Description of the Pink Fleshy tomato, growing recommendations

Many novice gardeners are interested in how to grow the Pink Fleshy tomato. Depending on fruit size, all tomato varieties are conventionally divided into three groups, among which beefsteak tomatoes make up a significant portion—they have fleshy and fairly large fruits. Another characteristic of this group of tomatoes is the presence of segments when the fruit is cut horizontally.

Below we will look at one of the representatives of beef tomatoes, the Pink Fleshy, bred not long ago by breeders from the Altai Territory.

What is the Pink Fleshy tomato?

Characteristics of tomatoes:

1. This is an early-ripening variety, the ripe fruits of which can be harvested 3–3.5 months after the first shoots appear.
2. The plants are suitable for growing both in greenhouses and in open ground.
3. The plant is low-growing—no more than 55 cm in height—it is compact and has a strong enough stem to support the weight of tomato clusters without requiring additional tying.
4. As for the weight of the fruits, each one weighs around 300-350 g, but some of the first tomatoes can gain weight up to 500 g.
5. With planting patterns of 50x40 cm or 50x60 cm, which are recommended by different seed producers, you can harvest about 5-6 kg of tomatoes from 1 m².
6. It's worth noting that the root system of this tomato variety is quite compact, so even slightly reducing the distance between plants will not harm them, but will actually contribute to an increase in yield due to an increase in the number of seedlings within the same area.

The fruits of this tomato variety are pink and either round or slightly flattened. They are sweet, juicy, and fleshy, containing a large amount of beta-carotene, a substance that is an antioxidant and prevents premature skin aging. A horizontal cut reveals four segments.

The variety is universal in terms of use in cooking and canning: it can be used in salads, for making pastes, juice, sauces, for pickling and marinating.

How to grow tomatoes?

Growing the Pink Meaty tomato variety is no different from other varieties, except that these tomatoes don't require staking or pinching. The additional shoots that form are relatively weak and later than those of most other tomatoes, so they won't harm the future harvest in terms of volume.

Tomatoes are resistant to many diseases, but are very susceptible to late blight, a fungal disease that is identified by the appearance of brown spots on the leaves, stems, and fruits of tomatoes.

If you notice these signs on a plant, you should immediately dig it out of the garden bed, as the disease spreads very quickly and can affect neighboring tomato seedlings.

If the spots are found only on the fruit, and the plant itself is healthy, then the tomatoes should be removed and the bushes sprayed with fungicides, among which the most popular are "Ecosil", "Fitosporin", "Ordan", "Oxychom", "Quadris", and Bordeaux mixture.

Many gardeners recommend using whey as a preventative measure against late blight, as the Phytophthora infestans fungi that cause this disease cannot survive in an acidic environment and begin to die. Whey treatments should be done regularly—once every 1–1.5 weeks.

Reviews of this tomato variety have been positive. All gardeners who have tried growing tomatoes in their gardens have been pleased with their choice of seeds. Gardeners noted the following characteristics as key advantages:

• early maturity;
• short stature;
• versatility in preservation;
• good yield;
• juicy sweet pulp of the fruit;
• do not require any effort to grow;
• resistance to most diseases.

All of the above-mentioned positive aspects of the Pink Fleshy tomato variety make it popular among gardeners, including those just beginning to learn the intricacies of gardening and vegetable gardening.