Among vegetable crops, tomatoes are in great demand. Therefore, choosing a variety is always considered a responsible matter. After all, it is necessary that the plant not only grows well, but that the harvest does not disappoint. The abundance of varieties and hybrids is amazing. The “Abakan pink” tomato was bred for Altai gardeners.
The variety belongs to the mid-late ripening period. The plant is indeterminate or, more simply put, with unlimited growth of the main stem. This suggests that it is better to grow this variety of tomato in a greenhouse, but it is also possible in open ground. You just need to remember that tall tomatoes require some care. A description of the variety will help you get to know the Abakan Pink tomato better.
Description and characteristics of the variety
Abakan pink is a relatively new variety. Brought out in 2005, entered into the State Register of Varieties in 2007. Recommended for all regions. A salad variety, suitable for fresh consumption and juicing. When tasting these tomatoes, the first thing you notice is their rich taste and pleasant aftertaste.
The first fruits are harvested 115 days after emergence. The unripe fruit is green, the mature fruit is pink. The number of tomatoes per bunch is 5-6. The skin is thin, there are 6 or more taste chambers, there are few seeds. Fruit weight is from 200 to 500 g, taste is good. The fruits are round, slightly flattened, with slightly pronounced ribbing, medium density, and have a slight sourish taste. In sunny summers, more sugar accumulates.
The hybrid is successfully grown in greenhouses and outdoors. Fruits grown without coverings have a richer taste.
The stem is of a determinate type, the leaves are medium in size, green. The inflorescences are simple, the stalks have articulations. Fruiting is extended, which is an advantage for a salad variety.
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We invite you to familiarize yourself with the process of growing tomatoes, which is also applicable for the “Abakan Pink” variety in the video:
In the table below you will find links to articles about tomatoes with different ripening periods:
| Mid-season | Late ripening | Super early |
| Nikitich | Premier | Alpha |
| Funtik F1 | Grapefruit | Pink Impression |
| Crimson Sunset F1 | De Barao the Giant | Golden stream |
| Sunrise F1 | Yusupovsky | The Lazy Man's Miracle |
| Mikado | Bull's heart | Pickling miracle |
| Azure Giant F1 | Rocket | Sanka |
| Uncle Styopa | Altaic | Locomotive |
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Advantages and disadvantages
Pros:
- attractive appearance;
- good immunity to fungal and bacterial diseases;
- does not crack;
- classic taste and aroma;
- fleshy;
- dense - tolerates transportation better than other large-fruited varieties;
- frost resistant;
- The height of the bush is limited - high pegs for garter are not required.
Minuses:
- requires careful agricultural technology;
- you have to pin it down and tie it up.
Diseases and pests
The Abakan pink variety has good immunity. She rarely gets sick and there is no need to abuse chemistry unnecessarily. The Colorado potato beetle is dangerous only for newly planted seedlings. Subsequently, the insect loses interest in tomatoes. It may appear only in the fall. Attacks unripe fruits.
Seedlings can be treated with any insecticide if there is no time to collect insects by hand. Avoid planting tomatoes next to peppers, eggplants and potatoes. They have common enemies and diseases. The best predecessors for tomatoes are cucumbers, zucchini, cabbage, beans, peas, and beans.
Pay attention to reviews from gardeners regarding this variety. There is virtually no criticism. We wish you excellent harvests when growing the “Abakan pink” tomato variety!
Productivity
The yield per square meter of plantings in the greenhouse and open ground is 4 kg. To obtain the maximum yield per unit area under cover, the bushes are planted in one stem, planting 4 plants per square meter. m. In open ground, it is better to form two stems and plant 3 roots per square meter. m.
Regions where tomatoes are grown
The variety is recommended for all regions of the Russian Federation. The hybrid is especially popular in Siberia and Altai, where it is grown in unheated greenhouses and under film covers. The film is necessary for protection not only in spring, but also in autumn, when the beds are protected from the first frosts, allowing late fruits to ripen.
How to grow seedlings
To grow the variety, it is necessary to prepare the seeds, disinfect them and moisten them. And then place it in a prepared container with soil of the required quality. The seeds are disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate. But before that, with the help of salt water, those that remain at the bottom are selected.
How to prepare the soil and container
It is recommended to purchase soil in a store. It is already disinfected and has all the elements necessary for normal growth. When preparing it yourself, peat, humus, and sawdust are added to the soil. Disinfect with hydrogen peroxide.
The container must be clean and always dry. It is recommended to take wooden boxes.
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Important! River sand can be added to the soil.
Rules and timing of sowing
The soil is immersed in containers. Make holes approximately 2 cm deep. The seeds are placed at a distance. Enough to retreat 2.5 cm. They are sprinkled with a 5 mm layer of loose earth. Before sowing, the soil is moistened in advance. After laying the top layer, it is enough to moisten only it.
Aftercare
Sowing is carried out 65 days before planting in a greenhouse or garden bed. After the first two leaves and seedlings appear, picking is carried out. The place where the containers are located should be moderately warm - 25 degrees Celsius. You can cover tomatoes with film to help them grow faster. Spraying is used as irrigation.
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Important! There should always be light above the sprouts. Therefore, it is worth purchasing a lamp.
Features of cultivation
Abakan pink determinate tomato requires staking and shaping. Gardeners leave different reviews about the height, which is due to differences in soil quality and weather conditions. In a greenhouse, bushes grow up to 150 cm, in the ground they grow almost twice as tall - 70-80 cm. In any case, the plants need support. It is necessary to tie up not only the stem, but also the branches that bend under the weight of the fruit. You should not be late with the garter - the branches quickly break off.
Few stepchildren are formed, but with an excess of nitrogen their number increases. Tomatoes are planted at least twice a week. The stepson is cut with pruning shears, leaving a stump 1 cm long.
The peculiarity of Abakan pink is the setting of fruits of different types: round and heart-shaped.
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If you grew Abakan pink tomatoes, please write whether you liked them or not. What was the yield and taste of the fruits like under your climatic conditions? How do you rate the disease resistance of this variety? Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of the variety. 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 Abakan pink tomato and additions to the description will help many gardeners evaluate this variety objectively and decide whether it is worth planting or not.
You can see other varieties of tomatoes with large fruits by going to the Catalog of large-fruited tomatoes with photos and descriptions. Lots of reviews.
This is a natural variety of tomato. Therefore, we recommend taking seeds from a ripe fruit and using them for planting in subsequent seasons.
Planting and care
Before sowing, the seeds are disinfected and soaked. Disinfection in potassium permanganate frees the surface of the seeds from harmful fungi and bacteria. The seeds are immersed for 20 minutes in a 1% solution of potassium permanganate, washed in running water and transferred to a growth stimulator. It can be Epin, Gumat or Silk. In arid regions it is recommended to treat seeds with Silk, in cold regions - with Epin.
If these drugs are not available, you can use traditional seed treatment methods:
- soaking in aloe - the juice is diluted with water 1:1, the seeds are kept for a day;
- immersion for 3-6 hours in ash extract - 2 tablespoons of powder per liter of cold water, infuse for two days;
- bubbling - fill the jar with water, lower the sprayer from the aquarium compressor, immerse the seeds in a gauze bag, turn on the device for 12-18 hours.
Seeds can germinate while still bubbling. In this case, they must be immediately pulled out of the water and sown.
Processing in Silk:
- the ampoule of the drug is diluted in 100 ml of water;
- seeds are kept for 2 hours;
- Allow to dry completely and sow.
Processing in Epin:
- add 1-2 drops of the drug to 100 ml of water;
- soak for 4-6 hours at a temperature of 20 °C.
After aging in growth stimulants, the seeds are sown in boxes with loose peat soil.
Tomato is grown with one pick. The age of the finished seedlings should be 55-60 days, height 30-35 cm. Plants are planted in a permanent place when stable warm weather sets in - the variety does not tolerate temperatures below 10 ° C.
Giant fruits can only be obtained with good care. The plant loves organic fertilizers. When planting seedlings, add a handful of humus into the holes and mix with soil. Subsequently, the plants are fed with liquid mullein at least three times per season.
How to grow tomatoes
For a good harvest, follow all agrotechnical growing rules.
Landing
It is best to plant Abakan pink on a cloudy and windless day. The land should be prepared for planting in advance. Starting in the fall, dig up your garden and burn all the garbage, leaves, and remains of old plants. In the spring, disinfect the soil using boiling water and garlic tincture.
Important! The distance between bushes when planting should be at least 40 cm.
Afterwards, water the beds with sprouts generously with warm water. Be careful not to get water on the leaves of plants, as this increases the risk of fungus and pests.
Care
The plant needs timely watering.
Moisten the soil every 5-7 days. If the summer is hot and dry, then increase the amount of water. Remove weeds. This is especially true in the period after rains. Weeds serve as a favorable environment for the development of parasites and pests, and also disrupt the metabolism of the bush itself. Don't forget about loosening the soil. It is best to do this before fertilizing and fertilizing. Loosen the soil every 10 days. In addition, Abakan pink requires the obligatory formation of a bush. Form it into 1 or 2 stems.
Tomatoes also need to be pinched. Stepchildren are additional shoots that form and develop along with the main stem. Remove them by hand or using garden shears. Gartering of bushes is also required. Otherwise, they may break under the weight of ripe tomatoes.
After 10 days from the moment of planting, carry out the first fertilizing - add ammonium nitrate or potassium salt to the soil. Carry out the following fertilizing every 15 days. Tomatoes are also fertilized with liquid mullein, wood ash, and humus.
Features of cultivation and possible difficulties
If Abakan pink is stunted, spray the leaves with a solution of water and urea. After watering, sprinkle the beds with sifted peat or a layer of compost. Thanks to this, moisture in the soil is retained rather than evaporated. It is important to remember that excess moisture with a lack of heat leads to the death of the root system.
In open ground, water tomatoes in the afternoon so as not to lose excess water through evaporation. If you notice flowers falling off, it means that the bushes do not have enough moisture. Spraying with a boron solution will help cope with this.
Important. For deeper penetration of fertilizers into the soil, the soil must be pierced with a pitchfork.
Diseases and pests
Abakan pink, like other varieties, is not protected from diseases and pests.
The plant is sometimes attacked by whitefly. This is a small insect that looks like a white moth. Whiteflies gather in large flocks on plant leaves. The reasons for its appearance are high humidity and lack of fertilizers. Spraying with whey will help get rid of pests.
Another pest of tomatoes is wireworm. The worm penetrates deep into the ground and eats the root system, which leads to the death of the bush. To prevent the appearance of wireworms, gardeners recommend scattering eggshells on the garden bed.
Of the diseases, late blight is recognized as the most common. The fungus penetrates the stem and lives there until the bushes begin to wither. The main reason for the appearance of late blight is excess moisture and extreme heat. It is almost impossible to get rid of late blight. If infected, it is recommended to immediately pull out the bush and burn it away from the beds.
Sometimes Abakan pink suffers from tobacco mosaic . The virus appears in the form of yellow patterns on the leaves. It is impossible to get rid of it, so special attention should be paid to preventive measures. For example, spray the bushes with a weak onion-based solution.
Planting in open ground
Landing is a very important moment. The tomatoes are not strong enough by this time. They should reach only 30 centimeters in height. Therefore, you need to do everything very carefully. Before moving plants, you need to prepare the soil, fertilize and moisten it. And only then choose the best specimens for planting.
Soil requirements
The soil must be fertilized. They dig it well. Peat is added. For 1 sq. m is enough 2.5 kg. In this case, the tomatoes are dug in to a depth of 20 cm. The soil must contain nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Minerals should be easily digestible. It is important that the soil is loose and neutralized. It should not contain seeds of controversial plants.
Recommendations for choosing deadlines
Planting times depend on the region and method of planting. The weather conditions expected this year also have an impact. Gardeners plant in greenhouse conditions in April after the 15th. If the region is cold - in early May. And Abakan variety tomatoes are transferred to the ground in May or June (in cold weather).
Planting scheme
Among tomato lovers, a two-line scheme is popular for any type of planting. Maintain an interval of 60 centimeters. The bush is formed into 2 stems. The rows should be 1 meter apart from each other. If the greenhouse is small, no shaping is done. Then you can reduce the distance to 30 cm (bushes) and 50 cm (between rows).
