wrinkled tomatoes?

cleo88 · August 30, 2010

Hi,
Some of my tomatoes are sort of wrinkled and a little soft in places - not BER, no discoloration. It happens to some of the smaller fruit on the plant but not to all fruits on the plant. I will try to get a pic, but does this sound familiar to anyone?

Tom C zone 4/5 · September 1, 2010

Not sure, but makes me think of catfacing.

Just a guess.

Gobig_or_Gohome_toms · September 1, 2010

Have you looked at sun scald and see if that looks like what you are seeing?

Craig

greyghost · September 3, 2010

I agree, I think it may be some sun scald or effects of dryness. I think I'm
seeing the same thing where foliage is sparce. I'm not watering as much as I would like to out of consideration for our well. I'm also finding a few
almost ripe toms that almost appear to be "boiled in the skin"- very mottled looking and very soft to the touch (and unuseable!) Darlene

dice · September 4, 2010

I will sometimes see a small, early fruit do that on a plant.
Usually they are almost ripe. I wonder if it is some sort of
abscision, where the water supply through the stem that
attaches the fruit to the flower cluster gets cut off prematurely.

August 30, 2010	#1
cleo88 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sharon, MA Zone 6 Posts: 225	wrinkled tomatoes? Hi, Some of my tomatoes are sort of wrinkled and a little soft in places - not BER, no discoloration. It happens to some of the smaller fruit on the plant but not to all fruits on the plant. I will try to get a pic, but does this sound familiar to anyone?

September 1, 2010	#2
Tom C zone 4/5 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SE Ohio Posts: 253	Not sure, but makes me think of catfacing. Just a guess. __________________ Beyond the mountains, there are more mountains.

September 4, 2010	#5
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	I will sometimes see a small, early fruit do that on a plant. Usually they are almost ripe. I wonder if it is some sort of abscision, where the water supply through the stem that attaches the fruit to the flower cluster gets cut off prematurely. __________________ -- alias

September 1, 2010	#3
Gobig_or_Gohome_toms Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Zone 4 Lake Minnetonka, MN Posts: 967	Have you looked at sun scald and see if that looks like what you are seeing? Craig

September 3, 2010	#4
greyghost Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: southeastern PA Posts: 760	I agree, I think it may be some sun scald or effects of dryness. I think I'm seeing the same thing where foliage is sparce. I'm not watering as much as I would like to out of consideration for our well. I'm also finding a few almost ripe toms that almost appear to be "boiled in the skin"- very mottled looking and very soft to the touch (and unuseable!) Darlene