Our tomatoes are splitting! This happens when tomato plants get an influx (a lot at one time) of water. A week ago, we had a large amount of rain fall on our garden because of Hurricane Joaquin. All summer, the garden was pretty dry because of the lack of rain, so our tomato plants got used to the dry weather. When Hurricane Joaquin brought so much rain to Northern Virginia, the tomatoes were shocked! The inside fruit of the tomatoes swelled with water and grew faster than their skin. The skin couldn't keep up with the growth so it split.
Split skins don't mean the tomatoes are trash, it just means they need to be eaten pretty soon after they are picked.
Split skins don't mean the tomatoes are trash, it just means they need to be eaten pretty soon after they are picked.
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