Having a good crop this year, grown in pots outdoos, rather than the
usual Growbag. BUT many of the tomatoes are splitting their skins before
being fully ripe for picking, both the Gardeners Delight variety and
another one which I was given, and I think is Beefsteak.

Any obvious reason for this?

Roger T

Am 23.09.2023 um 20:29:31 Uhr schrieb Polly@golly:

> Having a good crop this year, grown in pots outdoos, rather than the
> usual Growbag. BUT many of the tomatoes are splitting their skins
> before being fully ripe for picking, both the Gardeners Delight
> variety and another one which I was given, and I think is Beefsteak.
>
> Any obvious reason for this?

My grandparents had the same issue this year. Maybe it is because of
the high sun radiation. We had weeks with almost no clouds.

On 23/09/2023 20:29, Polly@golly wrote:
> Having a good crop this year, grown in pots outdoos, rather than the
> usual Growbag. BUT many of the tomatoes are splitting their skins before
> being fully ripe for picking, both the Gardeners Delight variety and
> another one which I was given, and I think is Beefsteak.
>
> Any obvious reason for this?

Not enough water when the tomatoes were small, and too much as they were
reaching maturity.

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 21:07:07 +0100, RustyHinge
<rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:

>On 23/09/2023 20:29, Polly@golly wrote:
>> Having a good crop this year, grown in pots outdoos, rather than the
>> usual Growbag. BUT many of the tomatoes are splitting their skins before
>> being fully ripe for picking, both the Gardeners Delight variety and
>> another one which I was given, and I think is Beefsteak.
>>
>> Any obvious reason for this?
>
>Not enough water when the tomatoes were small, and too much as they were
>reaching maturity.

+1

--
Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall, very mild, sheltered
from the West, but open to the North and East.

On Saturday, 23 September 2023 at 21:07:09 UTC+1, RustyHinge wrote:
> On 23/09/2023 20:29, Polly@golly wrote:
> > Having a good crop this year, grown in pots outdoos, rather than the
> > usual Growbag. BUT many of the tomatoes are splitting their skins before
> > being fully ripe for picking, both the Gardeners Delight variety and
> > another one which I was given, and I think is Beefsteak.
> >
> > Any obvious reason for this?
> Not enough water when the tomatoes were small, and too much as they were
> reaching maturity.
>
> --
> Rusty Hinge
> To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

Too much water. My outside tomatoes have split after the recent rain.

Jonthan

On 23/09/2023 21:07, RustyHinge wrote:
> On 23/09/2023 20:29, Polly@golly wrote:
>> Having a good crop this year, grown in pots outdoos, rather than the
>> usual Growbag. BUT many of the tomatoes are splitting their skins
>> before being fully ripe for picking, both the Gardeners Delight
>> variety and another one which I was given, and I think is Beefsteak.
>>
>> Any obvious reason for this?
>
> Not enough water when the tomatoes were small, and too much as they were
> reaching maturity.
>

That is interesting thanks. Thinking about it, I did start with the pots
just standing on the ground, and later moved then onto trays to stop
them getting dry. Oh, must try and remember that for next year!