Split tomato?

[Greenfingerpaula]

My money maker ( i think! ) tomatoes are all growing nicely and I have 1 HUGE 1, none of them are ripening but when I went and looked at them
This morning, the biggest 1 looks like it has a split all around the top of it......

Should I remove that 1 and hope the others ripen?

[rustylady]

They split because of erratic watering. The compost gets dry so the skin of the tomato "sets" and then whey they get a good drink the fruit swells and splits the skin.

Taking the split one off won't make the others ripen, but the split could go mouldy.

[Creemteez]

The fruits swell after watering and sometimes this happens - I've had several, but they've all gone on to ripen ok on the plant. Just watch out for kritters taking advantage of the broken skin.

[Lazy Gardener]

I have one tiny cherry tomato about 10 - 12mm in size. It looks like it has a perfectly
round window cut into it. The seeds are visible all perfectly in place.

What would do that?

I have some splitting ones also. Been away a few weeks back and they didnt get
watered except by the rain. Dont think we got much over the 2 weeks at the start
of August.

[zazen999]

I have one tiny cherry tomato about 10 - 12mm in size. It looks like it has a perfectly
round window cut into it. The seeds are visible all perfectly in place.

What would do that?

I have some splitting ones also. Been away a few weeks back and they didnt get
watered except by the rain. Dont think we got much over the 2 weeks at the start
of August.

Those would be caterpillars, which have been this season's 'must have' bug-sessory.

[Greenfingerpaula]

Grrrrrr, now my cherry tomatoes are splitting as they FINALLY ripen 😔

[Greenfingerpaula]

Ok, now I'm annoyed - every single cherry tomato is splitting as soon as it starts to ripen

If I take them off the plant and bring them in to ripen, will they still split?

I hate the thought of throwing them away but don't have enough for chutney or anything as I only have the 1 plant

I had to throw all the big ones away cos they just wouldn't grow - turned out they were beef tomatoes as well

[Greenfingerpaula]

Ok, now I'm annoyed - every single cherry tomato is splitting as soon as it starts to ripen

If I take them off the plant and bring them in to ripen, will they still split?

I hate the thought of throwing them away but don't have enough for chutney or anything as I only have the 1 plant

I had to throw all the big ones away cos they just wouldn't grow - turned out they were beef tomatoes as well

For some reason this didn't show up in my thread so I don't know if it showed to anyone !