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  Posted by chris (U14479141) on Wednesday, 18th August 2010

  good morning,my tomatoes are splitting when ripe,i water and feed them well,is there a particular reason for this happening,any info would be gratefully appreciated regards chris

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  Posted by BigDave (U3975543) on Wednesday, 18th August 2010

  Most of the time its the way you water them...if you water them to much in one go or if you miss a day here and there...I try to water at the same time everday and try to water the same to each plant each timeI do.
  
  Whatsthemarrow...

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  Posted by punpun (U14553477) on Wednesday, 18th August 2010

  I agree 100% with Big Dave,
  But you've not said if they are greenhouse grown or outside toms,
  
  Im lucky enough to have both and the ones in the green house are prone to dry out quick and so need extra attention, but if for some reason ive allowed the compost to dry (even just once ) i'll see cracks appear, So it's a safe bet to say as big Dave has said it's the watering time table you need to look at.
  
  PS Have you tried the russian black toms?
  (well worth a go)

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  Posted by chris (U14479141) on Wednesday, 18th August 2010

  thank you BigDave and punpun, i have changed the watering a bit because we were not getting a lot of sun here in the NE so i was watering every other day as the compost seemed quite damp,they are in a small greenhouse,as for the russian toms i will give them a go next year,once again thank you both kind regards chris

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  Posted by 4smilingcat6 (U14338727) on Wednesday, 18th August 2010

  I agree about the watering regime but should add the some varieties are more prone to splitting than others.
  
  And Black Russian are superb,the flavour is quite complex though so not everyone likes them.
  
  Some of my customers are now completely converted to them but a few just couldn`t get on with them-taste is a very personal thing.
  
  And they come true from saved seed

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  Posted by BigDave (U3975543) on Wednesday, 18th August 2010

  I have some French black toms there from H.S.L they are also very good they maybe the same as the Russian black but i'm not sure so I will give the Russian ones a go next year...thanks for that I do like a good tom.
  
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  Posted by Ian W (U8604472) on Wednesday, 18th August 2010

  I can confirm that some varieties are better than others. I'm growing a trial cherry tomato from D T Brown alongside my other tomatoes and they split very easily, although some are fine until picked and then split when you remove the stalk to eat them. But they're also the only ones to have split on the vine even though they get exactly the same treatment as the others.

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