The mid-early tomato Pink Solution comes from Holland. Like all Dutch hybrids, it is productive, resistant to most diseases, and has excellent taste.
Detailed description of the plant
Tomato Pink Solution F1 is a hybrid of Dutch selection, indeterminate in growth type, therefore, like all plants of this group, it has a bush height above 1.5 m. In terms of fruit ripening, the hybrid is included in the group of mid-early tomatoes; the fruits begin to ripen 70 days after the appearance of the first shoots.
The description of the variety given by the manufacturer guarantees the declared yield and other characteristics only when the tomato is grown in a greenhouse. Plants of this variety grown outdoors may not conform to this description. According to the manufacturer’s recommendation, the bushes need to be tied to a strong support, pinched, and the bushes formed into one stem.
The hybrid is resistant to a number of tomato diseases (fusarium, TMV) and adapts well to stressful conditions. The plant produces heart-shaped fruits with slight ribbing in the stalk area, uniform in shape and size.
Large fruits weigh 250 g, the average fruit weight for the entire growing season is 200 g. The fruit cluster can consist of 3 or 5 fruits. The color of the skin and pulp of the fruit is pink. The pulp is juicy, fleshy, aromatic, and corresponds to its salad purpose. The taste of the fruit is seasoned, harmonious, ideal for light vitamin salads.
Gardeners' opinion
It is quite difficult to find extensive reviews about the Pink Solution tomato on the Internet. For the most part, summer residents limit themselves to characterizing the taste of the fruits of this hybrid. Their opinions can hardly be called unambiguous. For some the taste is excellent, for others it is sour. Apparently, to find out the truth, you need to plant Pink Solution yourself and evaluate all its advantages and disadvantages.
Alina, Volgograd
I love experimenting with varieties; every year I try up to ten new hybrids and varieties. I don’t forget the Dutch selection; today I planted several bushes of the Pink Solution hybrid. Usually the Dutch were grown for spinning, but these were eaten in salads. They sang early, in harmony, the taste is quite suitable for summer salads. I recommend this hybrid to lovers of pink tomatoes.
Tatyana, Kemerovo
I tried Pink Solution and planted several bushes. I did not enjoy the taste. Although the hybrid is productive, I will not plant it anymore. I love sweeter pink tomatoes, but these seemed a little sour to me.
Recommendations for sowing seeds for seedlings
The standard time for sowing seeds for seedlings is early to mid-March; it can be shifted in one direction or another. The specific period depends on the time of transplanting the plants into the greenhouse. Tomato seeds, before sowing in the ground, should be soaked in a stimulant solution.
Prepare the soil from equal parts of humus and garden soil; if the soil in the garden is clayey (heavy), add a small amount of sand. The seeds are sown in boxes, covered with a layer of earth up to 2 cm thick, the boxes are covered with film, which is removed only after the sprouts have pecked.
Pick seedlings (2-leaf phase) into separate containers with a volume of 350-500 ml. Before transplanting into the greenhouse, feed the seedlings with any complex fertilizer for tomatoes. Regularly monitor soil moisture and water with settled water if necessary.
Tips for growing rose hybrids
For good development of the Dutch rose-fruited hybrid, well-fertilized, moist soil is suitable. Here are a few rules, following which, you can grow a good harvest of beautiful pink fruits:
- do not thicken the plantings, the distance between the bushes is 50 cm or more;
- To obtain a good taste of pink fruits, apply abundant watering and fertilizing evenly;
- Feeding is especially important after planting tomatoes in a permanent place, at the beginning of flowering, at the initial stage of ovary formation;
- do not overwater your tomato plantings if the soil has been allowed to dry out or the drought has been prolonged: restore soil moisture gradually, this will help avoid cracking of the fruits;
- the hybrid needs light to develop, plant it in non-shaded areas;
- bushes need to be tied up regularly;
- keep the bushes in good shape - remove stepsons;
- loosening the rows is a mandatory procedure after each watering;
- do not abandon preventive measures that protect against late blight and blossom end rot; pink tomatoes are less resistant to fungal infection than varieties (hybrids) with red fruit;
- For better fruit ripening, you can normalize the number of brushes, leaving no more than 8 pieces.
Prevention of diseases and their treatment
Preventive measures in the greenhouse are necessary, despite the resistance of Dutch hybrids to a number of diseases. By maintaining a normal level of air humidity in the greenhouse, most diseases of fungal origin can be avoided.
To do this, the greenhouse must be equipped with convenient windows for ventilation. It is easy to avoid condensation on the walls of the greenhouse at night and in the morning. You should avoid evening watering and water only early in the morning. Mulch on beds of hay and straw reduces air humidity, but retains moisture in the soil and serves as good protection against late blight. Treat the plants with a fungicide (Fitosporin) if infection with the fungus cannot be avoided.
A high-yielding hybrid with pink fruits, with proper care it will perform well and will become a regular in your tomato collection. There is no need to lag behind summer residents who successfully grow Dutch hybrids in their greenhouses.
