The Pink Pear tomato has a distinctive appearance and a pleasant flavor. Its fruits are uniform in weight and size, with a firm texture. This tomato was developed by selecting seeds from the Pink Giant variety. In central Russia and the northern regions, the Pink Pear tomato can only be grown in greenhouses. In southern Russia, these tomatoes are grown outdoors. The fruits retain their marketable appearance during transportation. Pink Pear is used for juice, tomato paste, and canning.
Some information about the plant
The characteristics and description of the Pink Pear variety are as follows:
- The plant produces its first harvest 120 days after planting the seeds in the ground.
- The Pink Pear tomato variety grows to a height of 140 to 180 cm. When grown in a greenhouse, the plant can reach a height of 210 cm.
- The bushes are trained into a single stem. As one farmer notes, when planting seedlings of this variety, it's best to remove all but one side shoot. This results in a higher yield.
- Tomatoes of this variety need to be tied to a vertical support or trained on a trellis. Gardeners strive to grow no more than eight clusters of this tomato.
- Pear-shaped tomatoes, slightly elongated, colored pink.
Reviews, photos, and comments from farmers about the Pink Pear tomato show that the variety yields up to 9-10 kg when planted in a 1 m² bed with 3-4 plants. Tomatoes weigh up to 80 g in open ground, while in greenhouse conditions, fruits can weigh up to 90 g.
Among the variety's shortcomings, gardeners note a tendency for the fruit to crack, the need to remove excess side shoots, and the use of special supports. It is essential to protect the plantings from garden pests. For this purpose, spraying the plants with insect-killing solutions is recommended. Gardeners note that this variety is often susceptible to fungal infections and rot. To combat these diseases, special treatments are required.
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Due to the large mass of fruits growing on the bush, tying or installing strong supports is necessary. If this is not done, the branches may break off at a time when the fruits have not yet ripened.
Agricultural technology of the Pink Pear variety
Before planting the seeds, warm them up and then treat them with potassium permanganate for 1/3 of an hour. To achieve the desired concentration, dilute 2 grams of potassium permanganate in 200 ml of warm water; the solution should be slightly pink.
To increase seed germination, some farmers use potassium humate or special preparations, such as Virtan-Micro.
It is recommended to spread the seeds on damp cheesecloth and then germinate them. The treated seeds are sown in soil at a depth of 1–1.5 cm and watered with room-temperature water.
Place the seed box in a sunny spot or use artificial lighting. When the sprouts develop one or two true leaves, it's recommended to transplant the seedlings, combining this process with pricking out.
The seedlings are grown for two months and then planted in a well-heated greenhouse around the last ten days of April. If the farmer's greenhouse is unheated, the planting period is postponed until the second ten days of May.
This variety has a significant drawback: the stems are prone to cracking in high soil moisture. Gardeners recommend loosening the soil in the beds more frequently and removing the lower leaves. These measures improve ventilation, which helps remove excess moisture from the soil.
Water the seedlings after sunset. This will prevent leaf burn. If you weed regularly and maintain watering schedules, the plants will grow normally and produce a good harvest.
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This variety has recently become one of my favorites. I love it for its versatility—the tomatoes are delicious both in salads and for winter preserves. They store quite well. Firm, elastic, but not tough. And they're also very productive when grown with BioGrow, this variety is excellent.