It often happens after a big rain. And 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 ...

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 ...

It depends on how much of the flesh is exposed. It can be extremely disappointing to head out to your garden, only to see that the juicy tomatoes you've been growing all season seem to be cracked.

And the reason why tomatoes burst. The tomatoes I find at the grocery store and the farmers market always look perfect—they are glossy and blemish-free. That's not always the case for home-grown ...

It is common practice for gardeners to pick tomatoes while still green and then allow them to ripen indoors. This is done for a variety of reasons. Some gardeners pick their tomatoes early because ...

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 ...