The best varieties of pink tomatoes: growing features

Selecting a variety

These tomatoes contain more sugar and have thinner skin than red tomatoes. They don't have a pronounced sourness; instead, they have a pleasantly sweet taste. They contain significantly more vitamins, such as B1, B6, C, and PP. Pink tomatoes are rich in lycopene, which is responsible for heart and vascular health, reducing the risk of atherosclerosis. Mediterranean countries, where lycopene-rich fruits and vegetables are abundant, have a very low incidence of coronary heart disease. Tomatoes are among the highest in this antioxidant, followed by grapefruit, watermelon, persimmon, and apricot. Lycopene protects the body from free radicals, thereby combating several types of cancer. Another crucial element found in these tomatoes is selenium, which promotes healthy metabolism and promotes a youthful appearance.

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Early varieties

Let's take a look at several very interesting mid-early tomato varieties that can be easily grown in your own garden.

Tomato Pink Leader

An ultra-early variety, the first fruits can be harvested in just 85 days. It's used for salads and juices. The inflorescences are simple. The fruit is fleshy, raspberry-pink, round, and weighs 150 grams.

The plant is standard, compact in size, so 7-9 plants can be planted per square meter and does not require pinching. Suitable for both open-air and greenhouse cultivation. It is resistant to late blight and tolerates adverse weather conditions well with good weeding, mineral fertilization, and moderate watering. It ripens uniformly, yielding up to 8 kg per square meter.

Tomato Pink King

A tall, mid-early hybrid. Ripe tomatoes are pink, round, and quite large, weighing up to 250-300 grams. They are suitable for salads and juices, and store well. In southern regions, they can be grown outdoors and yield up to 12 kg per square meter. For more northern regions, greenhouse cultivation is suitable, but achieving such a large yield is difficult. It responds well to complex mineral fertilizers. The hybrid is resistant to most diseases, but poor lighting and improper watering can lead to tomato gray mold. By adjusting these factors, this disease can be avoided.

Altai Pink Tomato

A tall, mid-season variety with a ripening period of 110-120 days. Suitable for both open-air and greenhouse cultivation. Ripe fruits are pink, round, and slightly ribbed. Each tomato weighs 300-350 grams, but can reach 500 grams. This high-yielding variety yields up to 10 kg per square meter, with a long fruiting period.

Chinese Pink Tomato

A tall (up to 180 cm) early-ripening variety, ideal for greenhouse cultivation. Three to four plants can be planted per square meter. Pinching and staking are essential. Ripening takes 93-100 days. Fruit is very large, weighing up to 500-700 grams. The pink, flat-round fruit is ideal for salads. It produces a high yield even with fluctuating temperatures.

Tomato Pink Cheeks

A mid-early, determinate variety, it bears fruit from June to mid-August. It takes 105 to 115 days for tomatoes to ripen, and they'll be fresh all summer long. They're large (180-350 grams), fleshy, flat-round, and pink in color. Suitable for salads and processing. Can be grown in greenhouses and open ground. Ideally, 7-9 plants per square meter are planted. With regular watering, loosening, and adequate fertilizing, they are resistant to diseases such as Alternaria, Fusarium, and Verticillium wilt. This early-ripening variety produces a stable harvest and has good shelf life. This combination of qualities produces excellent results.

Late varieties

Let's note several of the most common and interesting varieties of late tomatoes.

Sugar Bison Tomato

A mid-season, tall, high-yielding variety. The bush grows up to 1.8 meters. It is best grown in a greenhouse. The plant is trained into 1-2 stems, and pinching is essential. When planting seedlings in the ground, 3-4 bushes can be placed per square meter. Standard fertilizing, watering, and soil loosening are essential. A yield of 6.5-7.6 kg per square meter can be harvested.

Tomato De Barao pink

A tall, mid-late variety. It has a well-developed bush, approximately 2 meters tall, with single clusters of 8-10 tomatoes each. Grown in greenhouses, it is one of the first to be planted, as it takes 120-125 days to ripen. Resistant to late blight. The fruits of this variety are small—70 grams each—and have a pleasant oval shape and pink color. A single bush yields 3-4 kg, and a square meter yields up to 6.8 kg. The variety's value lies in its excellent storage after ripening, without losing its wonderful flavor.

For open ground

Some of the varieties listed above, such as Rozovye Shchechki, Pink King, and Altai Pink, can be grown outdoors. This is especially true for warm southern regions with plenty of warm, sunny days throughout the year.

In this case, there's no reason to worry about harvesting. However, it's important to remember to carefully prepare the soil for planting. It's well known that tomatoes grow well after dill, carrots, zucchini, and cauliflower. Pink varieties are very sensitive to mineral salt fertilization. This helps them cope with moisture stress and become disease-resistant.

For the greenhouse

Varieties intended only for greenhouses (De Barao Pink, Sugar Bison) are usually very tall and require tying and care.

Since these varieties are mid-season, a greenhouse allows for more warm days for this purpose. Soil preparation, fertilization, and even watering are also crucial for greenhouses. It's crucial that the greenhouse is well ventilated on hot days.

Features of cultivation

Pink tomatoes are juicier and more tender than their red counterparts, and therefore require more careful care. This includes regular feeding and watering, whether they're grown in a greenhouse or in the open ground.

Fertilizing is necessary at such crucial stages as planting seedlings in open or closed soil and during cluster and ovary formation. To ensure proper ovary formation, you can spray a fine mist of water directly onto the flowering clusters, being careful not to disturb the pollen.

A properly formed, tall bush requires staking and, if the variety requires it, pinching out the side shoots. Finally, loosening the soil is an important procedure, regardless of the planting location. Properly performing this entire process will help you avoid diseases and reap a bountiful harvest.

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