Tomato harvesting is beginning in the Palmetto-Ruskin region. Picking of watermelons is starting in the Immokalee area. Okra harvesting is getting underway in Dade County. Vegetables available include tomatoes, potatoes, sweet corn, peppers, cabbage, snap beans, squash, cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce, radishes, escarole, endive, parsley, Chinese cabbage, okra, blueberries and watermelons. The crop is in very good condition.
Picking continues with a good volume available for the next three to four weeks.
Quality is good. Workers are irrigating as needed. Quality is good. Picking by hand continues with good quality available. Color is good.