Sometimes, waiting for the first harvest of tomatoes, we are in no hurry to rejoice, because of all the abundance of fruits, a good part may be cracked. This spoils not only the appearance of the tomatoes, but also makes them unsuitable for harvesting. Let us see why tomatoes ripen when ripe and how to avoid it.
Disease or not?
You should not perceive the cracks in the tomatoes as a sign of the disease of the fruit. Most often, the cracking of tomatoes is due to their uneven growth, due to irregular care. Therefore, dry cracks in the fruit is nothing more than the scars from a sharp change in growing conditions.
Did you know? The Latin name of the culture - "Solanum lycopersicum" - literally translates as "wolf peaches".
Why tomatoes crack
Why tomatoes burst is influenced by several factors related to both natural, uncontrolled conditions, and processes that depend directly on the gardener. At the same time, greenhouse varieties and those planted in open ground may suffer. 
Lack of fertilizer
Lack of batteries of a bush of tomatoes - One of the most common reasons why tomatoes crack in open ground. Manifestations of such a shortage begins with the stems, gradually moving to the fruit. But in all the main thing - moderation. Too fed with concentrated, not diluted solutions, tomatoes are even more prone to cracking.
Important! In order to avoid overgrowth of tomatoes when feeding, you must take no more than 20 grams of fertilizer per 10 liters of water.
Lack of moisture
Perhaps the most common cause of tomato cracking is drought. But, again, the “golden mean” rule applies: watering should be moderate, and during the growing season it is generally kept to a minimum, since poured tomatoes, not knowing where to put the excess moisture, simply erupt it, forming cracks. Water the tomatoes so that the water under the bush does not stand. 
Wrong pinching
Too often tearing off sheets from a tomato bush can also aggravate the situation. For seven days, the optimal number of leaves that can be removed - three and no more.
Familiarize yourself with the nuances of growing tomatoes in a greenhouse: how to pinch and tie up, to cure diseases of tomatoes (yellowing of leaves, phytophthora).
Temperature too high
This factor most often becomes the reason why tomatoes crack in the greenhouse. To solve this problem, it is necessary to arrange frequent airing of the greenhouse and to prevent the soil from fading, as well as its aridity.
Important! Greenhouse tomatoes at moderate temperatures should be watered no more than once every four days.
Cracking and grade selection
Oddly enough, it turns out that the cracking of tomatoes can be influenced not only by the variety, but also by color. Most often, this problem is the fruit of yellow, orange and light red shades. The same fate with varieties with large and dense fruits.
The following varieties and hybrids will be optimal in terms of resistance to abrupt changes in conditions:
- "Harlequin";
- "Favorite";
- "Miracle of the Earth";
- "Vasilevna";
- "Ostrich";
- "Diva";
- "Moscow Region";
- "Centaur";
- "Bear Paw".
How to prevent trouble?
Mulching bushes, airing the greenhouse, feeding as needed and, of course, the timeliness and regularity of these activities will help to solve the problem at least partially.
Learn how to mulch and tie up tomatoes in the open field.
Observe the following guidelines for preventing cracks in fruit:
- choose tomato varieties with soft fruits of medium size;
- provide bushes "shelter" from the scorching sun in the midst of the heat. Use for this light-scattering materials, capes, breathable;
- organize moderate watering and ventilation for greenhouse tomatoes. Moisten the soil in the evening and in portions.
Did you know? For a long time, tomatoes, like potatoes, were considered a poisonous plant and were used only to decorate pavilions, gardens and greenhouses, in particular, in England and France.
If it is possible to regulate the temperature regime and the regime of humidity in the greenhouse, the tomatoes planted in open ground will require more attention, and this should be ready. But, as they say, aware - it means armed. And if you are overtaken by such trouble in the garden this year, next year you will be guaranteed to know how to prevent it.
