Long Island gardeners are invited to bring their home-grown tomatoes to the 13th Annual Hicks Nurseries Tomato Contest to be held on Saturday, September 11, at the nursery in Westbury. Tomatoes will be accepted from 9 am to 11:45 am that morning and prizes will be awarded at 12 noon for the heaviest, largest circumference, most unusual looking and tiniest red tomatoes.

Rules: No frozen or previously frozen tomatoes will be accepted and tomatoes must be ripe. Only a tomato grown by the person named on the entry form may be submitted. Only one prize will be awarded per individual or family (household) for each category. Second entries will be allowed and recognized, but will not be eligible for an additional prize. Tomatoes entered into the contest may be picked up after 5 pm.

Hicks Nurseries is also encouraging children to bring in their “own-grown” tomatoes. Each child, 12 and under, will receive a special certificate. Children may also enter the contest.