Tomato Minusinsk pink glasses: characteristics and description of the variety, reviews of tomato yields

Description of the tomato variety Minusinsk glasses

Minusinsk glasses are tall, indeterminate varieties that are suitable for erection under film cover. The plant is mid-season, with a long fruiting period. Forms a powerful, spreading bush with dark olive leaves and small lemon flowers collected in racemes.

A large number of stepsons appear on the plant. Therefore, so that they do not take away the nutrients necessary for the formation and ripening of fruits, they are carefully broken out.

Important! If you follow simple rules, fruiting occurs in mid-July.

Tomatoes of the Minusinsk glass variety have several varietal types that differ in skin color.

Tomato Minusinsk glasses pink - a mid-season variety with large oval fruits, weighing up to 400 g. The pulp is dense, low-seeded, non-watery. The taste is sweet and sour, there is a bright tomato aroma. The dense pink skin does not crack when fully ripe, thanks to which the crop retains its presentation for a long time.

Diseases and pests

Yamal tomatoes are resistant to the main diseases of tomatoes. Plants are little affected by fusarium and other fungal infections

But this does not mean that the gardener does not need to pay attention to disease prevention

To eliminate the possibility of plants being damaged by fungi and rot, the following measures are carried out:

pickle the seedling soil and seeds with a solution of potassium permanganate or Fitosporin;
observe crop rotation, not planting tomatoes after potatoes and eggplants;
in damp and cold summers, treat plant tops with Fitosporin, a whey solution.

Yamal tomatoes can be attacked by pests: aphids, cutworms, spider mites, and Colorado potato beetles. You can notice insects on the foliage, including on the back side of the leaf plate. They attack primarily weakened plants.

If the pest population is small, it can be dealt with using traditional methods: infusion of tobacco, garlic, ash, and soap solution. In case of severe damage, the drugs Iskra, Imidor, Aktara will help.

Pros and cons of the Minusinsk glasses tomato variety

The Minusinsk glasses tomato, like any plant, has good and bad qualities. The advantages include:

stable harvest - up to 6 fruits ripen on one flower cluster;
pleasant taste and aroma;
versatility in use;
good commercial appearance;
long fruiting period;
resistance to diseases.

Many gardeners consider high sugar content to be a disadvantage, but for many summer residents this is a big plus.

Weight and taste characteristics

The tomatoes weigh about 120-140 grams, but, as you can see, the fruits are not very uniform in size. In principle, for gardening, smaller or larger ones are not so important. The most important thing is that it tastes good. And, of course, what makes rose-fruited hybrids different is that they have an extraordinary taste.

We'll weigh it now. This one is almost 210 grams. Let's tear off a medium-sized fruit and take a look.

This one, of course, will be smaller. But we will take the arithmetic mean. A large tomato and a small one - somewhere around 150 grams. So this is a normal average weight with a not entirely balanced harvest, I have according to the size of the fruit. Again, this summer period caused great trauma to our plants, in terms of dry air, lack of moisture, and indigestibility of nutrients. So we will assume that we have 150 grams of fruit.

Let us still cut it open and look at its internal structure. I think it's wonderful. Just a wonderful picture. It is still a little ripe, but literally in 3-5 days the flesh will be more pink. Very tasty tomato. Fragrant, sweet, with a very pleasant sourness.

I strongly advise you: plant this hybrid called “Bokele” in your beds. And please note: there is no need to thicken the plantings. This applies not only to this hybrid. Plant a maximum of four pieces per square meter, or even three. Form this hybrid into 2-3 stems, that is, you have the main stem, and then, when it turns out to be a branch, you leave one branch, then the second, and you get 3 main stems. Then make sure that stepchildren do not appear. Just like you do with any tomato hybrids and varieties.

Don’t forget about this interesting hybrid, and you will get wonderful harvests of very, very tasty fruits.
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Growing

To obtain an early harvest, the Minusinsk glasses tomato is grown in seedlings. Before sowing, the seeds must be prepared. To do this, they are soaked in a weak solution of potassium permanganate or in aloe juice diluted in water in equal parts.

Often seed producers sell seed that has already been processed. It has green, turquoise or blue colors. Such seeds are not processed, as their germination rate is reduced.

Important! Before purchasing Minusinsk glasses tomato seeds, you need to familiarize yourself with the varietal characteristics, read reviews and view photos.

Growing seedlings

Tomatoes prefer to grow in nutritious, light soil. You can buy it in the store, or you can mix it yourself. To do this, take peat, humus and turf soil in equal proportions, add fine sand and ½ tbsp. wood ash. Everything is thoroughly mixed and calcined in the oven for disinfection.

Rules for sowing seeds:

To prevent fragile seedlings from being stressed after picking, it is better to grow tomatoes in separate containers.
Plastic or peat cups are filled with nutritious soil.
The seeds are buried 1 cm in moist soil.
The containers are covered with glass and placed in a warm place.
After seed germination, the shelter is removed and the containers are moved to a cooler room.
If the seeds were sown in separate cups, then the picking is carried out a month later in a larger pot.
A week before planting, the seedlings are hardened off. This procedure will help the plant get stronger and quickly take root in a new place.

Important! Germinated seeds germinate on the 3rd day, but not germinated on the 5-7th day.

When the seedlings grow to 10 cm, develop strong roots, and produce 6-7 true leaves, they can be transplanted into a prepared bed.

Landing rules

Since the Minusinsk glasses tomato is a tall variety, for good growth and development, the interval between plantings should be 50-70 cm.

Landing rules:

Deep holes are made in the prepared area.
A pinch of wood ash is added to each hole and spilled generously.
The seedlings are carefully removed from the container and placed in the planting hole up to the first true leaves.
The plant is sprinkled with earth, the top layer is compacted and mulched. Mulch will retain moisture, stop weed growth and act as an additional organic fertilizer.

Watering and fertilizing

Watering plays an important role in caring for tomatoes. Since they do not like regular, but abundant watering. Before flowering, irrigation is carried out once a week as the top layer dries. During fruiting, watering is increased, since due to lack of moisture the skin on the fruit may burst, despite the fact that the variety is resistant to cracking. To prevent diseases from attaching to the plant, wood ash is added to the water.

Important! Irrigation is carried out strictly at the root, with warm water, in the morning or evening hours.

After 2 weeks, the planted seedlings are fed. To do this, you can use a mineral complex and organic matter: manure is diluted with water in a ratio of 1 to 9 and 20 g of superphosphate is added. For each bush, use 1 liter of working solution.

During flowering, tomatoes are fed with phosphorus and potassium (wood ash or green fertilizer). If the plant begins to shed its inflorescences, it means it lacks boron. Spraying the bush with boric acid (1 g per 1 liter of water) will help correct the situation.

Pinching and tying

Tomato Minusinsk glasses form a large number of additional shoots. And in order to get large fruits and a rich harvest, it is necessary to get rid of them, as they draw out nutrients, thereby stopping the growth of fruits and their ripening. Stepping is carried out regularly, in cloudy weather.

The variety is tall, so it requires garter. If this is not done, the bush may break off under the weight of the fruit.

Formation

To grow a large harvest, many gardeners grow Minusinsk glasses tomatoes with one or two stems. When grown in the southern regions, you can leave three stems on the plant, but the fruits will be smaller and not so juicy.

According to gardeners, in order to get an early harvest, it is better to form the bushes into one stem, leaving 3-4 flower clusters on it. All stepsons, especially those that appear under the hands, are pinched.

When forming a plant into two stems, a strong stepson is left, which appears under 1 flower cluster.

Protection from diseases and pests

The Minusinsk glasses tomato is resistant to diseases and pests. But if agrotechnical rules are not followed, fungal and viral diseases can settle on the plant, such as:

Late blight is a common fungal disease. The disease appears in damp, cool weather. Dark brown stains appear on the foliage and fruits, which increase in size without treatment. Affected leaves darken and dry out, and the fruits rot and fall off. Broad-spectrum fungicides will help get rid of the fungus.
Viral mosaic - the disease is transmitted by aphids, which appear in hot, dry weather. When the virus appears on the foliage, numerous dark spots of irregular shape appear. The disease is incurable, so when the first signs appear, the bushes are removed from the ground and burned. If this is not done, the disease can quickly destroy neighboring plants.

Description of pink tomato Bokele, reviews and yield

If you pay attention to the Bokele tomato, reviews, productivity and commercial properties of this variety are in a positive direction. The variety bred by domestic breeders has many advantages and advantages over its foreign counterparts. The hybrid tomato Bokele f1 is ideally suited for cultivation throughout our country. It is equally successfully grown in greenhouses and open beds.

Basic properties of tomato

Bokele tomatoes belong to the category of pink varieties, which are very popular among housewives and restaurateurs.

Plant characteristics:

Fruiting begins 88-95 days after the seeds are immersed in the ground. Flowering and setting are consistent, fruits ripen at different intervals. The germination rate of seedlings is high; plants die only due to oversight.
The maximum height of the bushes is 100 cm. The stems are dense but fragile and require garter. Paired planting is recommended.
The leaves of the plant are light green and medium in size. The bushes emit a pleasant and fragrant smell with a hint of spice. Foliage density is average.
Fruits are formed in small groups of 2-3 units. A ripe tomato has a regular spherical shape. The weight of the fruit is up to 130-150 g, with a diameter of 65-80 mm. The color is pronounced pink without light spots on the stalk.
The skin of tomatoes is smooth and thin. It bites and cuts easily. Because of this, the fruits may burst during the canning process. Typically used raw or processed into purees and juices.
According to consumer reviews, the tomatoes are sweet with a slight acidic taste. Well suited for serving cut and making salads.

The yield of the variety depends on the cultivation conditions. If cultivation takes place in a greenhouse or hothouse, then up to 15 kg are collected per square meter. On open ground this figure can be 2 times lower.

Advantages and disadvantages of tomato

Since the Bokele variety was bred in domestic areas, it is accessible both in terms of availability in retail chains and in terms of cost.

The advantages of tomatoes are as follows:

Strong immune system. Resistance to diseases such as tomato mosaic, blossom end rot, Alternaria, Fusarium and late blight is determined at the genetic level.
Good yield. If you devote enough time and attention to growing tomatoes, you can not only make large stocks of them, but also make a profit from the sale.
Gastronomic versatility. Tomatoes have a pleasant taste and visual appeal. They are used to prepare salads, first courses, gravy, ketchup and juice.
Good keeping quality. If you pick the fruits carefully and keep them in a dark and cool place, they can be stored for 2-3 months.

The disadvantage is the difficulty of watering plants. Water should be poured only under the roots. As a result of sprinkling, the leaves turn yellow and the yield decreases. When a large number of fruits are produced, their ripe size may vary significantly.

There is a certain difficulty in preparing seeds for sowing and seedlings for placement in the ground. Seeds should be washed, cleaned, saturated with nutrients and hardened.

As for seedlings, the conditions for planting them are stable warm weather and well-warmed soil. It must first be saturated with fertilizers and moistened generously.

Reviews of Bokele tomatoes

Alexandra, 48 years old, Syktyvkar:

“I live in a country house and am passionate about growing tomatoes. I distribute the harvest to relatives and partially sell it at the market. I like to experiment, planting new vegetables every year. I read the description of the Bokele variety and decided to try it. I planted seedlings in a greenhouse and in beds. In the greenhouse I got 15 kg per square, and from the garden - 9 kg. Everyone liked the taste of tomatoes; they go well raw, in borscht and gravy. They were preserved in the basement until the New Year, then they began to leak. Overall, I’m happy with the tomato and will continue to plant it.”

Nikolay, 45 years old, Dzhankoy:

“I recently sold my apartment and bought a house with a plot of 20 acres. It’s difficult to find work, so I decided to make a living by selling tomatoes. I decided on the Bokele tomato. The variety is hardy and productive, the fruits are beautiful and tasty. He made a good profit, which he used to build greenhouses. The difficulty lies in the large volume of watering and constant feeding. But if you have free time, this is not a problem.”

Tatyana, 57 years old, Orel:

“My son built a small greenhouse in the garden, planted Bokele tomatoes and told me how to care for them. I watered the tomatoes every day and fertilized the soil once a month. The harvest turned out to be very good, some of it was sold. The tomatoes themselves are very tasty, fragrant and beautiful. Now I will grow them all the time.”

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General tips for choosing a variety

When choosing seeds for a greenhouse, look at the type of bush. For intensive use of volume, it is better to choose a variety marked “indeterminate”. In comfortable conditions of closed ground, tall-stemmed plants bear fruit until late autumn.

The choice of varieties must be approached thoroughly so that the tomato consumption period is extended and fresh fruits are on the table from early summer to late autumn. To do this, sow seeds for seedlings with different growing seasons.

For salting and other types of processing, select multi-chamber varieties with dense skin that does not burst during heat treatment. Large-fruited salad varieties are suitable for summer consumption and juices. The cream is dried, dried, frozen, and canned.

Description of fruits

Each bush bears round fruits. The surface of the tomatoes is smooth to the touch; at the stage of technical maturity, greenish tomatoes acquire a rich red hue. The weight of each tomato varies from 120 to 140 g. But sometimes gardeners can get larger vegetables. At a vegetable exhibition in 2016, a tomato of this variety weighing 220 g was presented.

The fruits are tasty, harmonious, juicy, with a minimal amount of seeds. The skin of tomatoes is tough, which is why the products can be transported over long distances while maintaining a presentable appearance for 3 months. Despite its hardness, the skin is easy to swallow.

Important! To increase the yield, it is necessary to provide proper care for tomatoes of the “Merchant” variety. It consists of watering, loosening the soil and treating against pathogenic diseases and garden insect pests.

Vegetables can be eaten fresh, made into salads, or canned, either chopped or whole. Juice from “Merchant” variety tomatoes is tasty and nutritious.

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Harvest

These tomatoes bear fruit well both in open ground and in greenhouses. The time until the first fruits ripen after emergence is 85–100 days.

The yield of Bokele tomato, according to reviews and photos of gardeners, ranges from 8 to 10 kg per 1 sq. m beds. In greenhouse conditions, this figure increases to 17 kg per 1 sq. m. The fruits of the Bokele variety are of the salad type. When preserved, the thin skin bursts under the influence of hot water.

Seedling boxes

Boxes for seedlings are available in plastic and wood; they are made in the form of trays and cassettes. Stores offer a large selection of containers of different sizes so that the buyer can choose one that can easily fit on the windowsill of his apartment. It is important to adhere to the following rules when choosing a container:

the optimal container height is 8-10 cm;
the presence of holes for drainage and legs so that after watering excess moisture does not stagnate in the pot.

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1 Podsinsky miracle tomato variety was bred by amateur breeders from Minusinsk, Podsine village. Hence the name of the tomato. Ideal for growing in unfavorable climatic conditions, especially in northern latitudes. Can be planted both in open and closed ground. The weight of one tomato can exceed 400 grams. The shape of the fruit is barrel-shaped. The skin and pulp of the tomato are pink. The pulp is juicy and tender, quite sweet and sour. Inside a tomato there are a small number of chambers and seeds. The skin is smooth, ribbed at the stalk, dense.

2 Minusinsk glasses-indet, mid-early. Red tomatoes, in the shape of a large plum, weight 200-350 grams, 120-200 grams on the upper clusters. Fleshy, without voids. Sweet. For salads, pasta, sauces. The bush can be grown with 1-2 stems. There are 3-5 ovaries in the racemes, uniform maturation. Fruiting is extended. High disease resistance.

3 Minusinsk traditional-indet, mid-season. Tomatoes are red, flat-round, even in shape, weighing 350-500 grams. Solid tomato meat, rich, balanced taste with a predominance of sweetness. There are 3-5 ovaries in the brushes. To obtain larger fruits, it is better to leave 2-3 fruits in the clusters. Fruiting is extended.

4. Sprint-Timer is a tall legendary variety, the fruits of which reach a mass of 1 kg or more, red, heart-shaped, very fleshy, almost without seeds, sweet taste. For thick sauces or juices. The bush is strong, grow in a greenhouse with 1 or 2 stems.

5. Minusinsk pink heart - height up to 1.4 m. The fruits are heart-shaped, pink, fleshy, very sweet, 300-500 grams or more! Few seeds, rich taste with sweetness. Leave 3-4 ovaries in the clusters; to obtain larger fruits, leave 1-2. Super productive variety!

6. Ox heart Minusinsk-indet, mid-season. Tomatoes are round-heart-shaped, pink, weighing 300-450 grams or more. Balanced taste with a predominance of sweetness, meaty. There are up to 5 ovaries in the clusters, good yield in any growing conditions. A family variety from Minusinsk, the variety is over 100 years old.

7.Apple-indet, up to 2m. Mid-season. Tomatoes are red-scarlet, beautifully round and slightly flat in shape, weighing 300-500 grams, incredibly tasty. The pulp is fleshy and sweet. It is better to grow in 1-2 stems. Suitable for growing in cool regions, but in fertile soil and in the best places in the greenhouse. Productive, hardy, disease-resistant variety.

8. Homemade hearts from the Gonsiorovskys with a spout - an old family variety, pink-colored, heart-shaped fruits with a spout, for salad purposes, weight 280-500 grams or more. Rich sweet taste, meaty, one tomato meat. The bush has a normal structure and can be grown with 1-3 stems. Preferably a well-lit place. Fruiting before frost.

9. Bull's heart Minusinsk red - mid-season, up to 2m. The fruits are round, heart-shaped, red, fleshy, very sweet, 500-1000g or more! Super productive variety! Need a strong garter

10. Minusinsk balls - fruits of red color, round shape with gathered shoulders, large, 400-800 gr. salad purpose, super variety! Solid tomato-watermelon meat, few seeds, rich sweet taste with subtle sourness. Bush of normal structure. Can be grown in 2 stems. There are 3-4 ovaries in the hands. Ripening in clusters is uniform, fruiting until frost.

11. Podsineevskoe heart is a tall, very productive variety. The fruits are pink, beautiful heart-shaped, fleshy, sweet, 400-600 gr. Rich sweet taste even in cool summers. Super variety!

12.Minusinsk red heart - mid-season, up to 2m. Huge fruits are rounded, heart-shaped, red, fleshy, very sweet, 500-1000g or more! Super productive variety! Need a strong garter

13. Pink ox heart - a family heirloom from Elena T. - the fruits are heart-shaped, pink, fleshy, very sweet, 500-1000g or more! Super productive variety!

14. Minusinsk red heart - a family heirloom from Elena T. - tall, very productive variety. fruits are fleshy, sweet, 400-600 gr. and more. Super variety!

15. Minusinsk long – up to 2 m, mid-season, pink fruits, elongated, weight 200 g. good for canning

16. Minusinsky from Baluev is one of the largest, the fruits on all tiers are very large, crimson-red in color, flat-round, sweet

17.Minusinsk glass orange-medium/ripe indet, tall, fruits 200-400 g, elongated, bright orange, tasty, versatile

18. Minusinsk barrels - up to 2m. indet, barrel-shaped, red, over 200 g, meaty, sweet

19. Lev Minusinsky - 1.8 m indet, flat-round, large ribbed, red, over 300 g, fleshy

Varieties of early varieties

According to the timing, early (early ripening) forms are distinguished with ripening in 90-99 days and ultra-early (ultra early ripening, super early, extra early) - 70-89 days. This division is very arbitrary, but there are grounds for it.

According to the type of stem, some tomatoes are standard - they have a thick, strong trunk. Low-growing standard forms can be cultivated without supports and garters.

indeterminate (with unlimited upward striving),
semi-determinant (they themselves stop growing at a height of 100-130 cm),
determinate - low and bear 4-6 clusters on the main trunk;
superdeterminate - very low and only 2-3 clusters on the main stem.

Schematic difference between determinate and indeterminate varieties of tomatoes

Giant Minusinsky

The Minusinsk giant is capable of producing vegetables weighing up to 1.5 kg, and can give a scattering of relatively small 300-gram tomatoes - it all depends on the growing conditions and personal preferences of the gardener.

To obtain heavy, giant fruits, a long bush is formed into one main stem, all stepsons are removed immediately after appearance, and the number of fruits on the bush is regulated by the required amount. For standard yields with tomatoes weighing up to 700 g, you can leave the lower stepson to form a second stem. It is allowed to plant from 2 to 3 seedlings per 1 m2.

Giant tomatoes have a bright red color and are shaped like hearts, and the smaller the size, the more pronounced the “heart”. The taste of the fruit is very sweet, sugary.

Selection principles

First you need to decide on the landing site. The selection of varieties will depend on where you plan to grow tomatoes - in a greenhouse or outdoors (in a garden bed, in a greenhouse).

Greenhouse conditions

In closed ground it is beneficial to use all the useful height and long-term heat. Here we need tall bushes with a long fruiting period, resistant to diseases. Two groups meet these conditions:

early ripening indeterminate and semi-determinate hybrids;
long stem cherry trees.

Sometimes compactors—super-determinate varieties—are planted along the outer edge of greenhouse beds as a border.

Open ground

How to choose early varieties of tomatoes for open ground?

In cases where the owner has the opportunity to tie up the plants well and devote time to moderate pinching, it makes sense to grow semi-determinate varieties and hybrids - they are more productive.

Determinate and super-determinate plants require minimal attention. Some standard forms do not even need a garter. Sometimes they are planted up to the first cluster for the earliest possible ripening, but they can do without shaping. The lowest-growing tomatoes produce little return from the bush, so it is more profitable to place them more densely - up to 9 pieces per square meter.

Determinants themselves limit their growth and do not need pinching of the tops in August. They literally “run away” from infections, forming crops before late blight and other pathogens become rampant. Ultra-early ripening low-growing varieties quickly free up beds for replanting (greens, radishes, green manure, etc.).

Culinary purpose

For the sake of an early harvest, you have to put up with the fact that early-ripening tomatoes cannot be very large and fleshy. Many of them have thin skin and watery pulp; they burst when salted (pickled) in a hot way.

For whole-fruit canning, you need to select cherry or plum-shaped tomatoes - they are denser. Hybrids are also a good option - they are usually a bit harsh in salads, but good in pickling.

One of the common mistakes of beginning gardeners is sowing early-ripening tomatoes too early. Their nature is such that the first flower raceme emerges very early, often after the 5th or 6th leaf. At the age of 45-50 days, the babies are already able to bloom. From flowering to ripening they take not 2 months (like mid-early and mid-ripening varieties), but 2-3 weeks less.

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It is recommended to transplant plants into a greenhouse or outside before flowering, with buds on the first cluster. If you do this later, the flowers and ovaries may fly off due to stress. This way the first cluster will be lost - the fastest, most large-fruited and especially valuable for a low-growing bush.

An approximate calculation is as follows: we count back a month and a half from the expected time of planting in the garden and another week for seed germination (it turns out 50-55 days). For the Middle Zone and Siberia, the approximate sowing time for early ripening plants for unheated greenhouses is from March 25 to April 1, for open ground - April 15.

Ultra-early tomatoes can be sown without seedlings - directly into the greenhouse (around the beginning of May).

In seedlings they do not stretch: