Tomato Fuji Pink F1 Plants

The Fuji Pink Tomato F1 is a pink tomato that produces round, slightly flattened fruits weighing about 200 grams. Their pink, sweet and fragrant flesh, has excellent flavour. It is a productive F1 hybrid variety that displays strong vigour and resists diseases well.

Tomato plants are grown as annuals, requiring heat and rich soil. The plug plants of the Fuji Pink Tomato F1 are best planted from April to June, after the last frost, for a harvest from July to October.

The Tomato is native to South America and Central America. Several varieties were cultivated by the Incas long before the arrival of the Conquistadors. The term "Tomato" comes from the Inca word Tomatl, which refers to both the plant and the fruit it produces. It is one of the many foods that came to us from the New World, along with beans, corn, squash, potatoes, and chilli peppers. The Tomato took much longer to reach our taste buds. And for good reason: it was long cultivated for its aesthetic and medicinal qualities, but it was considered toxic because it resembled the fruit of the Mandrake, another member of the Solanaceae family. It only became a regular guest at our tables from the early 20th century onwards.

The Tomato is a perennial herbaceous plant in tropical climates, but it is grown as an annual in our latitudes. It becomes woody over time and produces small, insignificant yellow flowers grouped in clusters that will transform into fruits. Tomato plants can be grown in open ground but compact varieties can also be grown in containers on a balcony.

It is a fruit or vegetable that offers numerous nutritional benefits. It is low in calories like most vegetables and rich in water, it contains a particularly interesting molecule: lycopene, a powerful antioxidant. It is also rich in vitamin C, provitamin A, and trace elements.

In terms of cooking, tomatoes can be eaten raw or cooked in a variety of ways: in salads or as appetisers, grilled, stuffed, marinated, preserved, in ratatouille, as a sauce... They come in all colours, shapes, and sizes. Take advantage of this and grow lots of different varieties in your vegetable garden to vary your harvest!

Harvesting : The harvesting periods vary: early varieties are harvested from 55 to 70 days after planting, mid-season varieties from 70 to 85 days, and late varieties beyond 85 days. The fruits should be picked when they have reached their final colour and their texture is still firm but shows a slight softening. To keep for longer, pick the fruit with its stalk. Note that immature fruits, stems, and leaves contain solanine and should not be consumed.

Storage : The optimal storage temperature for tomatoes is between 10 and 15°C. Refrigeration is possible but alters the taste qualities of the fruits. For longer storage, Tomatoes can be preserved, dried, frozen, canned, or cooked. To preserve them, cut your tomatoes in half and collect the juice. Place your halved tomatoes face up on a baking sheet. Season with salt, pepper, and sugar, then bake at a very low temperature for at least an hour. Remove your tomatoes, store them in a glass jar, and cover with olive oil.

The gardener's tip : To reduce watering, we recommend mulching the soil with thin successive layers of grass clippings, if possible mixed with dead leaves. This protection keeps the soil moist and limits weed growth.