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Talkback: A plumb job

Gardeners' World Web User · 2011-11-28 18:29:48

I'd put splitting down to heavy rain following a dry period. I'm not sure what part of the country you live in, Dawn, but fruit splitting can be a problem with many fruits, including tomatoes. The fruit's skin grows quite slowly, and if heavy rain causes the plant to take up moisture quickly the fruit swells causing skin…

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Gardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147

November 2011

I've had a large crop of plums but very disappointed that they have all split, if anyone can tell me why I would really appreciate it.

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