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Split fruitTomatoes splitting and cracking

Split fruit: tomatoes splitting and cracking

Cracks round the top of ripe fruit, after heavy rain or a big watering following a dry spell.

When it shows up: Late summer, after heavy rain

What to do

  1. Pick split fruit and eat it soon. It’s still fine.

  2. Water little and often rather than letting it dry out and then soaking it.

  3. Mulch to keep the soil evenly damp.

Helps prevent it

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Crops it affects

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