{"id":9221,"date":"2016-11-20T22:10:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T03:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/?p=9221"},"modified":"2016-11-20T22:11:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T03:11:00","slug":"rain-in-florida-leads-to-excellent-vegetable-crops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/2016\/11\/rain-in-florida-leads-to-excellent-vegetable-crops\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain in Florida leads to good vegetable crops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While severe drought is affecting a lot of the Southeast, areas in Florida and South Carolina that got rain from the tropical storms this year are generally doing well, although yields have been reduced in some places. \u00a0<em>The Packer<\/em> noted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepacker.com\/news\/rain-crimp-early-volumes-tomatoes-cukes-beeans?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRsbVlqWXdORFV6T0RoaSIsInQiOiJralFIXC9HQXJjNllZUWFyMTNqdXZtQkhROVBFeVJZWUZFK0R4YUttK3RuM09CbGZsbmpSSTg1SlwvWXlGUkU5dUl4N25FNGo5bmRoYlwvZmVcL3dxRTVFMXFKU2NtK2xCY0Vwd3BCOEpFOTN2eXc9In0%3D\">here<\/a> the pepper and green bean season may start low but that things should improve as the season progresses.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Southeast Farm Press<\/em> also noted <a href=\"https:\/\/southeastfarmpress.com\/vegetables\/clemson-research-crops-survived-hurricane-matthew-better-expected?NL=SEFP-01&amp;Issue=SEFP-01_20161116_SEFP-01_942&amp;sfvc4enews=42&amp;cl=article_3_b&amp;utm_rid=CPG02000002518665&amp;utm_campaign=12504&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;elq2=7ec128bdccd94c92bb1072fdf7e16190\">here<\/a> that research crops at Clemson University in South Carolina also fared better than expected in the flooding rains from Hurricane Matthew. \u00a0Ongoing research trials that included broccoli, peanuts, sweet potatoes and watermelons all suffered far less of a setback than originally feared.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6329\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/03\/green_Pepper_and_the_Snail_2921768288.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6329\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/03\/green_Pepper_and_the_Snail_2921768288-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Source: Yellow Cat, Commons Wikimedia\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/03\/green_Pepper_and_the_Snail_2921768288-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/03\/green_Pepper_and_the_Snail_2921768288-184x138.jpg 184w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/03\/green_Pepper_and_the_Snail_2921768288.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Yellow Cat, Commons Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While severe drought is affecting a lot of the Southeast, areas in Florida and South Carolina that got rain from the tropical storms this year are generally doing well, although yields have been reduced in some places. \u00a0The Packer noted here the pepper and green bean season may start low but that things should improve 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