Pink heart: description of tomato variety, characteristics of tomatoes, sowing

The Pink Heart tomato is of interest to lovers of medium-sized pink tomatoes with a classic shape, similar to the old Bull's Heart. The cultivar is suitable for experienced gardeners, since its cultivation requires knowledge and effort. But the fruits turn out to be large, very tasty and beautiful.

Height	Landing location	Ripening time	Fruit color	Fruit size	Origin	Fruit shape
Tall	Open ground	Mid-season	Pink	Large	Variety	Heart-shaped

Description of the variety

Fruit:

They are heart-shaped;
Bright pink color;
With fleshy pulp, bright rich taste;
The number of seed chambers is from 5 to 7;
Dry matter content - 5-6%;
Large sizes.

The fruits of the first harvest reach a weight of 400-450 grams, later the weight of the fruits is 250-300 grams.

Bushes:

Indeterminate, standard;
Height varies from 160 to 200 cm;
The leaves are large in size, dark green in color;
The inflorescence is simple.

Review of heart-shaped tomatoes: the best declaration of love for gardeners

On Valentine's Day, February 14, I want to talk specifically about heart-shaped tomatoes - why are they not garden valentines! The holiday of love should not last only one day - this is a great injustice, so I urge you to include varieties and hybrids of tomatoes with heart-shaped fruits in your list of seeds for the upcoming summer season. Their choice is currently quite extensive and interesting. But I decided to talk only about those varieties and hybrids that were tested by myself or my friends in open ground on the southern coast of Crimea. All of them at our dachas turned out to be resistant to major diseases.

Heart-shaped tomatoes

Tomato 'Favorite Holiday'

This variety of Siberian selection with especially large fruits works well in the dachas of central Russia.

Tomato 'Favorite holiday'. Photo from the site sait-pro-dachu.ru.

Ripening period: mid-season (111-115 days).
Color: pink.
Growth type, height: determinant (with limited growth), 0.8 m.
Weight*: 900-1300 g.
Use: for salads, winter preparations.
Features: it is better to form 2-3 stems with a garter, suitable for growing in open ground and greenhouses.

*The weight of 1 fruit is given.

Tomato 'Heart Kiss'

Among its main advantages is an early harvest. The fruits are large and taste great!

Tomato 'Heart Kiss'. Photo from the site 1semena.ru

Color: bright red.
Type of growth, height: determinant, in open ground up to 0.7 m, in greenhouses up to 1.2 m.
Weight: 300-700 g.
Use: for salads.
Features: for open ground and film greenhouses; It is better to plant seedlings at the age of 55 days.

The following varieties of tomatoes from a range of “ox hearts” are a classic option for fresh consumption!

Tomatoes 'Bull's heart red' and 'Bull's heart orange'

This is one of my favorite varieties. In the summer I use it in a salad with plums, garlic, basil and olive oil, after removing the skin.

Tomato 'Bull's heart red'. Photo from the site ruscemena.ru. Tomato 'Bull's heart orange'. Photo from the site tsvetushhiysad.ru

Ripening period: medium late (124-132 days).
Color: red.
Growth type: determinate, 1.5-1.7 m.
Weight: up to 400 g.
Use: fresh for salads.

Unlike the previous “heart tomato”, the variety ‘Ox Heart Orange’ has indeterminate, that is, unlimited growth, orange fruits, no less tasty. It can be grown in the south in open ground and in central Russia in a greenhouse. In both cases, the plant needs support and garter shoots.

Tomatoes 'Oxheart pink' and 'Oxheart raspberry'

These are the favorite varieties of my friends – Andrey and Larisa.

Tomato 'Bull's heart pink'. Photo from the site plodovie.ru. Tomato 'Bull's heart raspberry'. Photo from the site 1semena.ru

Ripening period: mid-season (110-115 days).
Color: pink.
Growth type, height: determinate, 1.4-1.6 m.
Weight: 250-350, some up to 400 g.
Use: for fresh salads and for stuffing; fragrant.
Features: for growing in open ground and under film covers.

Unlike 'Bull's heart pink', the variety 'Bull's heart crimson' is best formed into 1-2 stems. It grows to “infinity”, so at a height of 1.5 it is pinched (the top is removed). The fruits are raspberry, up to 600 g, fleshy, juicy, excellent taste. In addition, on sale you can see seeds of a mixture of oxheart varieties, from which you will get a colorful kaleidoscope of heart-shaped fruits and excellent taste.

Tomato 'Oxheart'

“Ox hearts” are very similar to “bull hearts”, because a bull and an ox are almost the same thing.

Oxen, photo by the author. Tomato 'Oxheart'. Photo from fermilon.ru

Ripening period: mid-season (111-116 days).
Color: pink.
Growth type, height: indeterminate, 1.6-1.8 m.
Weight: 150-300 g.
Use: for preparing fresh salads, juices, stuffing.
Features: for growing in open ground and film shelters.

Not much different from this variety 'Ox Heart Pink'. As a rule, it produces the first double flower on the first brush. It is better to remove it without delay, as it will later turn out to be a large but gnarled fruit.

And our hit parade of “heart varieties” on Valentine’s Day continues with a wide variety of hearts.

Tomato 'Bison Heart'

This variety has very tasty fruits with a fleshy texture, sweet-sour taste and a refined tomato aroma, in which leafy, fruity and floral notes are felt. The fruits that are fully ripened on the bush have an especially luxurious taste and aroma.

Tomato 'Buffalo Heart'. Photo from the site dacha-market.ru

Ripening period: mid-season (110-115 days).
Color: red.
Type of growth, height: determinate, 1.5-1.7 m.
Weight: 180-400 g.
Use: for salads.

Tomato 'Eagle Heart'

Be sure to buy a bag of seeds of this amateur variety this year and you won’t regret it - you won’t have to waste money on purchasing tasteless, expensive pink tomatoes for salads.

Tomato 'Eagle Heart'. Photo from the site moya-dacha.com.ua

Ripening period: mid-season.
Color: pink-raspberry.
Type of growth, height: determinate, 1.5 m.
Weight: 600-800 g.
Use: fresh.
Features: for growing in open ground in the south and under film cover in central Russia.

Tomato 'Golden Heart'

Gives excellent harvests. Fruits are a storehouse of carotene and sugars.

Tomato 'Heart of Gold'. Photo from the site kselu.ru

Ripening period: ultra-early (80-85 days).
Color: golden orange.
Type of growth, height: determinate, up to 50 cm.
Weight: up to 100 g.
Use: for fresh use, canning, making juices, lecho.
Features: for open ground.

Tomato 'Gemini' ('Gemini Constellation')

To be honest, I purchased this variety from the “Tomato Horoscope” series as ready-made seedlings at the market in Yalta and only because my husband is a twin.

Tomato 'Gemini'. Photo from the site 1semena.ru

Ripening period: mid-season.
Fruit color: crimson with a yellowish-green base.
Growth type: determinate, up to 1 m.
Weight: 220-350 g.
Use: for salads.
Features: in the south for cultivation in open ground, in central Russia for film greenhouses. Step-by-stepping is kept to a minimum. The dense skin of the fruit ensures their excellent keeping quality.

Tomato 'Honey Saved'

My granddaughter Liechka does not like sour tomatoes, so she liked this sweet variety.

Tomato 'Honey Saved'. Photo from the site sorta-rasteniy.ru

Ripening period: mid-season.
Color: yellow.
Type of growth, height: determinant, 1.2-1.6 m.
Weight: up to 600 g.
Use: for salads.
Features: for growing in open ground and greenhouses.

Tomato 'Pink Dream F1'

The small heart-shaped fruits of this hybrid are very popular with children.

Tomato 'Pink Dream'. Photo from the site uogorod.ru

Ripening period: early ripening (95-100 days).
Color: pink.
Type of growth, height: indeterminate, 1.5 m.
Weight: 180-250 g.
Use: for fresh consumption and for processing: juices, whole-fruit canning.
Features: for growing in protected and open ground with a garter to a support.

In addition, heart-shaped fruits of excellent taste are characteristic of varieties and hybrids: 'Buffalo Heart', 'Strawberry Tree', 'Batyanya', 'King of London', 'Danko', 'Freken Bock', 'Sugar Giant', 'Nepas 4', 'Sevruga', 'Big Momma', 'Amber Heart F1', 'Rose F1', 'Fairy Gift', 'Heart-Shaped', 'Pink Heart', 'Nobleman', 'Fidelio', 'Sugar Bison', 'Nona M ', 'Taras Bulba', 'Heavyweight of Siberia', 'Japanese Rose', 'Sensei', 'Alsu', 'Kemerovoets', 'Pudovik', 'Tsifomandra', 'Cardinal', 'Mazarin', 'Snubnosik', ' Vigorous', 'Lazy', 'Abakan pink', 'Pink spam F1', etc.

What kind of “hearty tomatoes” do you grow at your dacha? What new varieties are you ready to try on your plot in the new summer season?

Growing tomatoes

“Pink Heart” is traditionally grown through seedlings.

How to prepare seeds?

Seed material must be disinfected using a manganese solution.

Sowing seed material

Description:

Seedlings are sown in early March;
It is recommended to lightly compact the soil before sowing;
Seeds are sown on the surface of the soil at intervals of 2 cm. Sprinkle chernozem and peat on top with a layer of 1 cm;
After watering with warm water, cover with a film cover. The containers are placed in a room with a temperature of at least +25 degrees;
After emergence of seedlings, the film cover is removed. The seedlings are placed in bright light. During the week the temperature should be +15…+16 degrees. Afterwards they are maintained at +20…+25 degrees;
Picking begins after the formation of two true leaves;
Throughout their growth, seedlings are provided with regular watering, stable temperature, sufficient lighting, and fed twice.

Rules for planting seedlings

Description:

Seedlings are planted in a permanent place at the age of 60-65 days. Seedlings should have 6-7 full leaves and one flower cluster;
It is better to grow tomatoes in fertile, light soil enriched with nutrients;
During transplantation, adhere to the recommended scheme: no more than 3 bushes per 1 m2;

Immediately after planting, stakes are installed or seedlings are tied to trellises in the greenhouse structure.

Features of cultivation and storage

When transporting tomatoes, they have to be wrapped in wrapping paper, since any shock leads to dents appearing on their sides. Injured tomatoes quickly deteriorate; their shelf life is only one or two days. Fruits picked at technical ripeness are ripened at room temperature for three to four days, and then can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.

The variety is grown only through seedlings.

Tomato can be cultivated in open ground and under temporary film covers. The age of seedlings at the time of transplantation is 55-60 days. The plants are grown in two stems, carefully pinched and secured in an upright position.

Bush care

Basic care recommendations:

Carry out moderate but regular watering at the root using warm water;
Weeds are destroyed in a timely manner;
The formation of a bush is carried out in 2-3 stems, removing all excess stepsons;
To prevent branches from breaking off, the bushes are equipped with supports to which they are tied as they grow;
The first feeding is carried out two weeks after transplantation with superphosphate and potassium chloride. The second - during the formation of ovaries, with a liquid composition of superphosphate and potassium nitrate. The third and fourth - during the fruiting period, using a similar composition as for the second feeding;
The soil must be mulched with bark, hay, mown dried grass, and sawdust;
For preventive purposes, bushes are sprayed with special preparations to protect tomato seedlings from insect pests and various diseases.

Advantages and disadvantages

Let's take a detailed look at the advantages and disadvantages of the Pink Heart tomato from the description of the variety.

This variety has a medium-early ripening period, which is 110 days or more from seed germination, but, according to reviews from gardeners who grow “pink heart”, the harvest appears on 120–135 days.

Correctly calculate the time for sowing seeds. This is done like this: from the day of planting (May 10–15) the seedlings in the greenhouse, we subtract 60–65 days (the age of the seedlings), and we get the first days of March. We take another 5 days for seed germination, so it turns out that we sow on February 25th.

The yield of this variety is low, so farmers do not favor it and it is almost impossible to buy it on the market. The “Pink Heart” tomato is grown by true lovers of taste and appearance. The variety is quite young, but those who have tried it claim that they get a maximum of 10 kg per square meter, but for this you need to try hard.

And another reason why professionals do not like this variety is that “pink heart” deteriorates during transportation, as it has a delicate thin skin. And, of course, these tomatoes cannot be stored for a long time.

Tomatoes are tasty, the flesh is sugary and meaty, and excellent fresh. A salad made from such fruits does not produce juice; the skin is soft and invisible, which is undoubtedly a big plus. For those who have high stomach acidity, this variety is irreplaceable.

Tomatoes are suitable for making sauces and seasonings; they can be prepared in salads.

To get a harvest, you need to form a bush.

Tall bushes form one or two stems. The easiest thing is one stem: remove all the stepsons. This method will allow you to plant plants more often. You can use the “containment method”: leave the stepson above the first inflorescence, wait until it forms two flower clusters and pinch it off. Others should be deleted. What does this give?

The growth of the bush will be restrained;
The yield will increase by 30%, since the largest fruits are formed on the lower clusters.

Recommended cultivation in two trunks: pros and cons? For tall varieties, it is advised to leave one stepson and grow it as the main stem.

Pros:

Restraining upward growth
Increase in yield,
Fewer seedlings needed.

Minuses:

Greater distance between bushes.
The load on the bush increases, requiring additional feeding.
The fruits will eventually be born smaller.

Is it worth recklessly chasing an imaginary harvest? Conclusion: better than one, but strong trunk.

Pros of the Pink Heart variety:

Excellent taste and appearance are the main advantage;
Disease resistance;
Harmonious ripening of the crop;
High fruit set.

Minuses:

Cannot be stored;
Deteriorates during transportation.

And what should be considered the main disadvantage of the “Pink Heart” tomato according to reviews and photos? Productivity!

It is low for such care, so you should not give this variety priority in the greenhouse; you can grow it for your soul and assortment.

Diseases and pests

The tomato variety “Pink Heart” has good resistance to fungal diseases. However, one should not neglect preventive measures: observe the correct cultivation conditions, watering regime, lighting and air circulation when growing crops in greenhouse conditions. Tomatoes are most often susceptible to brown fruit rot. It is necessary to immediately remove affected plants and reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizer applied. To consolidate the achieved result, the drug “Hom” is used.

Common insect pests:

Melon aphid. To combat it, gardeners successfully use the drug “Bison”;
Garden owl. Its occurrence can be prevented by timely destruction of weeds. The drug “Zubr” is also used;
Cutworm gnawing. It is effectively combated with the help of the drug “Strela”;
Slugs are the most frequent guests in the middle zone. As a preventative measure, remove all excess tops.

To create a hostile environment, the soil around the plants is isolated.

Nuances of agricultural technology

In March, the seeds are buried in lightly compacted soil, sprinkled with a centimeter layer of peat-soil mixture. After watering the planting with warm water, the container should be moved to a bright place and the temperature should be maintained within +25 ᵒC.

As soon as the first shoots appear, remove the film from the container and place the seedlings in a well-lit place. For the first 7–8 days, the air temperature should not be too high and exceed +15–16 ᵒС, and later it can be increased to 20–22 ᵒС. As soon as 1-2 true leaves appear, you can pick.

Plants are transferred to their permanent place of residence when they reach the age of 60–65 days. Moreover, they should already have 6–7 true leaves and at least one flower cluster.

Judging by the reviews of those who planted, the tomatoes set fruit well and ripen well. They have special requirements for temperature and watering and are very fond of complex fertilizing.

Disease resistance is average - a lot will depend on care. In particular, by creating favorable conditions for lighting, air circulation, watering and loosening, it is possible to increase resistance to late blight, fungal diseases, brown rot, and pests.

If any of them manifest themselves, it is necessary to eliminate all unfavorable factors and, if necessary, apply insecticides, for example, “bison”, “hom”, “arrow”, etc. Excess tops must be removed and the soil must be isolated.

As practice shows, plants are rarely affected by cladosporiosis, TMV, and Alternaria leaf spot. So if you want to take a risk and try something new, go for it. Having experience in growing tomatoes, you will succeed, I am sure of it.

Well, beginners should start with something less capricious. Have a good harvest everyone and don’t forget to tell your friends and acquaintances about what you learned. Good luck!

Productivity

With proper care, 2.5 to 3.0 kg of harvest is harvested from each plant. If the recommended planting density is observed (no more than 2-3 seedlings), up to 9 kg of tomatoes are obtained from 1 m2.

Which regions are best to grow in?

The tomato variety “Pink Heart” shows the best performance when grown in the southern regions. It is recommended to cultivate the variety in the Central regions of the Russian Federation in film shelters. In more northern areas, only heated greenhouse structures are used for cultivation.

Benefits of tomatoes

Tomatoes have thick skin, high sugar content and are resistant to viruses.

Advantages:

excellent taste;
high fruit set;
disease resistance;
tomatoes do not crack.

Flaws:

“Pink Heart” tomatoes are heat-loving and in the northern regions they are grown only in greenhouses.
This large variety produces a small harvest.
Huge fruits do not fit in a jar, and therefore they are not closed for the winter.
Vegetables are not stored for a long time; they deteriorate during long transportation.
Weak branches of plants require a mandatory garter.
Bushes are capricious to care for.

Reviews about the variety from those who planted

Owners of personal plots speak only positively about the tomato variety “Pink Heart”. They do not need high yields, but only high-quality and tasty tomato fruits. Large farms prefer not to grow this variety due to low yields and poor transportability.

According to the above information, the tomato variety “Pink Heart” is not suitable for beginner gardeners. They should try their hand at a less demanding tomato crop. However, if you have an experienced mentor nearby, you can take a chance and plant a few tomato bushes.

Review from a gardener:

Tomatoes Pink heart on video

If you have grown Pink Heart 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 assess a variety's resistance to disease? Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of this tomato in your opinion. If possible, attach to your review a photo of the entire bush or individual fruits you grew. Thank you!

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