On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:39:54 -0500, "brsher"
wrote:

I'm growing some Big Boy and Better Boy tomatoes. They are just starting to
ripen, and most are still green. I'd say they are about
10-15 days late in ripening. However, some, that are still green, are
starting to split. It's not a complete split, but a ridge around one side.
Does anyone have any suggestions about curing this problem. It's getting
very hot here, but we had a big rain yesterday, and I water them
about every 4-5 days.

In my experience, splitting is due to overwatering. You don't say
where you are, but it sounds like the big rain + watering might have
done it.

I was taught that after tomatoes flower, you cut back on water, so
"strength" goes into fruit, not leaf/stem growth.

Opinions?

Persephone