Every year there are more and more different varieties of tomatoes. Among them, the Beef Pink Brandy tomato stands out. An excellent large-fruited variety for cultivation in greenhouse conditions.
Description of tomato Beef Pink Brandy F1
Tomato Beef Pink Brandy F1 belongs to the first generation hybrids. The variety was created in 2001 by Dutch breeders as a hybrid intended for cultivation in greenhouses and greenhouse shelters.
The plant is tall (interdeterminate), the bush can grow up to 2 meters in height. Tomatoes must be tied with trellises.
According to the manufacturer, the richest harvest can be obtained if you form a bush into 1 stem. It is also necessary to completely remove the side stepsons.
The tomato hybrid Bif F1 is a mid-season variety. From the moment the seeds are sown in the soil until the first red fruits appear, no more than 115 days pass. The harvest is ripening en masse.
The hybrid is very productive. With proper care of the bushes, you can collect about 20 kg of ripe fruits from 1 square. m.
The main advantage for which many gardeners love this variety is its good resistance to diseases such as tomato bronze virus, tobacco mosaic, root-knot nematodes, Fusarium wilt, and Verticillium wilt of bushes.
Description of tomato fruit Beef Pink Brandy F1
Description of the variety will be incomplete without detailed characteristics of ripe fruits.
Characteristics of Beef Pink Brandy tomatoes:
- All varieties of Beef tomatoes are large-fruited, with an average weight of up to 180 grams. But among them, the hybrid Pink Brandy especially stands out. The maximum weight of a tomato in this variety can reach up to 1 kg;
- The color of the skin and pulp are raspberry-red;
- The skin of the stalk is slightly ribbed, without a green spot;
- The pulp is very juicy and fleshy. The taste is sweet with a slight sourness;
- In cross-section, you can see that vegetables have many seed chambers (about six);
- There are a large number of seeds inside the tomato;
- The fruits have a high content of carotene, sucrose and dry matter;
- After harvesting, vegetables can be stored for up to 25 days;
- Salad tomato. Ideal for fresh consumption;
- Used for making juices and sauces;
- Easy to cut;
- It has an attractive presentation and is therefore well suited for sale.
- It is worth noting that due to the large size of the vegetables and thin skin, the hybrid is completely unsuitable for canning in its entirety. During pickling, vegetables crack and lose all their flavor.
Advantages and disadvantages of Beef Pink Brandy F1 tomato
Domestic gardeners are very fond of this tomato hybrid. It is difficult to find negative reviews for this variety. Many people note that tomatoes are simply delicious.
Description of advantages:
- Large-fruited (vegetables can weigh more than a kilogram);
- The fruits are sweet with a slight sourness;
- Tomatoes cut well and are most often used for making salads and tomato juices;
- Immunity to numerous diseases of nightshade crops;
- A very productive hybrid. You can harvest more than 20 kg of crop per square meter.
The Beef Pink Brandy hybrid has no significant disadvantages. The only thing that can be noted is that the plants are only suitable for growing in greenhouses, especially in the northern regions. Also, due to their large size and very thin skin, mature fruits cannot be preserved entirely.
How to care for tomatoes in a greenhouse
Beef Pink Brandy tomatoes do not require special care. As with all other varieties, it is advisable to choose light, fertile soils for planting it. Plants love open, sunny areas. Also, rainwater should not stagnate in the beds.
Young seedlings need to be watered every other day. When the bushes grow and the growing season begins, the number of waterings can be reduced to 3 times a week. During the period of fruit growth and ripening, you can water the plant once a week.If there have been prolonged rains, watering should be stopped until the soil is completely dry.
It is impossible to over-moisten the soil of tomatoes. This will make the tomatoes too watery.
The most important question that gardeners worry about when growing is how to increase yield?
Since the Beef Pink Brandy tomato is cultivated mainly in greenhouse conditions, it is important to think about pollination of the bushes in advance.
One of the most effective methods of pollination in greenhouse conditions is a beehive. You can put just one hive in the greenhouse (if it is small) during the period of ovary formation. And after harvesting it will have to be removed.
If tomatoes are grown in a greenhouse in the warm season, then beehives do not need to be installed. It will be enough to constantly open windows through which insects can fly.
You can also tap the bushes with a wooden stick. It is important to ensure that the movements are smooth and easy. Otherwise, all the pollen may fall off too quickly and pollination will not occur. 3 times a week will be enough. When the first ovaries begin to appear, stop tapping.
Another important condition for growing Beef Pink Brandy hybrid is maintaining the correct temperature and humidity.
The temperature should be no lower than +15 (the anthers are deformed) and no higher than +30 (the viability of pollen at this temperature is reduced). At a temperature of +35, the anthers become sterile.
The humidity in the greenhouse should be no higher than 70%. If the humidity is too high, the pollen clumps together and is not scattered throughout the bushes.
