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Get ready for the 2013 Great Long Island Tomato Challenge

Wednesday May 15, 2013 2:30 PM By Jessica Damiano

Gary Schaffer of Lindenhurst quickly takes his hands

Photo credit: Nicole Horton

It’s time to prepare for the 7th annual Great Long Island Tomato Challenge! This year’s contest will be held at 7 p.m. on Aug. 23 at Newsday headquarters (235 Pinelawn Rd., Melville.)

Give your plants plenty of tender loving care all summer long, then bring your biggest, heaviest ripe fruit to the event. I’ll weigh your tomatoes personally and crown the 2013 Tomato King or Queen.

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Featured Tomato Challenge contestant: Evan Gottesman, 8 7/4/13
Featured tomato contestant: Tony from Mineola 7/1/13
Tomato contestants: John and Joyce Chanda 6/24/13
Tomato contestant: John G. Aicher of Southold 6/21/13

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