Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gheorhge / Getty Images Tomatoes typically split due to sudden changes in watering, especially after a dry spell followed by heavy ...

Cracked tomatoes may look alarming, but the cause is often simple. Tomatoes typically split due to sudden changes in watering, especially after a dry spell followed by heavy rain or overwatering.

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 ...

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.