Grape Tomatoes Shrivel Like Grapes

gary hatrick · May 31, 2016

★ As the title says, I have a grape tomato on which the ripening fruit is shriveling like a grape. The tomato plant in question was a volunteer that I potted and grew as if I planted it. It grew well and produced a number of grape tomatoes (that is, of course how I knew what it was - it must have grown out of some compost or something since I have not planted nor eaten grape tomatoes here at the house ever that I recall). I was looking forward to their ripening, but as they began to ripen, they began to shrivel/wrinkle as if they had been sitting out for a spell after harvest. I have grown them in containers - watered them daily as it is late May in Central Florida and the containers dry out quickly and it has not been raining regularly. Temps have been high 80s and nighttime 60s. These as well as my other tomatoes have stopped setting fruit and are ripening what they do have. The plant has otherwise appeared fairly healthy and set a good bit of fruit so this caught me by surprise. I find nothing online referring to such a development. Any ideas?

Starlight · June 6, 2016

Do you happen to have a pic? With a pic maybe somebody can help you. Haven't seen or heard of that myself.

May 31, 2016	#1
gary hatrick Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Zephyrhills (Central) Florida Posts: 1	Grape Tomatoes Shrivel Like Grapes ★ As the title says, I have a grape tomato on which the ripening fruit is shriveling like a grape. The tomato plant in question was a volunteer that I potted and grew as if I planted it. It grew well and produced a number of grape tomatoes (that is, of course how I knew what it was - it must have grown out of some compost or something since I have not planted nor eaten grape tomatoes here at the house ever that I recall). I was looking forward to their ripening, but as they began to ripen, they began to shrivel/wrinkle as if they had been sitting out for a spell after harvest. I have grown them in containers - watered them daily as it is late May in Central Florida and the containers dry out quickly and it has not been raining regularly. Temps have been high 80s and nighttime 60s. These as well as my other tomatoes have stopped setting fruit and are ripening what they do have. The plant has otherwise appeared fairly healthy and set a good bit of fruit so this caught me by surprise. I find nothing online referring to such a development. Any ideas?

June 6, 2016	#2
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	Do you happen to have a pic? With a pic maybe somebody can help you. Haven't seen or heard of that myself.