Good afternoon all! I grew some san marzano plants this year. Plants were extremely healthy. Managed to control the infamous blossom end rot that these varieties typically suffer, but my tomatoes are ripening odd. The sides are ripening last, if at all. I noticed that someone I know picked up a few bushels from a farm and some looked the same, so it may be an issue with this type of tomato. Problem is if I wait for the sides to turn red, the rest if overripe and squishy. I don't mind too much since I use for sauce but some have black rot inside at this point so I have to throw them out. Do I just cut out the yellow part, use the ripe part and call it a day? Any assistance would be appreciated.
I grew Roma in the same plot and haven't had the same issue - despite blight being a real pain in my butt. Managed with some fungicide.
