Yellow spots on tomatoes
Both Beefsteak plants are producing tomatoes with small yellow dots on the skins. When the tomatoes are peeled, the yellow dot areas are hard little yellow knots in the flesh - easy enough to cut out but a time consuming extra step in prepping! The Better Boys, Romas, and Cherry tomatoes are all fine. The Beefsteaks are also splitting at the stem, sure makes for ugly tomatoes but doesn't affect the taste. Any ideas on what might be causing the yellow dots and splitting and how to prevent them next year?
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Thanks for the response - I'd guessed it was a watering issue but since all of the tomatoes are within a few feet of each other and three of the varieties aren't splitting and cracking, thought maybe it was a Beefsteak thing. They're no better than the Better Boys, think I'll pass on them next year - more room for the salsa and sauce Romas!
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