The fruit is going to be larger than normal. That benefits the grower because you get more weight. Walsh estimated 3 inches of rain fell on his groves in Mission over the weekend. Jay Johnson, farm manager for Plantation Produce, said his fields of bell peppers, cabbage, parsley and knob onions benefited from the weekend's rain, although muddy fields will delay further planting of cabbage. Sugarcane fields also will benefit from the rain, building up the plants before the harvest begins in October.
Rainwater is better than irrigation water for the plants because it has less salt content.
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