If you’ve babied your tomatoes all summer only to find a bunch of cracked ones when you’re ready to harvest, you may wonder what to do with split tomatoes. Are they safe to eat? Why do they split? Is ...

It is disappointing to grow a beautiful tomato only to have the fruit split as it ripens.

Growing your own produce can be very rewarding, unless your almost-ripe tomatoes start to split and crack. Prevent this frustrating issue with clever watering.

On the other hand, tomatoes can survive downpours only to split after a sudden shift to dry weather. Forgetting to water tomatoes and suddenly drenching them causes cracks, too.

Tomatoes splitting? Your watering routine may be to blame—but it’s not just over- or under-watering. Learn what really causes cracks and how to prevent them.

Do you know what to do if you see a spotted lanternfly nymph? How do you repel mosquitoes? How can you help a cracked tomato?