Cracks in tomatoes

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  1. FLgarden

    FLgarden New Seed

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    Hello! Is there a way to prevent tomatoes from cracking from too much rain? I’m in central Florida and we have been getting lots of rain lately. My poor tomatoes are all cracked!
     
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  3. Odif

    Odif Young Pine

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    If you put a roof over them then the rain will keep off them.
     
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  4. Dirtmechanic

    Dirtmechanic Young Pine

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    Screenshot_20230428_230413_Chrome.png You may try to retard transpiration in some way. That temp swing can be modified to a degree with white translucent material. Its sold in rolls but many use thin sheets.
     
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  5. Sjoerd

    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Odif has an excellent suggestion there. Where I live rain is an annual challenge, so I grow my toms in a greenhouse and I am religiously regular with watering. This may not be feasible for you this year, but perhaps in the future.
     
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  6. Logan

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    For the future you should be able to get tomatoes that are split resistant.
     
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