Why the hell are my tomatos bursting on the vine? This is the second year I have had this problem; the darn things crack open before they are even ripe. They seal themselves up with a kind of scab and go right on to ripeness. I still get a good (if somewhat assymetrical) tomato, but it's pissin' me off.
Well?
*Update*
Res-solution:
2 possible causes:
1. not enough calcium in the soil. We’ve learned to fix this by saving our egg shells, drying them and crunching them up and planting a couple of tablespoons full in the hole at planting time.
2. I’m not sure the exact cause but dissolving 2 tbl spoons of Epson salts in a qt of water and pouring it at the base of the plant seems to help. We do this once every 4 weeks from the time they are planted.
I’d try the Epson salt remedy right away and keep the egg shell idea in mind for next year.
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P.S. Warm water seems to work best.
Bucket Tomatos!
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