Tomato damage. Maybe sunburn???

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Posted by uscjusto CA 9 (My Page) on

Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 13:42

These are Cherokee purple. It's been 90-100 degrees fairly consistently. I've gotten a few tomatoes from the bottom of the plant (in the shade) and they were great.

These outer tomatoes are damaged. Sunburn?
Not sure what happened.

Any suggestions?

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Posted by containerted 6a (My Page) on
Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 14:06

Yep, that's classic sunburn. If left on the vine, that area will eventually turn black. The sun-damaged area will not be edible, but the rest of it will be okay. Get them babies some shade when the sun is high.

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Posted by edweather Zone 5a/b Central NY (My Page) on
Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 14:34

Wow, sorry to see that.....you must really be getting some heat. We've had a few heat waves here in the NE over the years, but never has a tomato burnt like that. Can you shade the plant somehow?

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Posted by uscjusto (My Page) on
Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 14:47

Ok thanks for the diagnosis.

It's hard to shade my plants. These are the only ones affected so I think I'll be ok for the others.

My sungold tomatoes get the same full sun and show no sign of any damage. Maybe some tomatoes are more susceptible??

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Posted by yardenman z7 MD (My Page) on
Sun, Jun 29, 14 at 5:10

Some shade cloth might help imitate the leaf-growth that your plants seem to lack. There IS such a thing as too much sunlight.

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