The plants look healthy and are producing well. However, most of my
tomatoes have an unfamiliar internal defect.

The outside of the fruit looks normal. On the inside, the upper half of
each tomato contains a considerable amount of white fibrous material. It
seems as if the tissue of the stem has intruded into the fruit. This white
matter is firm and flavorless.

This defect occurs in several cultivars (Fourth of July, Better Boy, Super
Fantastic). I've grown tomatoes in this same small garden spot (rotating
as much as possible) for many years and not seen this problem before.

Have other Triangle.Gardens people observed this phenomenon?
Identification? Remedies?


Daniel B. Martin