In another Vegetable and Specialty Crop News story, watermelon producers in South Florida are watching to see how recent cool and windy conditions will affect their newly planted seedlings. Rapid temperature changes and windy conditions can lead to more diseases which can affect the strength of the stems, leading to yield losses. Farmers in South Florida are starting to plant now, with fieldwork ramping up in mid-March as more Florida and southern Georgia farmers get their crops in. You can read more at https://vscnews.com/florida-watermelons-wind/.
