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  • McAlester resident Tina Chavers shows off her triplet tomato she said grew from a single vine. She and her husband Benny have 10 plants that she said have grown 429 tomatoes with still more coming in. “We’ve had tomatoes most all our lives and never seen this many,” said Tina Chavers. “So far 36 quarts have been canned, they will be great this winter for sure.”

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July 12, 2012

Triplet tomatoes in McAlester

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McALESTER — McAlester resident Tina Chavers shows off her triplet tomato she said grew from a single vine. She and her husband Benny have 10 plants that she said have grown 429 tomatoes with still more coming in. “We’ve had tomatoes most all our lives and never seen this many,” said Tina Chavers. “So far 36 quarts have been canned, they will be great this winter for sure.”

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