Tomatoes often split after a big rain, just as you are ready to harvest. You've watched your tomato plants grow and blossom. Nurtured the little green balls into plump, juicy fruits. And as you reach ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gheorhge / Getty Images Tomatoes typically split due to sudden changes in watering, especially after a dry spell followed by heavy ...

There's nothing more frustrating than watching your carefully tended tomatoes develop ugly cracks just as they're reaching peak ripeness. Split tomatoes might look ruined, but they're usually still ...

Seeing a cracked tomato after weeks of waiting for a perfectly ripe one is one of gardening's biggest letdowns. One day the fruit looks great, and the next, its skin has suddenly split or it has rings ...