Tomatoes typically split due to sudden changes in watering, especially after a dry spell followed by heavy rain or overwatering. Tomatoes with thinner skins, like heirloom varieties, are more ...

After tending to your tomato plants for weeks, cracks are a common but frustrating sight. Split tomatoes are generally safe to eat, but the exposed flesh does shorten their shelf life since they are ...

Q: We have grown tomatoes here in Albuquerque for 30 years. My favorite is a variety called Fantastic, and generally they put out a great crop. My question is, why do the tops of the tomatoes split ...

Q. We have planted Celebrity tomatoes for the past two years and have had a problem with them splitting from the top of the core, and the tomatoes go bad quickly. It does not happen to all of the ...

Cracked tomatoes may look alarming, but the cause is often simple. Tomatoes typically split due to sudden changes in watering, especially after a dry spell followed by heavy rain or overwatering.