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 ...

Are your tomatoes splitting and cracking before you can harvest them? It's frustrating to see, but there are ways you can support your plants as they grow.

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 ...