Sure you can eat split tomatoes. I'm assuming your talking about a split that runs fron the upper stem area down vertically along the side that heals with rough greyish matetr??? Just cut away any of the hard gross stuff and enjoy :)

As for when they are ripe to eat....
The color is one aspect, but give them a feel. You want to feel a little bit of give to them. You'll know

Enjoy
Brian

I think a split tomato is only an issue if it is exposed to water polluted in some way and of course it will be more vulnerable to mold.

This is great news! As I only have three I was hoping that I could enjoy them :) Thanks bunches.

Healed splits are one thing. My sugolds have been splitting occasionally on the vine. Today I picked a bunch and picked out the splits for the compost. A few hours later at least half of the unsplit toms now had splits? What's up w/ that?

Some varieties are more prone to splitting than others. I don't remember if Sungold is one of those.

One reason for splitting is inconsistent moisture. I lost a lot of my volunteer grapes last year after heavy rains: sometimes 25% of what I tried to pick had split. I took to picking them earlier and earlier to try to avoid losses.

And sometimes just washing a tomato is enough to make it split!

sometimes just washing a tomato is enough to make it split!

hmm... These got washed more than once, was taking them to a picnic.