For lovers of pink large-fruited tomatoes there is a very good variety, it is called "Pink Giant". These are tomatoes of average productivity, but tastes are very high.
The variety is the fruit of the work of domestic specialists, it was bred in 2000, after 2 years received state registration as a variety recommended for cultivation in open ground and in greenhouse shelters.
In this article you will find a detailed description of the variety. You will also get acquainted with its characteristics and peculiarities of cultivation, learn about the propensity to diseases and attack of pests.
Pink Giant Tomato: variety description
Grade name | Pink giant |
general description | Mid-season indeterminantny grade |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 105-110 days |
The form | Rounded, slightly flattened |
Colour | Pink |
Average tomato mass | 300-400 grams |
Application | Fresh, for juice |
Yield varieties | 12 kg per square meter |
Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
Disease resistance | Resistant to major diseases |
Indeterminate plant, standard. Quite tall is 150-180 cm in greenhouses, and in open ground it can be up to 240-250 cm. It refers to mid-season, 105-110 days pass from transplanting to ripening of the first fruits.
It has a fairly good resistance to a number of diseases. Recommended for cultivation in unprotected soil and in greenhouses.
With the right approach to business with one bush, you can get up to 3-4 kg from a bush. When planting scheme 3 plants per square. m, it turns out about 12 kg. The result is not bad, but not the highest.
You can compare the yield of a variety with others in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Pink giant | 12 kg per square meter |
Apparently invisible | 12-15 kg per square meter |
Apples in the snow | 2.5 kg from a bush |
Early love | 2 kg from a bush |
Samara | up to 6 kg per square meter |
Podsinskoe miracle | 11-13 kg per square meter |
The baron | 6-8 kg from a bush |
Apple Russia | 3-5 kg from a bush |
Cranberries in sugar | 2.6-2.8 kg per square meter |
Valentine | 10-12 kg from a bush |
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Features, advantages and disadvantages
The main feature of the tomato variety "Pink Giant" is the size of its fruit. Also worth noting is its resistance to many diseases and unpretentiousness to weather conditions.
Among the main advantages of this type of tomato amateur gardeners and farmers highlight:
- tasty and healthy fruits;
- large fruits;
- disease resistance;
- good tolerance to temperature changes and lack of moisture.
Among the shortcomings note that due to the high growth of this plant needs careful care in terms of garters and supports. This can cause some difficulties for beginners.
Mature tomatoes have a pink color, sometimes it is raspberry or bright red. The shape is rounded, slightly flattened. Tomatoes are quite large on average 300 grams, but sometimes they reach 350-400. The number of chambers 5-6, the solids content of about 5%. Harvested fruits can be stored for a long time and tolerate transportation.
You can compare the weight of fruits with other varieties in the table below:
Grade name | Fruit weight (grams) |
Pink giant | 300-400 |
Fatima | 300-400 |
Caspar | 80-120 |
The Golden Fleece | 85-100 |
Diva | 120 |
Irina | 120 |
Batyana | 250-400 |
Dubrava | 60-105 |
Nastya | 150-200 |
Mazarin | 300-600 |
Pink Lady | 230-280 |
A photo
See the photo of the tomato "Pink Giant":
These tomatoes have excellent taste and are very good fresh. For whole-fruit canning is not suitable, as the fruits of the "Pink Giant" are too large for this, but for barrel pickles fits very well. From tomatoes of this type it turns out very tasty and healthy juice.
Features of growing
When growing a tomato “Pink Giant”, it is customary to form a bush in two stems, but it is also possible to form one. Due to the high growth, it is imperative to tie up and make supports under the branches. It will also help protect the plant from wind gusts. Very good response to complex feeding.
Read more and more about fertilizers for tomatoes.:
- Organic, mineral, phosphoric, complex and ready-made fertilizers for seedlings and TOP best.
- Yeast, iodine, ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, ash, boric acid.
- What is foliar feeding and when picking, how to conduct them.
Tomato variety "Pink Giant" gives the best results in terms of yield in the southern regions, if we are talking about growing in open ground. In areas of the middle zone, too, gives good performance, but still it is better to play it safe and cover the plant in a film greenhouse.
IMPORTANT! In more northern regions it is grown up exclusively in greenhouse shelters.
Diseases and pests
Diseases of fungal nature, this variety practically does not suffer. The only thing to fear is diseases associated with improper care.
To avoid such troubles when growing, you should regularly ventilate the room where your tomatoes grow and observe the mode of watering and lighting.
Of malicious insects, aphids and thrips can be attacked, and the Bison is successfully used against them.
It can also be attacked by the Colorado potato beetle; a drug is used against it. "Prestige". Like many other types of tomatoes can be exposed to the greenhouse whitefly invasion, struggling with it with the help of the drug "Confidor".
Conclusion
As can be seen from the general review, there are no particular difficulties in caring for the Pink Giant. The only thing that should be paid attention to is the garter and dressing of the plant. Good luck and good harvests.
In the table below you will find links to other varieties of tomatoes presented on our website and having different ripening periods:
Early maturing | Middle late | Medium early |
Crimson Viscount | Yellow banana | Pink Bush F1 |
The Tsar Bell | Titanium | Flamingo |
Katya | F1 slot | Openwork |
Valentine | Honey salute | Chio Chio San |
Cranberries in sugar | Miracle of the market | Supermodel |
Fatima | gold fish | Budenovka |
Verlioka | De barao black | F1 major |