Technical Abstract: Berry splitting, resulting in poor fruit quality, often occurs in rabbiteye blueberries (Vaccinium ashea Reade) after a significant rainfall, even in plants which were irrigated. This splitting appears to vary between cultivars. To stimulate an excessive rainfall, 'Tifblue' (known to be susceptible cracking after a rain, (Austin, 1994)) and 'Premier' (considered less susceptible) plants were subjected to varying soil moisture levels. In addition, harvested and unharvested fruit were soaked in water with varying concentrations of salts. This study correlates the occurance of splitting to fruit quality measurements such as soluble solid content, total solids, titratable acidity, pH, and force to split an intact berry.