Strong winds tossed some Dade County and East Coast crops with some plants stressed. Harvesting of endive, escarole, lettuce, and radishes is getting underway in the Everglades area. Harvesting of the fall tomato crop around Quincy is near the end. Vegetables marketed during the week include tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, pickles, squash, sweet corn, okra, eggplant, and watermelons. The crop is in good condition.
Most fields show good stands.
Planting is active. Harvesting of some pole beans is yielding fair quality. Workers are irrigating as needed. Recent plantings show mostly good germination and plant growth. Planting of a limited acreage is active.