Do a soil test to see if that’s the cause. Misshaped strawberries may indicate that your garden soil lacks micro-nutrient deficiency such as boron. Extreme weather fluctuations in the spring, late frosts, and unseasonably cold and wet weather can cause catfacing. Plants I still have in pots are growing fine with no evidence of the problem. Symptoms of this disease resemble Fusarium wilt of tomato. But catfacing on strawberries can also be caused by some other factors. It composts well as judged by the heat and steam it gives off all winter.

The compost consists of all non-meat kitchen waste, spent brewing grains and hops, grass clippings, leaves, shredded paper etc. the blossom end of the fruit develops abnormally and looks misshapen and scarred. The cooler weather interferes with pollination and causes the blossom to stick to developing fruit. Your tomatoes will look very misshapen, discolored, have spots missing or spots growing in strange ways they will be wrinkly, pruny, and just overall very wrong. This occurs when temps drop below 50 degrees F. Catfacing results in puckered or misshapen fruit and can happen to strawberries as well. The plants are grown in a bed to which compost has been tilled in that is ~1 yr old. Both heirloom tomatoes and hybrid tomatoes can be grown organically. Tomato Fruit Deformities Catfacing is a common tomato issue that has nothing to do with cats. The plant survives but doesn't produce much fruit, not surprisingly.

After transplanting the new growth has this deformed gnarled growth which it doesn't grow out of. In a nutshell, the plants grow fine in pots, sown early March under lights and hardened off before transplanting. Why Are My Tomatoes Deformed And Funny Looking Catfacing is a term used to describe a deformity in fruits like tomatoes. I have my suspicions what it may be but don't want to influence anyone! The pix below show an issue I had last year on a few of my plants with varying severity. The official definition of fasciated is showing abnormal fusion of parts or organs, resulting in a flattened ribbonlike structure, according to the Oxford Dictionary. Hoping someone can help me out with identifying the cause of a problem.

Misshapen tomatoes