For many people, red tomatoes are most used in cooking, but in reality there are tomatoes of different colors: from white and pink to yellow and black. Few people know that pink tomatoes have more useful and valuable properties in comparison with red ones. They have an amazing taste, thin skin and pulp with a sweet and delicate taste.
The best varieties of pink tomatoes
The article will provide a description of the best varieties of pink tomatoes, special attention will be paid to caring for them, planting rules and taste.
Mexico City tomato
This is a variety with large fruits. In the middle lane, it is desirable to grow it in greenhouses. The average height of the bush is about one and a half meters, so it is necessary to tie it to a support and pinch it. Fruits are flat-round in shape, after ripening they are bright pink. Weight - about half a kilogram, fruits smell nice, very tasty and fleshy. Suitable both for fresh consumption and for making sauces or tomato juice.
About two months before planting in the ground, seeds are sown for seedlings. It is advisable to place no more than three plants per square meter, if the bush will form into one stem - no more than four plants.
Abakan pink
Extended fruiting, tomato with large fruits, mid-season. Abakan pink, growing in a greenhouse, can reach a couple of meters in height, in open ground - up to one and a half meters. It is desirable to form it into one or two stems. When formed into one stem, the stepsons are removed, into two stems - one stepson is left under the first brush of the flower.
Fruits grow in the "Bull's Heart" type, after ripening they acquire a pink-red color, each tomato weighing about three hundred grams on average. Suitable for making sauce, tomato juice or salads. Despite the fact that the name contains the word "pink", the tomato skin is red, but the flesh is pink.
The advantage of Abakan pink is that it has a decent yield and a high level of fruit quality.
A couple of months before the planned planting in the ground, the seeds of the plant are sown for seedlings. It is advisable to place no more than three plants per square meter of soil. Plant care includes consistent watering, weed control, fertilization, and pest prevention.
Alsou grade
Alsou is:
- medium early;
- productive;
- determinant.
Recommended for growing in a greenhouse or soil. The height of the bush reaches about one meter. The bush, like the overwhelming majority of heart-shaped tomatoes, is frail, the stem is thin. It is necessary to pinch the plant and tie it to a support.
The fruits of the plant are large, after ripening they acquire a red-pink color, tasty, fleshy. The weight usually does not exceed five hundred grams. Tomatoes are suitable for fresh consumption or for making juice or tomato sauces. The fruits ripen amicably and early enough, the taste is excellent, the yield is high.
The Scarlet Flower
The tomato is tall, the plant bush can exceed one and a half meters in height. Planting is recommended either in open ground or in a greenhouse. Is an:
- medium early;
- medium-leafy;
- high.
The fruits of the plant are pink in color, the shape is like a slightly truncated heart. The size is quite large, the weight can reach six hundred grams. Tomatoes taste sweet and pleasant. Tomatoes are suitable for making salads or for use in preparations for the winter. Tomato juice can be used in the preparation of adjika, dressing, tomato sauces.
Possesses excellent disease resistance.
Without proper care, which includes generally accepted rules, the fruits of the plant can crack, which will affect their marketable appearance.
Grushovka
The pear is mid-season. It takes about four months from germination to ripening. Grushovka:
- productive;
- determinant;
- medium-sized.
The bush reaches a height of seventy centimeters. When growing a pear tree, picking is not required. Plants can be tied to supports, but this is not necessary.
The shape of the fruit resembles an elongated plum and has a bright crimson color. At the time of ripening, the weight of the fruit reaches an average of one hundred grams. The taste gives off sourness, sweetish, the pulp is fleshy and aromatic. Well suited for fresh consumption. Juices and tomato sauces are prepared from the fruit; it is a good choice for canning. It resists viruses and infections well, is able to mature in different natural conditions.
The shelf life of fruits is about forty days, at this time the presentation does not deteriorate during transportation.
Tomato Anna
Anna's tomatoes are:
- medium-fruited;
- medium-sized.
The height of the bush reaches one and a half meters, the plants need pinching and garter. In order for the quality of the crop to be higher, it is necessary to form two or three stems.
Seedlings are grown in advance, about two months before the planting of the variety. The first crop is harvested three months after germination.
Tomatoes of this variety love space, so you should not plant more than three plants per square meter.
Ripe tomatoes have a heart-shaped and slightly round shape, the weight of one fruit reaches three hundred grams. Ripe fruits contain a small amount of seeds, which allows them to be used in the manufacture of juice or salad.
Anna's advantage is its long shelf life. Tomatoes need feeding, and you can use tools that are harvested by hand: humus, ash or manure.
Japanese crab
This variety is:
- productive;
- mid-season;
- indeterminate.
Suitable for growing in open soil, under plastic covers or for greenhouses. The height of the bush reaches about two meters, with the formation of about 5-6 tassels on the stem. It is necessary to tie the plant to a vertical support and pinch.
The fruits of the Japanese crab tomatoes are slightly ribbed, flat-round. After ripening, they acquire a raspberry-pink color, the weight does not exceed half a kilogram. Juicy taste, fleshy pulp. Resistant to rot.
In advance, before planting in the ground or greenhouse, it is necessary to sow seeds for seedlings. No more than four plants should be placed per square meter. The care is standard, including watering, using fertilizers, weeding, pinching and pest prevention.
De barao pink
Variety:
- indeterminate;
- shade-tolerant.
The height of the De barao pink bush reaches a couple of meters. The plant begins to bear fruit 3-4 months after germination. The fruit is smooth, oval in shape and tastes great. The weight of the fetus does not exceed hundreds of grams.
The variety has a poor susceptibility to late blight.
Seeds are sown for seedlings at the very beginning of spring. Seedlings are planted in open ground until the beginning of the second half of May. It should be borne in mind that the distance between the bushes should be large, of the order of ninety centimeters.
Plants are highly branched and therefore the branches should be cut off, leaving a couple of the strongest stems.
The fruits are versatile in use.
Pink flamingo
Pink flamingo tomatoes:
- indeterminate;
- mid-early.
The bush reaches one and a half to two meters in height, it needs a garter. Harvesting is usually done 3 months after the start of germination.
The fruits are large and heavy - up to 500 grams. Plum-shaped tomato, usually light pink in color.
The taste of ripe tomatoes is juicy, pleasant and sweet. They are used not only fresh, but also for making salad or sauce.
Cow heart
Cow heart grade:
- easily adaptable to conditions;
- fast growing;
- indeterminate;
- mid-season.
Needs constant pinching and bush formation.
The fruits ripen in about 3-4 months.
The average fruit weight reaches 500 grams. After ripening, the fruit has a raspberry-pink color, the surface is slightly ribbed, the pulp is fleshy in consistency. The taste of tomato is sweet.
The presentation of tomatoes is at a high level, usually do not crack and have good transport tolerance.
It is a variety for salad purposes, the shelf life is not very long.
Tomatoes of pink varieties are perfect for eating them in salads, for making sauces and canning for the winter. Fruits are usually sweetish and large enough. Many tomatoes do not need special care; they can be planted in open ground or greenhouses. Ripen quickly enough.