Tomatoes often split after a big rain, just as you are ready to harvest. You've watched your tomato plants grow and blossom. Nurtured the little green balls into plump, juicy fruits. And as you reach ...

If you've babied your tomatoes all summer only to find a bunch of cracked ones when you're ready to harvest, you may wonder what to do with split tomatoes. Are they safe to eat? Why do they split? Is ...

After tending to your tomato plants for weeks, cracks are a common but frustrating sight. Split tomatoes are generally safe to eat, but the exposed flesh does shorten their shelf life since they are ...

There's nothing more rewarding than growing your own fruit and vegetables, which is why it's so frustrating when they don't grow as they're supposed to. If you've ever harvested your own tomatoes, you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's nothing more frustrating than watching your carefully tended tomatoes develop ugly cracks just as they're reaching peak ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lyubov Kulikova / Getty Images After tending to your tomato plants for weeks, cracks are a common but frustrating sight. Split ...