Tomato Pink Unicum F1 of Dutch selection was bred to increase the yield of the vegetable. Thanks to the high quality of the fruit, the variety is gaining popularity among vegetable growers. Tasty, neatly shaped tomatoes are used not only for personal use, but you can make good money by selling them.
Hybrid Pink is the best among the first
Dutch hybrids are positively assessed by everyone who grows them. Even if you can’t get seeds from them, the vegetables grow healthy and are not affected by pests.And all this thanks to the mother plants, from which the strongest are chosen for selection. The acquired qualities are preserved and are characteristic only of the first generations of the plant. Hence the letter F, which in abbreviated form means children, and the number one is the first generation.
Pink Unicum tomatoes are indeterminate, so the bush grows as long as the summer season lasts. Typically the height of the stem reaches 180 - 190 centimeters. On strong branches there are medium-sized leaves with short internodes. With good care, there are up to six or seven fruit clusters; there are four or six tomatoes in them. Since the hybrid is mid-season, it will begin to bear fruit within 110-120 days after germination.
The main characteristics of the fruit include:
- weight up to 250 grams;
- rich pink color;
- thin glossy skin;
- the flesh is fleshy, juicy;
- the shape is round, smooth, less often – slightly ribbed;
- the taste is sweetish;
- the number of seed chambers is large.
This description of the variety encourages gardeners to start growing a hybrid. Moreover, harvests of tasty fruits can be obtained both in regions with cold and warm climates. An indeterminate hybrid is suitable for greenhouses and greenhouses. It can also be grown in open ground.
Rules for growing a hybrid
In mid-March, they begin to plant the purchased Pink Unicum seeds for seedlings. Pre-soak the material in a solution of potassium permanganate for twenty minutes, then in the growth stimulator Epin for sixteen hours.
The soil mixture is poured into the prepared containers, which must be scalded with boiling water. A week later, tomato seeds are placed at a depth of one and a half to two centimeters.First, the containers are covered with film, and when green sprouts appear, they are opened. The main condition for the development of seedlings is good lighting. If it is not enough, then they will organize additional illumination with lamps. The seedlings sprout after the appearance of the second true leaf.
Upon reaching sixty days of age, the bushes are transferred to the greenhouse. Here holes are prepared, into which not only humus is added, but also wood ash, which supplies the plants with phosphorus.
Transplanted seedlings require careful care:
- glaze;
- weeding;
- feeding;
- timely garter;
- pinching into one or two stems;
- compliance with the temperature regime, not allowing the air temperature to drop below fifteen degrees;
- maintaining humidity within 70-80 percent.
Creating favorable conditions will allow you to obtain high yields of Pink Unicum tomatoes.
Advantages of the variety in reviews from summer residents
Among tomato lovers, the Pink Unicum hybrid has long been appreciated. Reviews from vegetable growers contain the following positive qualities of the variety:
- The taste of the fruits is superior to similar hybrids; they are suitable for both fresh consumption and canning.
- Resistance to diseases is quite high.
- The vegetable plant is valued for its excellent yield, when ten kilograms of tomatoes or more are harvested from one square meter of plantings.
- The bushes require staking and pinching, otherwise there is little hassle with Pink Unicum.
Vegetable growers note that hybrid tomatoes maintain the integrity of the fruit for a long time and do not suffer during transportation. During the cold summer, you can pick unripe tomatoes from the bush, and after some time they will gain the required ripeness.
Indeterminate tomato species such as Pink Unicum have a number of excellent qualities.They are easy to grow in a greenhouse and even in open ground. The hybrid is one of the best among the representatives of the Dutch selection in terms of taste and ease of care.
