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Ripened tomatoes arrive at area farmers' markets
Deluge of rain causes delay for juicy fruit
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Tomato varieties include, clockwise from top left, heirlooms African Togga (or Togo), Tigerella, the one remaining Brandywine pink and the paste, aka plum tomato. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Tomato season has finally found its stride in North Georgia despite the deluge of rain this summer. However, Cleveland couple Glen and Caroline Cook said the rain did not deter their tomato garden from spouting ripe tomatoes recently for the local community to enjoy. “Typically, tomatoes would start coming in mid-July, and they will be good through mid-September, if you can keep your plants alive,” Glen Cook said.