Wht do tomate's split before they get ripe. And how can I stop it.?

Answer 1

tomatoes split when it's been dry but then it rains hard -- esp large fruit. if you know it will rain that day, go ahead and pick them. even if they've begun changing color just a little they'll fully ripen in a day or so. course, i don't think they taste as good that way, but that's just me

Answer 2

Some tomato varieties are prone to splitting as they ripen. I t could just be the variety, as larger tomatoes tend to do this more often. Here's a couple suggestions: You can try picking you tomatoes before they fully turn red (assuming they are red tomatoes). Pick when orange, with just a blush of red and let ripen in a sunny windowsill. Or try watering a little less. If they are in the ground, try a deep watering once or twice a week. If in containers, they may need to be watered a bit more, say 3x week.

Answer 3

Overwatering can cause this when the temps are high. They take in all the water and then split because the temps build up inside and put pressure on the skins. Perhaps you could build a sunscreen so they only get direct sun for half a day.

Answer 4

watch how much and when you water. once tomatoes get to a mature size cut back on your water. The skin hardens and the water the plant puts in the fruit will crack the tomatoes. The crack will be on the bottom or small ones that go around the outside top of the fruit. Sometimes this area will not get red and will stay yellow.

Answer 5

The tomatoes start to get pale green prior to ripening. If they are doing this and you get a big rain--splits. When they start to ripen and turn you need to cut back the water if it is rain, pick, you can put them in a box and cover with newspaper and they will ripen in a few a day sans the splits. Check your box every day and remove the red ones.

Answer 6

Pick them before they ripe and then let them ripe. The ground is probably too dry.

Answer 7

It's a unbalance in your watering, keep it constant.