Help,unripe green tomatoes cracking.

[Addicted]

What's going on with my tomatoes,they are all cracking on the bottom.they are not even close to ripe or full size.Only cracking on the bottom.

Jason.

[TZ-OH6]

Sounds like the beginning stage of catfacing.

[Addicted]

That's where they become deformed right?It looks like you might be right.What causes it and can i stop it?

Jason.

[garnetmoth]

i think its usually caused by a rapid increase in rain or maybe prolonged cloudy weather (weve had both and have it starting now too)

dont know if you can do a whole lot to prevent it, maybe cover the ground directly around the plants with plastic like a Christmas tree skirt, keeping some of the water away from soaking into the ground and getting taken up by the plant. take off when conditions improve. good luck!

[Addicted]

The weather has been terrible here all summer,cool and rainy.So That's the cause i guess.The rest of the tomatoes that start growing now should be fine right,now that we might get some better weather.The plants are all mulched with newspaper too.

Jason.