Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lyubov Kulikova / Getty Images After tending to your tomato plants for weeks, cracks are a common but frustrating sight. Split ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plump red tomato growing outside on the vine, with a horizontal crack across the fruit. - Santun Solihin/Shutterstock Whatever ...

If you've babied your tomatoes all summer only to find a bunch of cracked ones when you're ready to harvest, you may wonder what to do with split tomatoes. Are they safe to eat? Why do they split? Is ...

This story was originally published in September 2020. It’s that time of year: tomatoes are ripening and ready for harvest. But some growers might be noticing something unexpected: cracked tomato skin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are few things that make gardeners groan more than finding their tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) cracked or splitting. Not ...

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 ...

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 ...