Plump red tomato growing outside on the vine, with a horizontal crack across the fruit. - Santun Solihin/Shutterstock Whatever variety of tomato plant you're growing, the fruits are susceptible to ...

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 ...

Growing food in your garden is a labor of love, that's why it's so distressing when your precious homegrown tomatoes start to develop cracks.

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 ...

It is disappointing to grow a beautiful tomato only to have the fruit split as it ripens. Tomatoes often split after a big rain, just as you are ready to harvest. You've watched your tomato plants ...