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Wrinkled tomato skin

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I saved a tomato plant in the neighbourhood and its fruiting wonderfully but for some reason the tomato skin wrinkles when it starts growing a bit , is it the sun? The plant is outdoors and it goes 34C


Posted by: reem (9 points) reem
Posted: April 6, 2015




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Saved? From what and how. Contrary to the above answer tomatoes can survive way above 75.2F. I think David looked up ideal conditions - and this would be for average temps probably. Tomatoes can tolerate temps into the 100's - and do here. They drop their blossoms, but fruits are usually OK. I suspect that you stressed the plant in some other way - like transplanting it, or moving it to a much sunnier spot. I also see some yellow and brown leaves and that could indicate a blight. I would pick the tomatoes and let them ripen indoors. Let the plant recover, then produce more. I don't think there is any hope for those tomatoes if you leave them on the vine.


Posted by: loki (2 points) loki
Posted: April 14, 2015


reem commented,
Thanks loki, yes they do tolarate much more and that was well administrated theough my experiance yet i saved it from an abandoned home garden, No i didn't transplant it, rather i took it as is, the spot is a bit sunnier though so i placed it in a more shadower spot.
thanks bunch

about 9 years ago.



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Tomatoes grow very well in warm areas at temperatures between 21 and 24°C (69.8–75.2°F).

34C is would be too hot. I suspect they are heat stressed


Posted by: David Hughes (67 points) David Hughes
Posted: April 7, 2015




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That wrinkling is called "Catfacing." It is caused by a drop in temperature when the tomato plant blooms or begins to set fruit. Like moving the plant from a sunny spot to a shady one. Most catfaced tomatoes are edible, but ugly.



Posted by: Mollyann (1 point) Mollyann
Posted: April 20, 2015




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