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RE: Red on the Homestead: Worm Towers, Pitcher Pump, Tomatoes and More
oh wow,, you got it all going on.. and those tomatos look like WOW! Thanks for sharing why they split too! I grew a whole field of them two years ago and couldnt work out why so many split... we are in a rainy area here.. so now i know!
Thank you! Heirloom tomatoes tend to split even worse with rain. That's why you almost never see these types of tomatoes in supermarkets. Once they have turned 50% red, you can harvest the tomato and let it ripen more in the house. It will still get as ripe and tasty as the ones ripen on the vine. Trick is to wait til 50% of the tomato has turned color.