Next Tuesday is Renton’s last Farmers Market for the year, but the fruit and vegetables couldn’t be more ripe or beautiful.

A rainy June and July slowed ripening tomatoes and rotted plants, giving the state’s farmers little to offer until new crops could be harvested in August.

“It’s been horrible,” said Christy Lee of Lee’s Fresh Produce.

In June her family watched as the farm’s cucumber and zucchini plants turned yellow and drowned, yielding little fruit, she said.

Lucky for the Lees, the Renton market is staying open through the end of September this year, giving them more time to sell their crops.

“We’re glad to be here,” Lee said. “It’s one of our top earning markets.”

All wasn’t a loss with the weather either. The frost ended early, producing bountiful crops at the Redmond farm in May and April, Lee said. “That made up for the loss of income.”

At the Renton market, chefs and bakers from local restaurants can be seen shopping for the best produce around, said market coordinator Stefeny Anderson.

Women could be seen with arms full of big bouquets, only $5 each.

“The market is bringing a lot of people into downtown,” she said.

The season’s last market is in downtown Renton at the Piazza Park from 3-7 p.m. Free parking is available at the city garage at the transit center.