Plum tomatoes are very popular. Pink plum-shaped tomatoes, according to most housewives, have a delicate, refined taste. Cream is well stored, does not deteriorate during transportation, and is superior to red varieties in terms of the content of nutrients.
Description of pink cream - Raisin tomatoes
Small-fruited plum tomatoes are easy to care for; the bushes are decorative during flowering and during the period of fruit ripening.
Raisin
Early ripening tomato Cherry Raisin F1 is grown in open ground and under film cover. The bushes are low, determinate type, require support, the maximum height of the central stem is 1 m.The branches have medium foliage, the size of the leaves is large, the color is green.
During the growing season, the tomato forms from 4 to 5 large clusters, consisting of 15 to 20 small fruits. The fruits are elliptical in shape and pink when ripe. Fruit weight is from 15 to 20 g. The pulp is medium density, good taste.
Fruits of universal type: salad, canned. Abundant fruiting occurs early, tomatoes are suitable for consumption 90 - 100 days after emergence. The yield for small-fruited tomatoes is not bad - 3 kg/m². Description of advantages and disadvantages in the table.
| Advantages | Flaws |
| Long-term storage of ripe tomatoes in a cool, dark room | No |
| No mechanical damage during transportation | |
| Early, friendly maturation | |
| Great taste |
Characteristics of tomato Pink raisin
The description of the variety must begin with the brush. The size of the clusters is impressive - up to 50 pieces of beautiful plum-shaped fruits are formed on one fan-shaped cluster. The cream is dense, pink in biological ripeness, moderately sweet. The weight of one tomato does not exceed 150 g, most weigh about 50 g, the length of the cream is 5 cm.
The fruits are good fresh: salads, slicing, decoration for holiday dishes. Cream can be used to make sun-dried tomatoes. Canned tomatoes made from small cream are of excellent quality.
The bushes are of medium height, which depends on the growing conditions and ranges from 1.2 to 1.5 meters. The type of bush is not standard, the bushes need a support of 1 - 2 meters, a garter, a forming pinch. It is recommended to grow a Pink Raisin tomato bush with 2 stems.
Pinch out the stepsons throughout the season. The leaves are potato-type, large, and lack pubescence.
Pink raisins are a Ukrainian variety; in the middle zone they can be planted in polycarbonate greenhouses and in open ground. The fruits ripen early, 90–100 days after germination. Yield characteristics: 6 kg of cream per bush, 10 kg per square meter. List of advantages:
- absence of cracking in ripe tomatoes;
- long-term storage;
- possibility of long-term transportation;
- stable yield regardless of the weather;
- excellent taste;
- immunity to disease.
The Pink Raisin variety is sometimes confused with the Pink Raisin tomato, but these are completely different varieties. Pink raisin is a greenhouse, indeterminate variety with large round fruits weighing 200 - 250 g.
Agricultural technology
Sow seeds for seedlings in the last ten days of March. Before sowing, treat with a solution of potassium permanganate - soak for 15 minutes. Use loose, slightly acidic soil. Optimal composition:
- turf land;
- leaf soil;
- lowland peat.
Water the soil with a solution of “Fitosporin-M” a day before, or, if it is not available, with a solution of potassium permanganate. Sow tomato seeds no deeper than 2 cm, maintain the following distances: 2 cm between seeds in a row, 4 cm between two rows. Seedlings must be plucked. The sprout, ready for picking, is 5 cm high and has at least two leaves. At the age of 3 months, transplant the seedlings to a permanent place.
Care during the growing season:
- watering;
- once every 10 days, apply fertilizer at the root or along the leaf;
- loosening the soil;
- disease control and prevention.
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