Fans of large pink-fruited tomatoes will surely enjoy the Pink Claire tomato variety f1 (in some sources, the spelling of Pink Claire can be found) is a hybrid derived by Israeli specialists.
Beautiful even fruits are perfectly stored, suitable for cooking a variety of dishes and canning, cooking side dishes, juices, mashed potatoes.
In our article you will find not only a detailed description of the variety, but also be able to get acquainted with its main characteristics, learn about the peculiarities of cultivation, susceptibility to diseases and pest infestation.
Pink Claire: variety description
Grade name | Pink Claire |
general description | Early ripe high-yielding hybrid of the first generation |
Originator | Israel |
Ripening | 95-100 days |
The form | Fruits are rounded flat with slightly noticeable ribbing |
Colour | Warm pink |
Average tomato mass | 170-300 grams |
Application | Universal |
Yield varieties | up to 25 kg per square meter |
Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
Disease resistance | Resistant to major diseases, but prevention does not hurt |
The hybrid of the first generation, early ripe, high-yielding. From the appearance of sprouts to fruit ripening, 95-100 days pass.
The bush is indeterminate, powerful and spreading, with a well-developed root system. Requires timely pinching. Green mass is abundant, fruits ripen with brushes of 4-6 pieces.
Pink Claire Tomato variety F1, description: medium-sized fruits> round-flat, with implicit ribbing, dense shiny skin. Ripe tomatoes do not crack. Ripe tomato weight - 170-300g. Color saturated warm pink, monophonic. The flesh is small seed, very juicy, moderately dense, sugary on the fault. Taste is saturated, sweet, with a barely perceptible sourness.
You can compare the weight of different grades in the table below:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Pink Claire | 170-300 grams |
Nastya | 150-200 grams |
Valentine | 80-90 grams |
Garden Pearl | 15-20 grams |
Domes of Siberia | 200-250 grams |
Caspar | 80-120 grams |
Frost | 50-200 grams |
Blagovest F1 | 110-150 grams |
Irina | 120 grams |
Octopus F1 | 150 grams |
Dubrava | 60-105 grams |
Origin and Application
The variety of tomato "Pink Claire" bred by Israeli breeders. Warm regions allow you to grow it in open beds, in areas with a cool climate, you should prefer glazed greenhouses and film greenhouses.
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the main advantages of the variety:
- excellent taste of the fruit;
- high yield;
- resistance to adverse weather conditions: drought, heat, temperature extremes;
- immunity to the main diseases of tomatoes in greenhouses.
Among conditional deficiencies can be noted:
- the need to form a bush;
- sensitivity to soil nutrition.
Compare crop yield can be in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Pink Claire | up to 25 kg per square meter |
Lazy man | 15 kg per square meter |
Rocket | 6.5 kg per square meter |
Summer resident | 4 kg from a bush |
Prime minister | 6-9 kg per square meter |
Doll | 8-9 kg per square meter |
Stolypin | 8-9 kg per square meter |
Broody | 10-11 kg per square meter |
Black bunch | 6 kg from a bush |
Fat jack | 5-6 kg from a bush |
Buyan | 9 kg from a bush |
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Features of growing
Pink Claire Tomatoes are propagated by seedlings. Seeds are sown in the first half of March, for soil cultivation, you can sow them later, closer to April.
Disinfection of inoculum is not required, all the necessary manipulations of seeds pass before sale. You can pour their growth stimulant for 10-12 hours, this significantly increases the germination rate.
The soil for seedlings is chosen light, neutral acidity.. It is recommended to mix garden soil with humus or peat. For greater nutritional value added superphosphate or wood ash.
Sowing is carried out with a depth of up to 2 cm. For germination, you need stable heat (23 ° C-25 ° C). After sprouting, the containers are exposed to the sun or under fluorescent lamps. Watering is moderate, only soft settled water is used.. When the sprouts unfurl the first true leaves, the tomatoes swoop down and feed them with a full complex fertilizer.
Another feeding is needed before landing in the ground. If the sprouts are thin and sluggish, it is recommended to feed them with urea or another nitrogen-containing drug. You can move the seedlings to the beds in the second half of May.
The soil is spilled with hot water, the bushes are placed at intervals of at least 60 cm. Distance between rows - 70 cm. Planting thickening is unacceptable, it greatly reduces the fruiting. Shrubs are tied to supports and formed in 1-2 stems, removing stepchildren and lower leaves. For the season, tomatoes need to be fed 3-4 times with a full complex fertilizer.
Pests and Diseases: Control and Prevention
Pink Clare Hybrid is resistant to late blight, Fusarium, Verticillus, mosaics. but preventive measures are needed. The soil before planting is shed with a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulphate.
Greenhouse or greenhouse should be regularly ventilated, excessive moisture provokes vertex or root rot. Recommended spraying plantings with a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate or phytosporin.
In greenhouses or open fields, young tomatoes are threatened by aphid, whitefly, thrips, bare slugs and Colorado beetles. For prevention, it is recommended to timely remove weeds, loosen the soil. Mulching of soil with straw, peat or humus will help.
Large larvae and beetles are harvested by hand. From small flying insects will help insecticides in aerosols or spraying broths of herbs: celandine, chamomile, yarrow.
A promising variety of tomato "Pink Claire" - ideal for novice gardeners. The hybrid is harvested, but requires careful formation, as well as regular feeding. The reward for the care will be a stable harvest.
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