depends on the timing of moving to the greenhouse. Sowing usually takes place in the second half of March, but in year-round heated shelters the dates can be shifted.
Before planting seeds soaked in growth stimulator for 10-12 hours.Sowing is carried out in a light soil consisting of equal parts of garden soil and humus; a small amount of sand can be added. Seeds are buried 1.5-2 cm.
After germination, containers are exposed to bright light. The more sun hits the planting, the better the seedlings develop. Containers need to be rotated periodically for even growth of seedlings.
When the first pair of true leaves unfolds, the seedlings swoop down and feed them with a full complex fertilizer.
Wood ash or superphosphate (no more than 1 tbsp) is placed on the holes. N and 1 square. m can accommodate 2-3 plants. The thickening of the landings leads to a decrease in yield.
Plants are formed in 1 or 2 stems, after the formation of 5-6 brushes all side shoots are removed. To improve the development of ovaries It is recommended to pinch the growth point.
Tall bush attached to the support. For the season, tomatoes are fed 3-4 times with full complex fertilizer. Watering is moderate, as the topsoil dries.
Diseases and pests
Pink Tomatoes Unicum resistant to the main diseases of Solanaceae: Cladosporia, Fusarium, tobacco mosaic, brown leaf spot.
For the prevention of plants can be sprayed with phytosporin or other non-toxic bio-drug. From insect pests help insecticides, but they can be applied only before the start of fruiting.
Choosing tomatoes for planting in the greenhouse, you should try Pink Unikum. Several bushes will provide good harvestwithout requiring special care. To make the experiment a success, you need not save on fertilizers, follow the irrigation and temperature.
