Tomato –Cracked Fruit

Description

When fruit splits or cracks it is usually due to a dry spell followed by heavy rain.

Information

• CTAHR – Farmer’s Bookshelf – Vegetables – Tomato
• A&M AgriLife Extension – Vegetable Production – Tomato Problem Solver - Disorders of tomato, ripe fruit
  

Control

Prevent fruit from cracking by controlling the amount of water the plants receive to keep an even supply of water.

Kendal Lyon, Hawaii Island Master Gardeners