Removing fruit with symptoms is recommended. Some cracks may be deep, allowing decay organisms to enter the fruit and cause fruit rot. Maintain even soil moisture with regular watering. Sunscald occurs when tomatoes are exposed to the direct rays of the sun during hot weather. It is most common on green fruit.
Decay causing fungi frequently invade the damaged tissue.
Control leaf diseases. The fruit is extremely malformed and scarred, usually at the blossom end. Fruits that develop later in the season will not be affected. Prepared by Marjan Kluepfel, HGIC Information Specialist, James H. Blake and Anthony P. Keinath, Extension Plant Pathologists, Clemson University. This information is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service is implied.