Hybrid Pink Miracle collects the most positive reviews on farmers' forums. Many gardeners are thinking about planting a variety on their site, but before buying, you should familiarize yourself with the cultivation agricultural technique. Read more about the characteristics of the variety and the rules of cultivation in the article.

Grade description

Hybrid Pink miracle F1 can also be found under the name Macedonian pink miracle.

The variety has the following characteristics:

• ripening time - ultra-early, 82–85 days;
• the bush grows to 1–1.1 m, the plant is determinant;
• average foliage;
• dimensions are compact;
• 5-6 tomatoes ripen on one brush;
• the skin is pink, dense;
• the shape of the tomatoes is round;
• the average weight of one fruit is 100 g;
• productivity - 18 kg from 1 m²;
• universal application.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Among the advantages of the variety, farmers distinguish:
• germination - 98%;
• unpretentiousness;
• high productivity;
• taste qualities;
• resistance to fusarium, tobacco mosaic, late blight and alternariosis.

• The Pink miracle F1 has several disadvantages:
• stepsoning is necessary;
• due to the large crop, the bush should be tied up;
• fruit keeping quality is minimal.

Self-growing seedlings

The first step in planting tomatoes is growing seedlings. The farmer’s literacy in this matter depends on the quality of the crop.

Optimum timing for sowing

Gardeners plant seeds from mid-March to early April.

The soil

The most reliable option is to purchase ready-made universal soil in an agricultural market. Peat tablets will also be an excellent choice.

Professional vegetable growers prepare the substrate on their own.

To do this, you will need:

• 1 part of sand;
• 2 parts of humus;
• 2 parts of the earth;
• 4 parts of peat.

Before sowing seeds, the soil must be decontaminated.

Farmers disinfect the soil in several ways:

• by freezing;
• steaming in boiling water;
• baking in the oven;
• processing solution of potassium permanganate.

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Capacity for growing

For growing seedlings you will need containers.

Depending on the type of cultivation, gardeners are advised to use:

• boxes for general sowing;
• separate pots for single seeding;
• cups or peat tablets.

Seed preparation

Before sowing the seeds should be processed.

Step-by-step seed preparation is as follows:

1. Soak the material in water. Floating grains to plant there is no point, because they are empty and will not yield a crop.
2. Place the seeds for 30 minutes in a 1% potassium permanganate solution. This measure relieves the material of pathogenic microorganisms.
3. Treat grains with a growth stimulator. Follow the instructions for the selected drug.

Sowing seeds

After processing the soil and seeds, proceed to sowing:

1. Fill containers with soil mix.
2. Make small furrows 1–1.5 cm deep, keeping a distance of 3.5 cm between them.
3. In each furrow lay out grains at a distance of 1.5–2 cm from each other.
4. Cover the furrows with soil.

Seedling Care

Immediately after planting, spray the soil from the spray bottle. Cover the container with polyethylene or a glass plate. Place the crops in a dark place with a temperature of + 24 ° C. Remove the film or glass from time to time and spray the substrate.

In a week, the first sprouts will appear. Now the shelter can be removed. Transfer the container to a bright place, such as on a windowsill. The temperature should be at the level of +23 ... + 25 ° С. As the soil dries, moisten the crops from the spray gun.

If the seedlings grow in a common container, it will need to be dived into separate pots. The procedure is carried out when the seedlings have 2 leaf plates. After a dive, continue regular spraying of the soil.2 weeks after transplanting, fertilize in a separate pot. The plant will respond well to a solution of nitrofoski or nitroammofoski.

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Seedling hardening

7-14 days before the planned planting, begin hardening seedlings. Take out boxes with seedlings in the open air. Thus, seedlings will get used to street conditions. The first day you should keep the container for no more than 1 hour. Every day, increase the stay of seedlings by 1-2 hours.

Saplings that stay on the street all day can be planted in open ground.

Planting seedlings in a permanent place

Seedlings are planted 2 months after sowing. Normally, the time for planting in the garden falls in the period from mid-May to June. The transplant readiness indicator is 4–5 leaves per stem.

Plant seedlings using the following technology:

1. Dig holes according to the 0.4 × 0.7 m pattern.
2. Pour 200 ml of ash into each hole.
3. Pour water into all wells.
4. Moisten the soil in seedling containers.
5. Carefully remove the seedlings.
6. Place the seedlings in the wells.
7. Fill the pits with soil.

Outdoor Care

A good harvest is impossible without proper care. Hybrid Pink Wonder F1 needs proper watering, fertilizers, pinching, soil care and tying.

Watering

In normal sunny weather, tomatoes should be watered every 3 days. Frequency may vary depending on precipitation, dry air, heat and other factors.

Important! The first watering is carried out 7 days after transplanting.

Water the plantings by irrigation under the bush. The best time to moisten the soil is the evening after sunset.

Top dressing

The variety responds well to feeds with complex mineral fertilizers, for example, Agricola or Kemira Universal.

Farmers advise the following feeding scheme:

• 14 days after transplanting;
• during flowering;
• when tomatoes form.

Stepson

Farmers must step in tomatoes Pink Wonder. To properly form a bush, leave 2-3 main shoots. Tear off stepsons to the first flower brush.

Soil care

Soil care is a set of measures:

• loosen the soil after each watering;
• remove weeds when they appear;
• to preserve moisture in the soil, place mulch of hay, straw, needles or leaves on the beds;
• 1.5 weeks after planting, carry out the first hilling, 12 days after the first - the second.

Bush tying

To prevent the bush from breaking under the weight of the fruit, gardeners tie it up.

Important! Use synthetic materials for tying - a fungus can start in natural tissues.

Gardeners often use one of the following methods:

1. Tying to a peg. The method is convenient for small plantings of tomatoes. Near each bush, a peg 1.3–1.5 m high should be driven into the ground. Tie the trunk to the peg. Next, tie it as the plant grows.

2. Tying to the trellis. It is inconvenient for a farmer with a tomato plantation to use pegs for each bush. Trellis can simplify the task. Drive the pegs into the ground along the edges of the beds and pull through them 3-4 wires at different heights. Tie each bush to a wire as the plant grows.

Harvesting and storage

The ripened fruits are round, dense and have a raspberry color. After harvesting, it is better to use it in the coming weeks - the fruits do not differ in good keeping quality and will not be stored for long.

Conscientious gardeners should not have big problems with the Pink Miracle variety. With proper watering, fertilizer, soil care and the formation of a farmer bush, high productivity is expected.