wind.. high winds flap the leaves around.. and they shred themselves on their own thorns ... when jean suggested mechanical.. most of us read that to mean.. IGNORE IT ... there is nothing to do.. and as a newbie.. do understand.. that leaves take a heck of a beating over the season.. and do not look martha stewart perfect all year long ... the leaf is green.. and still functioning.. there is nothing for you to do.. nor worry about.. ken

It sort of looks like the beginning of Alternaria Canker. But, could also be a nutrient deficiency, so use a good fertilizer labeled for tomatoes with all the micronutrients.

A very small amount of orangy sticky stuff is always present on the growing tips, but I'm not sure what is causing a large amount and making the leaves and flowers die off. Maybe a sucking insect at the tips, like spider mites? You can always try neem oil or spinosad at the tips in case it is insect-related. Good luck!

There was no insect damage. No any other blemish on the surface. Today I tossed another big tomato of the same variety (Mashenka) with the same symptoms. Did not even cut and looked inside. This type of fruit damage usually happens to me in autumn, when the days become cooler and we have morning dew. And it happens more often on certain varieties, with thin skin and soft flesh, such as Malachite box from the last year. I never had BER on my tomatoes. The leaves by now started to show the moderate signs of septoria and I started to spray them regularly. I was thinking that it might be Gray mold, but was not sure enough because it did not look exactly as on the pictures. And it never had any gray fuzz on the surface. It seems that the decay starts inside and it works its way outside appearing as rotten wet spots, which leak liquid excessively and probably spread the infection. So right now I think that it is some kind of fungus and I will spray accordingly. Maria.