Hi Erin!
I believe the weather can play a big factor in the splitting, if you have
had too much rain. Also if you over water them, this too, can result with
them splitting. What i do now is i pick them just before they ripen, but
newspaper into a cupboard or dresser drawer, and i leave them a couple of
days, closed, still checking on them. They do ripen, and the flavour stays
in! Hope this helps??? Good-luck!!!!

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"Steve & Erin" wrote in message
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We have some lovely grape and pear tomatoes on our deck that seemed
perfect
until tonight I went out to pick them and they all have splits on them.
Did
I leave them on the vine too long? Any other culture advice?

Thanks
Erin