Last week my cherry tomatoes got sunburned and I didn't even know that was a thing

So I live in a 5th floor apartment facing west in Austin and it's been over 100F for like 8 days straight. I thought more sun = more tomatoes right? Wrong. My poor plants started getting these weird white patches on the fruit and some of them split open. A neighbor in my building who grows stuff too told me it was sunscald. I had no clue. Now I'm trying to rig up some shade with an old bedsheet but it's not pretty. Has anyone else dealt with this and found a cheap fix that doesn't look terrible?

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2 Comments

carr.willow15d ago

Nah, let them fry. Toughens 'em up. Better flavor from stressed plants anyway.

schmidt.grant15d ago

Better flavor from stressed plants anyway" is facts though. Stressing em brings out the real terps.