They might not look very pretty, but the extended spell of sunny, 80-something days this month has given garden tomatoes some extra ripening time. But it's given the diseases that attack tomato vines extra time, too.Cornell Cooperative Extension's Amy Ivy suggests picking fruit a little early, as it starts to ripen, to minimize damage. [<strong><a href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/34735/20170925/hot-spell-gives-tomatoes-a-last-gasp">full story</a></strong>]

They might not look very pretty, but the extended spell of sunny, 80-something days this month has given garden tomatoes some extra ripening time. But it's given the diseases that attack tomato vines extra time, too.Cornell Cooperative Extension's Amy Ivy suggests picking fruit a little early, as it starts to ripen, to minimize damage. [full story]

They might not look very pretty, but the extended spell of sunny, 80-something days this month has given garden tomatoes some extra ripening time. But it's given the diseases that attack tomato vines extra time, too.Cornell Cooperative Extension's Amy Ivy suggests picking fruit a little early, as it starts to ripen, to minimize damage. [<strong><a href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/34735/20170925/hot-spell-gives-tomatoes-a-last-gasp" rel="noopener noreferrer">full story</a></strong>]

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