{"id":7539,"date":"2018-08-02T11:57:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T15:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/?p=7539"},"modified":"2025-05-24T09:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T13:28:31","slug":"tomato-plant-problems-tomatoes-with-cracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2018\/08\/tomato-plant-problems-tomatoes-with-cracks.html","title":{"rendered":"Tomato Plant Problems: Tomatoes with Cracks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tomato plant problems include tomatoes with cracks. I went outside to harvest tomatoes this morning only to find almost every single tomato with crack rings near the stem or cracks radiating down the sides of the fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tomato Plant Problems: Tomatoes Cracking<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The tomatoes, above, are ones I picked this morning. You can clearly see the rings radiating in almost perfect circles near the tops of the tomatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What causes these tomato plant problems?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too much rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tomatoes you see above have what are called ‘growth cracks<\/a>.’ Many gardeners mistakenly assume that these tomato plant problems indicate insects or diseases, but tomato cracks occur as a function of how tomatoes develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three Black Krim heirloom tomatoes – with cracks.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Weather Conditions that Cause Tomatoes to Crack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here in central Virginia we’ve had almost a perfect combination of weather-related factors that cause tomatoes to crack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some factors contributing to tomatoes cracking<\/a> include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n