Tomato "figs pink": features and advantages of growing

Tomatoes of the "fig" variety are fleshy and sweet, so their taste properties will definitely please the tomato lovers. This name of the product is explained by the similarity with the overseas fruit, not only external, but also to taste: "figs pink" has honey taste without any signs of sourness.

Tomato "figs pink": reviews, photos, yields

Tomatoes of "fig" variety are vegetables of medium-ripening high-yielding variety. Shrubs indeterminate type can reach up to 3 meters in height. The ground part of the plant forms a sprawling, with a moderate formation of greenery, the crown. Special attention in the care requires tomato "figs pink". Reviews, photos (who planted plants and looked after tomatoes, put them on forums) will help to learn the experience of caring for tomatoes. Bushes of plants must be tied, fastening to a special support.

It has a high yield. On one bush ripens up to 5 brushes with tomatoes. From one bush it is possible to collect up to 6 kg of selected fruits.

The tomato is "figs pink" of large size, the average weight of the fruit is 500 grams. The form of tomatoes is flat-faced with a ribbed surface that looks like a fig berry.

Has a tomato interesting soft taste: sweet, with spicy fruit notes. Tomato "figs pink" reviews are characterized from the best side. Not everyone likes picky plants, but it's worth the trouble.

Breeders distinguish several types of tomatoes, "fig": there are red, pink and honey-yellow tomatoes, similar in taste. It is this characteristic that makes tomato "fig-pink" so popular in cooking. Reviews (the photo is presented above) speak for themselves.

Advantages and disadvantages of tomato varieties "fig"

Growing such tomatoes in your garden, you will note for yourself such advantages:

• Tasty and sweet fruits;
• Excellent yield;
• An interesting form of tomatoes;
• An abundance of shades;
• Universality in terms of cooking;
• Good seed germination;
• High resistance to disease.

The shortcomings include the need for:

• Organization of an optimal environment for heat-loving plants;
• Formation of the crown of the bush;
• Breakdown of the reference grid;
• Top dressing of a tomato.

How to grow?

Tomato "figs pink" was taken out by Russian breeders. Tomatoes of this variety are grown only in hothouse conditions: they love heat and moisture. In the south of the country, they can be grown on an open bed, if climatic conditions contribute to the harmonious growth and development of the plant. The technical ripeness tomatoes placed in the artificial maturing container reach the stage of full ripeness even under room temperature conditions.

Seeds are sown in the second half of March in a soil mixture of garden soil mixed with humus and river sand (if possible). Germination occurs at a stable temperature in the room of at least 23 degrees. After the seedlings give a pair of fully opened leaves, it is transplanted to the bed. Planting seedlings in greenhouse conditions occurs no earlier than the end of May.

Plants require moderate, but frequent watering, as well as root top dressing (3-4 times during the ripening season).

Important! At 1 m ² planted no more than three bushes of tomatoes, leaving between them a distance of up to 40 centimeters. Sami bushes form in 1-2 stems, which allows you to achieve high yields.

Reaction to pests and pathogens

The indeterminate tomato variety "fig-pink" shows a high resistance to the diseases inherent in the plants of the genus Solanaceae, but this phenomenon does not exclude the possibility of infection by rot or parasite damage. To prevent the development of tomato disease, the soil before planting is treated with a solution of potassium permanganate. In the process of growth and development of tomatoes, the soil at the root must be constantly loosened and the weeds removed. The bushes themselves are recommended to be sprayed with phytosporins for prevention purposes. After the formation of the fruit on the stem, the plant is sprinkled with solutions of herbs and plants, thus replacing chemically harmful compounds with natural antioxidants, feeding and protecting.

Having planted and grown tomatoes "figs" on your bed, you will definitely be satisfied. They are stored for a long time and are suitable for any kind of canning or heat treatment. With such a set of vegetables, you can easily cook the most savory and delicious dishes, in which a tomato is the main ingredient.