Spongy Brandywines

Spartanburg123 · July 9, 2014

I have a Brandywine (Sudduth) with 23 tomatoes set and growing. The plant is 8 feet tall, and very robust. I noticed this evening that many of the tomatoes are now spongy, like they are shrinking inside. The skin is loose on a few of them. The rest of the plant looks fine. I water every morning, although it is blazing hot here in SC daily. Has anyone seen this? Thanks!!!

zipcode · July 10, 2014

Pics? It's hard to tell what the problem is.
I've had some time in a very hot period some bigger tomatoes get kinda shriveled on one side (the one towards the sun).

KarenO · July 10, 2014

Pics would help. Sounds like sun scald possibly.
Karen

mensplace · July 10, 2014

In years past, when it was super hot and the fruits were in the direct sun in the heat of the day, I have had some that almost felt cooked when I went to pick. This wasn't sun scald, but more like they had been boiled; just a skin with mush inside, and it happened in just a couple of days when the temp was well over 100 and the fruit had no foliage covering.

Spartanburg123 · July 10, 2014

Thanks guys- it turns out that it was just a dehydration problem. I watered it down really good last night, and this morning, the tomato skins are tight as a drum! This heat is just something else!

July 9, 2014	#1
Spartanburg123 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 1,262	Spongy Brandywines I have a Brandywine (Sudduth) with 23 tomatoes set and growing. The plant is 8 feet tall, and very robust. I noticed this evening that many of the tomatoes are now spongy, like they are shrinking inside. The skin is loose on a few of them. The rest of the plant looks fine. I water every morning, although it is blazing hot here in SC daily. Has anyone seen this? Thanks!!!

July 10, 2014	#2
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	Pics? It's hard to tell what the problem is. I've had some time in a very hot period some bigger tomatoes get kinda shriveled on one side (the one towards the sun).

July 10, 2014	#3
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Pics would help. Sounds like sun scald possibly. Karen

July 10, 2014	#4
mensplace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: USA Posts: 1,013	In years past, when it was super hot and the fruits were in the direct sun in the heat of the day, I have had some that almost felt cooked when I went to pick. This wasn't sun scald, but more like they had been boiled; just a skin with mush inside, and it happened in just a couple of days when the temp was well over 100 and the fruit had no foliage covering.