Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Lemon Boy tomatoes have been good. But why do so many of them have those circular scars?

3 comments:

Robin said...

I think it's the uneven rainfall we've been having. It was very drywhile the tomatoes were forming, then we got a lot of rain. The rain swells up the tomato as it's growing beneath the skin, and the skin breaks. It's like a pregnancy stretch mark for a tomato.

Pam J. said...

Makes perfect sense. It's nice to have science writers for friends. They know how to explain things so clearly.

JGH said...

This is happening around the tops of my tomatoes. I heard some experts on the radio talking about it and they said they are absolutely still safe to eat.