2006-07-04 06:20:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Tomatoes tend to crack when they receive irregular water. If your tomatoes have gone through a dry spell and you try to make up for it with frequent waterings, the inside of the tomato will plump up faster than the outside can stretch and grow. As a result the outer skin of the tomato splits open or cracks. They are still edible though just won't keep as long.
2006-07-04 06:23:39 · answer #1 · answered by italliansweety67 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom always told me that it was because they became to ripe. It doesnt hurt you, you can still eat them, but it's just where the "gut's" of the tomato expand and it cracks the skin.
2006-07-04 13:24:16 · answer #2 · answered by Snapper_Turtle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tomatoes crack because it has a very thin skin.
2006-07-11 04:29:35 · answer #3 · answered by Rosario M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have noticed that my tomatoes will crack after a dry spell --then a lot of rain--they grow too quickly--try to water them on a regular basis.
2006-07-04 13:26:59 · answer #4 · answered by Pac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you mean why do they crack on the vine, it's from overwatering
otherwise, they crack when they start to spoil.
2006-07-04 14:11:09 · answer #5 · answered by Lucy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick them when the are still green , let them ripen
on a window sill
2006-07-04 13:49:26 · answer #6 · answered by BONE° 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes they grow too fast and the skin can't catch up
2006-07-04 13:22:45 · answer #7 · answered by rsb332002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause they are like that.. too soft.. y don't u try punchin one
2006-07-04 13:23:26 · answer #8 · answered by Da_ROCK! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋