elena1984 said:
And what exactly do you “feed” them?
When planting, I prep the hole very well: 100 ml of “Ispolin Universal” (organic fertilizer), 1 teaspoon of superphosphate, 1 teaspoon of potassium sulfate, 1 liter of coconut coir (pre-soaked in water). I mix it all up and plant the seedling. Usually, this is enough until the end of the vegetative period. But if I see a lack of nutrition (which is very rare), I will top dress with the necessary element. Recently, Monopotassium Phosphate became available here, I use that in the planting hole now too.
I grew Pink Honey from SibSad in the greenhouse.
It was a pink heart of medium size and yield. I didn’t notice any particular sweetness. It was identical to the Velmozha variety. The skin kept splitting.
In general, I was not thrilled with it, or maybe I got the wrong version of P.Honey. I didn’t save seeds from it.
Pani Tomat said:
Recently, Monopotassium Phosphate became available here, I use that in the planting hole now too.
Do you add Monophosphate to the hole when planting, or do you feed it during the growing season?
And this is how mine turned out. Tasty, but a 4 out of 5 on yield. I only fed it with wood ash, maybe it didn’t have enough strength.
The yield was rather weak, 3+. I will not plant it again.
Yield was a 3 for me…
Katas said:
Do you add Monophosphate to the hole when planting, or do you feed it during the growing season?
I add it to the hole when planting out the seedlings, and if necessary, I do a foliar feed.
Katas said:
…In general, I was not thrilled with it, or maybe I got the wrong version of P.Honey. I didn’t save seeds from it.
I agree, mine didn’t turn out very sweet either, although the yield was good. And it had green shoulders just like all oxhearts. Even though I chased after this variety for probably 2 years — I am giving up on oxheart tomatoes. I don’t see the point in adapting to them. If I really loved them, it would be another story… I’ll keep looking for “my” varieties… 🫡
Edited January 25, 2015 by Galinka
Pink Honey grew for me both in the greenhouse and outdoors. And I liked it much better outdoors! The bush was shorter in stature, but the fruits were larger. This year I will plant PH outdoors.
Greenhouse vs Outdoors:
Pink Honey (SibSad). Bush height in the greenhouse is 130-150 cm (4.2 – 5 ft), the bush is wispy/flimsy, sparsely foliated, I grow it to two stems. The tomatoes are uniform and sweet.
I’ll try it outdoors this year.
The year before last, I had one tomato weighing 900g (2 lbs), and the rest were no less than 500g (1.1 lbs). This year they are smaller, but still large. It all grows outdoors.
And regarding the day/night temperature drops in the Moscow region, I disagree. We often have +20°C (68°F) during the day, and at night it can drop to +2°C (35°F). In the summer of 2014, almost all nights were cold, below 10°C (50°F), only during the peak heatwave were there a few warm nights.
My Pink Honey: SibSad.
Tasty, productive, large-fruited — EXACTLY the tomato you need!!!! 👍
In 2013, it was the very first tomato to ripen. 😊
This is the only photo of Pink Honey I have, I can’t find the others 😔
