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 ...

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Tomatoes may crack if they receive a lot of water after a prolonged dry spell. Plant these split-resistant varieties to keep your delicious harvest intact.

Here are some questions I answered recently. Q: Why are my tomatoes splitting? A: Tomatoes are 95 percent water and as such require much water. As I understand it, as plants stress for water, it’s ...

Plus, how to prevent it. You've watched your home-grown tomatoes spring up from yellow blossoms to ripe, ready-to-pick fruit. But one day, you find that your gorgeous crop has cracked. Luckily, new ...