Many professional gardeners, and even amateur gardeners, always strive to get a better crop, which forces them to conduct some experiments with existing varieties of vegetables, fruits and berries. Nowadays, we have managed to bring out many valuable crops, including the Pink Honey tomato. What is remarkable about this variety and what features do gardeners like so much? Let's figure it out.
Characteristic fruits of tomato Pink honey (chemical composition, size, color, taste, shape, weight)
To begin the description of this type of tomato is necessary from the fact that they are not hybrids, which means that from such tomatoes it is possible to prepare a large number of seeds for the next year. SortPink honey" can offer you fairly large tomatoes, which often reach 1.5 kg (are formed and ripen on the first brushes).
The shape of the tomatoes is round-core, the color of the fruit is pink, the flesh is sweet, fleshy and sugary in appearance.
Taste qualities of tomatoes "Pink honey" are different from the usual tomato flavor, because they do not have a characteristic sourness. All tomatoes of this variety are multi-chamber (4 and more) and contain a large amount of dry matter.
These fruits have a thin peel, which is why they are absolutely not adapted for storage and transportation, and the large size of the tomatoes makes them an unsuitable option for preservation.
Important! Sometimes, a greenish spot forms near the tomato stem, but if a ripe fruit is placed near it during ripening, it will disappear.
When choosing seeds, be sure to read the recommendations and reviews of those summer residents who have already had to deal with pink varieties of tomatoes for open ground or greenhouse conditions. Many of them point out the possibility of growing "Pink Honey" even on saline soils.Height of bushes
If you believe the assurances of manufacturers, bushes with tomatoes should grow about 60-70 cm in height, but according to reviews of gardeners who grow them in greenhouse conditions, the plant quietly reaches one meter.
Of course, the growth of bushes with tomatoes, and the quality of the harvest depends largely on the conditions of planting and care, so the height of the bushes usually varies from 50 to 100 cm. In general, these tomatoes can be attributed to determinant varieties.
Ripening period of tomatoes Pink honey
Tomatoes "Pink honey" refer to mid-season varieties. From the appearance of the first shoots to the beginning of fruiting, it usually takes at least 110 days. On average, tomatoes fully ripen in 110-115 days, that is, towards the end of summer.
Sowing seeds for seedlings starts from the beginning (for growing in a greenhouse) or towards the end of March (for planting in open ground). The first harvest is received in August.
It is better to form a shrub in two stems, and for an increase in the number of ovaries, staking is a prerequisite.
Did you know? Medium-ripening large varieties of tomatoes also include: “Striped Chocolate”, “Cow Heart”, “King of Siberia”, “Marshmallow in Chocolate”, “Eagle Heart”, “Black Baron”, “Sevruga” and many others.
Yield varieties
Tomato "Pink honey" can rightly be called a fleshy type, but external factors greatly influence the yield and quality of the crop.
For example, if you want to get the most effective result, then when choosing a place for planting a tomato, pay attention to the area where garlic, peas, onions, and carrots were already grown before (only after other nightshade).
The preferred plantation for planting a rose honey tomato is 50 x 40 cm, 3-4 shrubs per 1 sq. M, but as soon as the stepchildren begin to appear, they should be removed immediately.
It is impossible not to take into account the fact that the described variety does not like abundant watering, therefore, it is necessary to irrigate the bushes only when the ground surface dries out completely.
It is highly undesirable that when watering the water falls directly on the plant, on its leaves and stem. Also, "Pink Honey" does not tolerate too high or low temperatures, which adversely affects the yield.
Important! Tomatoes of the described varieties are very sensitive to heat, therefore, with its lack of fruit, they will badly tied, and those that are still ripe will not be able to please you with a large mass. The most comfortable temperature for seed germination is +25 ° C, and with further growth and development + 15 ... +30 ° C.If you comply with all the requirements for planting and care, then with one bush you can get up to 6 kg of tomato. Fertilizers that are applied twice per season contribute to the increase of this figure: at the beginning of vegetative maturation and 30 days after the first feeding.
The ideal option for the task will be water-soluble complexes containing potassium and phosphorus. 
Many gardeners note that Pink Honey tomatoes often produce only 3-4 fruit-bearing brushes, and because of the size of the last of them, the fruits do not always have time to ripen. However, this variety is still more fruitful than “Bull Heart” similar to it.
Ways to grow tomatoes Pink honey
Such a desirable juicy pulp of tomato and large beautiful fruits are the result of a previously chosen method of cultivation. In the middle lane, you can grow "Pink honey" in greenhouses, greenhouses, limited containers, immediately in open ground, on bales of straw or bags of soil mixture, as well as under temporary shelters.
Considering that the climate is colder in the northern areas, these tomatoes are best grown by means of seedlings, which will help to eliminate unnecessary risk (seedlings are first placed in sterilized dishes, and after they grow up they are planted in open, protected ground).
Did you know? The fruits of tomatoes "Pink Honey" have an average tendency to cracking, so you do not have to think about where to put soft and oozing tomatoes.
In general, tomatoes of the specified grade are quite suitable option for cultivation in the open soil. They are actively producing stepchildren (they are better off immediately removed) and form the ovary.At the same time, when grown in greenhouse conditions, a certain aggressiveness in growth is noticeable, that is, the plant quickly grows in width, sacrificing growth in height.
Tomato application
Tomato variety "Pink Honey" is a great option for making tasty and healthy salads and even jam. Food that was created from fruits is not only very tasty, but also incredibly nutritious.
Many gourmets especially distinguish tomato juice, tomato puree, caviar, tomato paste and a wide variety of sauces and dressings. In any of these dishes, the rich taste of tomatoes "Pink Honey" is manifested in full strength.
The only thing for which you cannot use the core-shaped tomatoes is preservation, the reason for which lies in too thin skin (as we have already mentioned, this is a salad-type, therefore in the banks, the tomatoes will simply "crawl" and become "porridge").
The taste of these fruits should definitely please fans of any other types of tomatoes, although the absence of a pronounced taste and aroma, characteristic of all tomatoes, often prevents to appreciate this variety. Also, some gardeners say a high level of sweetness, but if you want you can get used to it.
Disease resistance to disease
One of the drawbacks of non-hybrid varieties of tomatoes, which also includes "Pink Honey", is weak resistance to diseases. However, this fact cannot be considered a serious obstacle to the successful cultivation of such tomatoes.
Timely and proper care of the plants allows you to avoid many troubles or eliminate them in time, although no one will give you a 100% guarantee of the success of these methods.
The only thing you can rely on is disease prevention. For example, at the first suspicion of late blight (brown spots or necrosis appear on the leaves of tomatoes), it is necessary to urgently process all the plants (it does not matter whether they are sick or healthy in appearance).
For this purpose, fungicidal preparations (for example, Ridomil) are used. In addition, to prevent the occurrence of late blight will help:
- compliance with the requirements for irrigation techniques (water should not fall on the leaves);
- planting tomato bushes separately from potato bushes;
- preventive treatment solution Bordeaux fluid.
"Pink honey" should be planted on the beds where legumes, cabbage or radishes grew last year, which provided the soil with essential trace elements for the growth of tomatoes.
Large-fruited tomato varieties should be fed without sparing organic fertilizers. For the above tomatoes, you can use a solution of manure or chicken manure in the proportions of 1 part fertilizer to 10-12 liters of water.
Also, in the process of seedling growth, it would be good to make two supplements from mineral fertilizers: the first - on the 10th day after the dive of seedlings, and the second 10-15 days after it.
For this purpose, the following solution is used: 5, 15 and 30 g of ammonium nitrate, potassium chloride and superphosphate are added in 10 liters of water. When making a second feeding rate of these fertilizers is doubled. Each plant has about half a glass of solution.
Despite the fact that non-hybrid varieties do not have a high level of resistance to diseases, this does not prevent them from enjoying high popularity among gardeners.
Therefore, if you want to protect your tomatoes from bad weather, just plant the seedlings in the greenhouse, and all that is required for excellent harvest is a competent agricultural technology for growing crops (proper soil preparation, adherence to the lighting regime, timely fertilization and growth accelerators, hardening seedlings and tons d.)
