Is there anything more frustrating than patiently waiting for tomatoes to ripen, only to find them cracked or split right before they're ready to harvest and enjoy? If you keep finding your beautiful ...

Why do tomatoes crack on the vine? Everyone who gardens has to deal with this inconvenience - why does this happen and can it be prevented? Cracked tomatoes are much more susceptible to disease. Their ...

Plump red tomato growing outside on the vine, with a horizontal crack across the fruit. - Santun Solihin/Shutterstock Whatever variety of tomato plant you're growing, the fruits are susceptible to ...

Home gardeners face the problem of tomato cracking, or hard cracks on the upper part of the fruit, usually spanning from or around the stem. While the cracks do not necessarily ruin the tomato, they ...

Water stress, plant disease, and proximity to walnut trees can all cause tomatoes to wilt. Learn how to manage this common problem. Nothing quite compares to the flavor of a homegrown, vine-ripened ...

Whatever variety of tomato plant you're growing, the fruits are susceptible to splitting and cracking for reasons that are often outside your control, such as temperature and moisture changes. This ...