Stem splitting open

Farmette · July 2, 2012

Like alot of places in the US, we've had day after day of temps in the mid 80's to high 90's. Have kept up a watering schedule with the tomatoes, but noticed a few of them have stems that have opened up vertically. In one case, there are very small round green fleshlike things (smaller than a BB) visible. In each case, the rest of the plant looks fine. Do you think this is from the excessive heat or is it a disease? I've looked at the tomato problem solver links, but am still without a clue.

July 2, 2012	#1
Farmette Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 985	Stem splitting open Like alot of places in the US, we've had day after day of temps in the mid 80's to high 90's. Have kept up a watering schedule with the tomatoes, but noticed a few of them have stems that have opened up vertically. In one case, there are very small round green fleshlike things (smaller than a BB) visible. In each case, the rest of the plant looks fine. Do you think this is from the excessive heat or is it a disease? I've looked at the tomato problem solver links, but am still without a clue.