Cultivation, characteristics and description of the Pink Paradise tomato variety

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Yakov Pavlovich

Professor, Head of the Department of Vegetable Growing

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Sweet juicy tomatoes attract the attention of those who like to diversify their menu with tasty and healthy food. Among the varieties of this crop, you should pay attention to the Pink Paradise tomato, which came to Russia from Japan. This is an indeterminate hybrid that produces a high yield of large pink fruits. Easy care and excellent characteristics have made it popular among vegetable growers.

Description of the variety

Tomato variety Paradise f1 is a hybrid. It first went on sale in 2009, but this tomato appeared on the markets of our country much later.

This is interesting! Hybrids are created by crossing several different varieties. Breeders try to put all the best qualities of the “mother” plants into such crops.

Culture is indeterminate. It has constant growth and can reach a height of 2 m, and this must be taken into account when growing tomatoes in greenhouses and greenhouses. For Russian conditions, the manufacturer recommends growing the variety there - this will make it easier to care for the tomato and give a rich harvest.

It is possible to plant these tomatoes in open ground. In this case, the tomato bushes will need more careful care.

Reference. Even an amateur gardener can handle caring for this hybrid.

A photo of this tall bush clearly demonstrates the characteristics of the variety.

Characteristics

Pink Paradise is a hybrid variety of pink tomato. It is distinguished by excellent taste and large, almost identical fruits, with an average amount of pulp and four chambers.

Tomatoes of this variety are best suited for consumption raw, but they are also used for storing for the winter. Therefore, Pink Paradise tomatoes can be called universal.

This is interesting! The designation f1 indicates that Pink Paradise is a first generation hybrid.

The main feature and advantage of the Japanese tomato is its resistance to many pests and diseases. This allows you to reduce the amount of plant processing products and obtain a high-quality and healthy harvest.

Characteristics of Pink Paradise

Before you buy Pink Paradise tomatoes, you need to familiarize yourself with the features and characteristics of this variety.

Characteristics and description of the variety:

Characteristics of Paradise tomatoes

The Pink Paradise tomato was born at the beginning of the 20th century and within a few years received universal recognition. All this is thanks to the good taste of the fruit and ease of care. Already now, Pink Paradise tomatoes are being grown in most European countries. Breeding in greenhouses or outdoors without the need for garter has become an innovation for domestic gardeners.

The full name of the Japanese variety is Pink Paradise tomato f1. The prefix “f1” indicates that the plant is a hybrid. Reviews of Pink Paradise tomatoes from domestic gardeners emphasized the difficulty of growing this variety in open ground. If all the nuances of growing a crop are taken into account by the gardener, he can get:

• round pink fruits, the weight of which can reach 220 g;
• marketable fruits with a missing green spot, which is characteristic of other varieties;
• high yield (up to 2 kg of tomatoes per bush).

Growing seedlings

If you decide not to buy ready-made seedlings from experienced gardeners, but to grow bushes from seeds yourself, learn the basic rules for such work. High-quality seedlings are the key to a healthy plant and a rich harvest.

The seedlings are sown at the end of February. Experienced gardeners advise doing this according to the lunar calendar.

Preparing the seeds

Before you start working with seeds, make sure that their expiration date has not expired - old material has low germination rates.

Seed preparation:

1. Sort out the planting material. Discard damaged seeds covered with mold and fungus.
2. There is no need to disinfect seeds. The manufacturer carries out all the necessary manipulations to protect the material from disease.
3. To speed up seed germination and increase their germination capacity, treat them with a growth stimulator. The material is soaked in a special liquid (for example, Epin) for 12 hours.
4. After soaking, remove any seeds that float to the surface. The chances of them germinating are low.

Advice! If you sow seeds that are not soaked in a growth stimulant, they will also sprout. But the germination of the material in this case will occur more slowly.

Selecting container and soil

The choice of container for germinating seeds is not very important. For these purposes, it is most convenient to use long plastic trays or wooden boxes. Some gardeners plant seedlings in cut-off five-liter bottles or juice packaging.

When the seedlings germinate, each plant is planted in individual containers. For these purposes, it is better to use small peat pots, disposable cups, etc.

To grow seedlings you need a properly prepared soil mixture.

There are two ways to prepare it:

1. Purchase the ready-made mixture at a specialty store. Such soil has an ideal composition, including the substances necessary for the full development of seedlings.
2. Preparing the soil yourself is a more budget-friendly and reliable option. To make fertile soil, mix two parts peat with one part turf soil and one part humus. You can add ash and a little superphosphate to this mixture.

Advice! To save money, gardeners mix purchased and self-prepared soil in equal proportions.

Both purchased and homemade soil may contain insects and bacteria that are dangerous to seedlings. Therefore, before use, the soil must be treated with a light pink solution of potassium permanganate.

Sowing seeds

The seeds are planted in a large container. They are buried 1.5 cm into the ground.

The top of the seedlings is covered with film. The container is placed in a place well illuminated by sunlight, for example, on a windowsill. The optimal temperature for growing is +25 degrees.

To avoid moisture stagnation, seedlings must be ventilated regularly. To do this, it is enough to open the film for several hours in the warm time of the day.

Rules for growing seedlings

The germination of seeds and the health of the plants depend on the correct care of seedlings. There are several important rules for picking tomatoes.

Rules for growing seedlings:

1. The soil is moistened as it dries, always through a spray bottle. It is important to use water at room temperature.
2. It is necessary to constantly maintain optimal temperature and humidity levels for plants.
3. When real leaves appear on the tomatoes, they are planted in individual pots. It is better to use peat containers.
4. When the transplanted plants take root, feed them with complex fertilizers.
5. Seedlings in separate pots are watered from a watering can. The frequency of watering depends on how quickly the soil dries out.
6. Two weeks before planting seedlings in open ground or a greenhouse, it is necessary to harden them. To do this, pots with plants are placed outside every day during the warmer months. First, the tomatoes are taken out into the fresh air for a couple of hours, then this time is gradually increased.

Description and characteristics of tomato Pink Paradise F1, reviews, photos

Mid-season, high-yielding tomato hybrid from the Japanese company Sakata. Recommended for growing in greenhouses.

An indeterminate type bush, up to 1.8 meters high, requires tying to a support and pinching. The manufacturer recommends forming the plant into 1 stem, removing all stepsons (side shoots).

Basic qualities of fruits

photo author Svetlana Kunakovskova

The fruits are smooth, round, pink in color at maturity, weighing 180-200 grams, with excellent taste for a hybrid. Not prone to cracking. Unlike most hybrids, these tomatoes have medium density and delicate skin, with a richly sweet taste.

Productivity of Pink Paradise tomato

If you follow agricultural technology, you can get up to 4.5-5 kg ​​of fruit from 1 bush of this variety. That is, if you planted the seeds on time, grew good strong seedlings and, after planting them in a permanent place, cared for the tomato according to all the rules, then you are guaranteed to get a good harvest. Of course, the weather makes minor adjustments, but with proper care you will always get 4 kg of tomatoes from 1 plant.

The manufacturer claims a yield of up to 5 kg of fruit per plant (subject to watering and fertilizing, and compliance with agricultural practices).

Advantages of the hybrid : excellent fruit set even in the heat, high yield, increased resistance to disease.

Growing tomatoes

For Pink Paradise, the manufacturer recommends using greenhouses. A greenhouse in the garden can also be a suitable option for Japanese tomatoes.

Advice! If you want to get a good harvest, it is better to grow seedlings yourself. Unscrupulous sellers may sell cheaper varieties under the guise of an expensive Pink Paradise hybrid.

Landing in the ground

Tomatoes need to be planted in May, in the last ten days. At this time, the soil has time to warm up to the required temperature.

For better growth of tomatoes, add ash and compost to the holes in which they will be planted. Plants are buried down to the first cotyledon petals to form additional roots.

It is important to maintain a distance between bushes - 60 cm and 40 cm between rows. The tomato stem is tied to a wooden support.

The first watering of plants is carried out a week after planting the seedlings in the ground. At the same time, you can make the first fertilizing.

Advice! If you plant tomatoes in open ground, then at first it is better to keep the plants under a film, periodically ventilating them.

Rules of care

Tomatoes are grown with one or two stems. In the first case, the harvest will appear two weeks earlier, and in the second it will be possible to get more fruits.

Rules for feeding Pink Paradise tomatoes:

1. The tomatoes are fed for the first time a week after they are planted in the greenhouse. For this purpose, nitrogen fertilizers are used.
2. To increase the quantity and quality of ovaries, potassium and phosphorus fertilizers are used. After two weeks, a second feeding is introduced.
3. Foliar feeding can also be done. For this, boric acid is used.

Paradise Peak - self-pollinating tomatoes. To speed up fruit set, the bushes need to be gently shaken every morning.

It is important to plant the bushes. Otherwise, instead of a bountiful harvest, you will get a lot of greenery. After the formation of six full-fledged hands, you need to limit the growth points.

During the pinching process, the lower leaves and overgrown shoots are removed. This must be done regularly and carefully.

Water the tomatoes regularly, without flooding the bushes. On the day of removal of leaves and shoots, no watering is performed to avoid infection of the injured areas.

The nuances of growing Pink Paradise tomatoes in a greenhouse and in open ground

The manufacturer recommends growing Pink Paradise in greenhouses or greenhouses. In such conditions, plants will produce the best harvest.

Caring for Japanese tomatoes in greenhouses is not associated with any difficulties. All that is required from the gardener is regular watering, tying and pinching.

Planting Pink Paradise tomatoes in open ground is possible. The manufacturer warns that in this case, a deterioration in the quality of the hybrid is likely.

In soil conditions, it is necessary to bring the conditions as close as possible to greenhouse conditions. To do this, it is advisable to cover the bushes with film at night, creating a greenhouse effect.

The risk of late blight infection increases when Pink Paradise is grown in open ground. Therefore, in rainy weather, even unripe fruits are collected.

Farmers who have tried both methods of growing tomatoes say that the hybrid produces the most abundant harvest when grown in a greenhouse. In such conditions it is rarely affected by phytovtora.

Pests and diseases

Pink Paradise is resistant to most plant diseases, which significantly reduces the number of necessary treatments. Therefore, even a beginner should not have problems caring for this variety.

Plants can be attacked by harmful insects. Therefore, bushes need to be regularly inspected and garden pests collected. To scare them away, spray your tomatoes with soapy water.

Regular removal of weeds will not only ensure normal growth of the plant, but also protect it from mole crickets. Slugs are afraid of the composition of a spoonful of red pepper added to a bucket of water.

To avoid infection of plants with late blight, starting in July, they are treated with a systemic fungicide every two weeks. Two weeks before harvest, procedures are stopped.

Features of Pink Paradise tomatoes

Pink tomato Pink Paradise produces fruits in ovaries of 4-6 pieces. They are all the same size and rarely crack from external factors. The characteristics of Pink Paradise tomatoes also indicate that each tomato has 6 chambers. The weight of one tomato is 180-200 g. Its taste is very sweet, which allows it to be consumed both raw and for cooking or canning.

The height of the bush deserves special attention. Experienced gardeners have determined that the description of the Paradise tomato stated by Japanese breeders is true only when the crop is grown in a greenhouse. With properly organized plant care, the Paradise bush can reach up to 2 m in height. In addition, cultivation can be carried out with either one or two stems. Examples of Paradise tomato bushes can be seen in the photo.

Productivity of Pink Paradise tomatoes

Vigorous tomatoes take root well in open ground, but do not show their maximum characteristics. A special feature of the description of the Pink Paradise tomato variety is that, unlike other varieties, its seeds (which contain the tomatoes themselves) are not suitable for planting. It is impossible to grow a new vigorous bush from them at home.

A special characteristic of Paradise tomatoes is their productivity. Having allocated 10 square meters for crops in the greenhouse. m, you can expect up to 40 kg of fruit. But those who decide to plant Pink Paradise outside should not expect a good big harvest. The declared figure can drop to 30 or even 20 kg.

Collection and use of fruits

Harvesting begins after the first fruits ripen. Regularly in the morning you need to use scissors to remove all ripe fruits from the bush. Harvest continues until low temperatures.

In rainy weather, you can also pick large green fruits. They will ripen with the stalk even at home.

Pink Paradise tomatoes have a sweet taste. They are mainly consumed fresh. They also make puree and tomato juice.

Is it worth planting Pink Paradise on your site?

If you decide to plant Pink Paradise tomatoes in your dacha, you need to know about the advantages and disadvantages of this variety. It is necessary to take into account that the stated characteristics of Paradise tomatoes are obtained from plants grown in greenhouse conditions, therefore, the first thing that is necessary is to decide on the place where the tomatoes will be grown. Other features are also important:

• There is no need to worry about the health of the plants. They have good immunity to most diseases. Nematodes and tobacco mosaic virus were also no exception. But a person will still have to do preventive spraying of tomatoes in order to minimize the possibility of diseases occurring.
• Pink Paradise pink tomato has a high-quality presentation that does not change even after 7-10 days from harvest. In addition, their peel is thin and strong, which is an indicator of the highest quality.
• Pink Paradise easily tolerates moderate cold snaps, but during frosts the plant dies.
• Pink Paradise tomatoes ripen in just over 3 months.

The Pink Paradise tomato has several disadvantages. The main one is the need to build a greenhouse in order to get a large harvest. The plant can also take root outdoors, but in this case there is no need to expect records.

It is equally important to consider that seeds for growing Paradise tomatoes will have to be purchased annually. Natural propagation of the culture is impossible.

Pink Paradise tomatoes on video

Seed producer : Japanese company SAKATA.

If you grew Pink Paradise F1 tomatoes, please write whether you liked them or not. What was the yield and taste of the fruit under your conditions? Will you grow them again? How do you rate the disease resistance of this tomato? Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of this tomato in your opinion. If possible, attach to the comment a photo of the entire bush as a whole or individual fruits that you grew. Thank you!

Your reviews of the Pink Paradise tomato and additions to the description will help many gardeners evaluate this hybrid more objectively and decide whether it is worth planting or not.