I heard this advice from a tomato farmer speaking on a radio programme.
His advice was you should water tomatoes about 10 o'clock in the morning after the sun has risen.
The reason given is that the tomato plant starts to drink the water before the the leaves start the evapouration process. The roots wake up when you water them but the leaves wake up when the sun hits them.
If the tomato plant starts drinking before the evapouration process then the fruit expands and splits the skins.
So, wait for the sunshine and then water the tomato plants to prevent split skins.
His advice was you should water tomatoes about 10 o'clock in the morning after the sun has risen.
The reason given is that the tomato plant starts to drink the water before the the leaves start the evapouration process. The roots wake up when you water them but the leaves wake up when the sun hits them.
If the tomato plant starts drinking before the evapouration process then the fruit expands and splits the skins.
So, wait for the sunshine and then water the tomato plants to prevent split skins.
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