Tomato Pink Stella

It is about the Pink Stella that many experienced amateur gardeners speak very positively, calling it the best variety of medium-early large pink-fruited crops. These ripe fruits are rich in vitamins B and C, and a low percentage of acidity determines the possibility of their use for dietary and baby food.

Breeders from Novosibirsk Postnikova and Dederko managed to obtain a culture that is maximally resistant to the vast majority of typical nightshade diseases. But their main achievement was that Rose Stella develops superbly even in cold summer, which does not at all affect the quality of its fruits. It is this feature that has led to the fact that now the variety has become a clear leader among other Siberian varieties. At one time, the culture had a different name - Superheart. But in the State Register, the variety is registered under the name Pink Stela (with one letter L).

The crop is medium early, determinant, undersized (40-50 cm), intended for both open soils and greenhouses. Ovaries on the bushes are formed often, through one leaf. The clusters contain 5-7 large fruits, with an average weight of 150-200 g. The yield is usually stable.

Pink Stella is adapted for growing in Siberia and Altai. The parameters of its varietal characteristics do not depend on open or closed growing conditions. The stems are thick, erect, standard, but the arrangement of supports is desirable, since the fruits are large in size. When forming stems - 2-3.

Before the formation of the first brushes, the bushes have a pyramidal configuration, they are compact, and then a kind of spreading appears. The first ovaries are formed over 7-8 leaves, there are 4-5 of them in total (appear through the leaf). Leaves are overall, dark green, petioles are short, do not require removal. The bushes stop growing on their own after tying the last brushes.

Although the culture is resistant to the vagaries of the weather, it clearly does not tolerate frost.

Its advantages include:

• compactness of bushes;

• excellent quality parameters of fruits;

• good yield;

• the possibility of growing in open and closed soils;

• reliable degree of resistance to adverse climate change;

• extended shelf life;

• versatility in use;

• excellent taste;

• wonderful marketable conditions;

• good transportability and keeping quality;

• useful qualities;

• relatively simple agricultural technology;

• high level of resistance to drought and heat.

Minuses:

• bushes must be tied up, fed;

• poor resistance to return frost when cultivated in open conditions.

Many different dishes and homemade preparations are made from the fruits, but fresh salads are especially good from them.

The fruits of the culture are slightly elongated, pepper-shaped, slightly flattened on the sides, pointed tips, with an average weight of 150-200 g, pink-raspberry color, without spots. The consistency is dense and sugary, with small seed chambers with few seeds. The peel is not thick, it bursts when canning whole tomatoes, so they should be pierced in the area of ​​the stalk. The fruits reach quickly and efficiently when picked in a green state.However, the shelf life and keeping quality are short - about 14 days. They are transported well if they are stacked in only two rows.

The taste of the fruits is harmonious, sugar-sweetish type. According to the tasting scale, it is estimated at 5 points. The culture is referred to as a dessert and salad type.

The culture is considered medium early, although the first fruits can be seen as early as July. The terms of their ripening are 100-105 days. Much depends on the climatic conditions and the quality of care.

The yield level is 5-6 kg per bush, a high-yielding crop.

Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out in March, about 50-60 days before planting seedlings in open (in May) or closed soil (in mid-April).

The standard planting pattern is 40 x 70 cm (for 1 m2 - 3 bushes).

About 2 months before the planned planting in the soil, seeds are planted for seedlings. At the same time, a substrate is prepared, consisting of humus, peat and sand in equal proportions, abundantly pouring it with a solution of "Fitosporin", in order to disinfect. Seeds are planted to a depth of no more than 2 cm. The containers are covered with lids or equipped with a film. To prevent the sprouts from stretching, the seedlings are provided with good lighting and kept warm. The pick begins in the phase of 2 true leaves. A month before planting, the seedlings are hardened (they are taken out into the open air, slowly increasing the residence time).

Mature seedlings are planted in open soil in May, following the planting scheme. Further, the bushes are regularly irrigated and fed. In this sense, organic matter is useful (they dilute slurry or chicken droppings in a ratio of 1: 7). The recommended amount of dressings during the season is 3-4.

Productive cultivation of a culture is largely determined by the quality of care and compliance with agrotechnical rules at all stages of its development. Pink Stella loves warmth; with sharp drops in temperature, it is advisable to arrange special burlap shelters for her at night. During irrigation, water should not get into any leaves, so it is necessary to water it at the root, in the afternoon, without overmoistening the plants. With irregular watering, apical rot may occur.

The loosening process is carried out after each irrigation. At the first loosening, its depth should be 12 cm, which will saturate the roots with oxygen and warm them well. Each subsequent process of loosening is carried out to a depth of 5 cm. Compaction of the soil must not be allowed.

In June, 6-7 days after planting, the culture is fed (0.5 liters of liquid mullein and 1 tablespoon of nitrophoska are added to 10 liters of water). One plant accounts for 0.5 liters of solution. You can use a different composition - 1 tablespoon of liquid fertilizer "Ideal" and 1 tablespoon of nitrophosphate is diluted in 10 liters of water. The consumption rate is the same.

For bait, at the beginning of the opening of the second flower brush, a solution is prepared from 10 liters of water, 0.5 liters of chicken droppings, 1 tablespoon of superphosphate and 1 teaspoon of potassium sulfate (consumption rate is 1 tablespoon per bush).

During the period of the opening of the third flower brush for bait in 10 liters of water, dilute 1 tablespoon of liquid potassium humate and nitrophoska (consumption - 5 liters of solution per 1 m2).

We carry out grazing during the formation of fruits, removing all the leaves up to the 1st ovary.Here we begin to tie bushes in typical ways.

In general, the culture is resistant to common nightshade diseases and pest attacks. However, standard preventive measures must be implemented. In this case, the care of plants does not have any peculiarities - all the necessary measures are of a standard nature.

The culture is resistant to adverse weather conditions, except for frost.