The Siberian Tiger tomato is an amazing plant bred in the United States of America. Despite the fact that it is very rare to find this variety in our country, it has already managed to gain fans. What is the mysterious plant?
Characteristics and description
Pink Siberian Tiger is an indeterminate, mid-season variety. The fruits ripen 110–120 days after emergence. The height of the bush is 1.3–1.5 m.
The leaf blades are slightly elongated, large, dark green. The foliage is average. In simple inflorescences 4–6 fruits are formed. The number of brushes on the stem is 6–7.
In the southern regions, it is recommended to grow tomatoes in open ground, and in the central and northern regions, including Siberia, in greenhouses. The variety is resistant to most tomato diseases.
Gardeners who grew the American variety highlight the following advantages:
- Exotic tomato color.
- Pleasant and unusual taste.
- Tomatoes are resistant to falling and cracking.
- The versatility of the fruit.
The description also contains several shortcomings:
- Due to their large growth, the bushes have to be pinched and shaped.
- The fruits are not suitable for whole-fruit canning.
- The variety can be grown in garden beds only in the south of the country.
Depending on the agricultural company and the date of seed release, the description of the fruit may vary. In most cases, tomatoes are spherical and slightly ribbed. Tomatoes at technical ripeness are light green with a green spot in the form of thin stripes at the stalk. Upon reaching biological ripeness, the fruits are colored purple-pink, and the stripes are purple and black. According to many gardeners, the top of a tomato resembles a tiger skin. The red flesh is fleshy, juicy, and sugary when cut. There are many seed chambers and seeds. The skin is thin.
The weight of the fruit varies from 150 to 300 g. The largest tomatoes are formed on the first cluster. The fruits are suitable for making salads, tomato juices and pastes.
Features of cultivation and care
Seeds for seedlings are sown in large or small containers filled with a purchased mixture. The soil mixture can also be prepared independently: for this purpose, turf soil, rotted manure and compost are mixed based on a 1:1:1 ratio.Regardless of the origin of the soil, disinfection is carried out: the mixture is calcined at a temperature of +55–60 degrees or spilled with a hot pink solution of potassium permanganate.
To destroy pathogenic bacteria on the surface of the seeds, planting material is soaked for 15 minutes in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Please note that the authors of the variety do not recommend germination.
After emergence of shoots, care should include:
- Watering. Tomatoes, especially those growing in a greenhouse, do not tolerate high humidity well, so you need to water the bushes rarely, but abundantly. Prolonged drought and waterlogging significantly worsen yields or lead to plant death.
- Feeding. Complex or organic fertilizers are used as nutrient mixtures. In the first half of the growing season, nitrogen-containing fertilizers are applied, in the second half - potassium-phosphorus fertilizers.
- Dive. The seedlings are transplanted into separate cups after the formation of 2 true leaves. Tomatoes are planted in a permanent place at the age of 55–60 days, when the 5th leaf is formed.
- Loosening and weeding. The simplest, but at the same time very important manipulation. The soil in the garden bed is loosened after watering and heavy rains. Weeds are destroyed as they grow.
Reviews
Margarita, 42 years old: “I love tomatoes, so every year I add new varieties to my collection. The Pink Siberian Tiger tomato pleased with its beautiful appearance and unusual taste. The yield could have been better - it was possible to collect 2 kg of fruit from one bush.”
Ivan, 56 years old: “During my life I grew about 1000 varieties of tomatoes. The Siberian Tiger tomato was remembered for its sweet taste and bright color. The characteristics attached to the variety fully corresponded to the grown plants.The fruits were used to make salads and tomato pastes. I recommend".
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