Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-7 Experience)
Mexican Pink (seeds from Yaroslavna). It’s an indet, but the vine doesn’t get crazy tall. I only planted one this time around just to see what the variety was all about, but I absolutely loved both the taste and the look of it.
Mexican Pink is a greenhouse variety for me, I’ve been growing it for many years now 👍 I really value it for its steady yields and delicious bright pink fruits with firm, aromatic flesh. You can easily grow it to 3 stems (at least in my conditions). The tomatoes get pretty large, oval shaped, around 10.5-14 oz (300-400 g). Reaches up to 5 ft (1.5 m) tall in the greenhouse.
This variety is getting a permanent spot in my garden every single year from now on. I love it! 😋😋😋 Planted out 4 vines this time around in 2014.
Quote from Valichka:
This variety is getting a permanent spot in my garden every single year from now on. I love it! 😋😋😋 Planted out 4 vines this time around in 2014.
Valyusha, thank you! 😘
I was absolutely sure that down in Kuban soil this variety couldn’t possibly have a bad yield! Hope it keeps rewarding you and your family with those beautiful, delicious tomatoes! Wishing you massive harvests 🙌🙌🙌
2015 season:
I got this variety from Happy Garden (Schastliviy Sad). Grew it outdoors. The plant is pretty vigorous, mid-season. Despite the crazy heat this year, it was one of the few that didn’t literally bake in the sun.
Excellent yield. The fruits are uniform, gorgeous (my phone pics sadly don’t do them justice), firm, juicy, and very sweet.
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage
- 🌿 Plant: Indeterminate but generally stays on the shorter side for a vine, reaching up to 5 ft (1.5 m) in northern greenhouses. Responds well to being pruned to 3 stems. Shows excellent heat tolerance, resisting sunscald even when grown outdoors in extreme summer temps.
- 📈 Yield: Extremely dependable. Growers in both cold northern regions and hot southern climates report heavy and stable yields.
- 👅 Taste: Sweet, aromatic, and highly rated. Growers consistently praise its classic, delicious flavor.
- 📦 Texture/Usage: The fruits are bright pink, large 10.5-14 oz (300-400 g), and oval/beefsteak shaped. The flesh is dense, firm, and juicy, making it a gorgeous slicer variety.
In post #4, Yaroslavna mentions Valichka is growing in the “Kuban” region. Kuban (Krasnodar Krai) is located in Southern Russia. Thanks to its long, hot summers and incredibly rich black soil (chernozem), it is considered the agricultural heartland of Russia (similar to California’s Central Valley or the US South). This is why southern growers often see explosive yields compared to growers in colder northern zones.
