Harvesting crews enjoyed near perfect conditions for picking Ambersweet and Hamlin oranges, Navels, white and colored grapefruit, early tangerines, tangelos and a few K-Early Citrus Fruit. Several more processing plants are opening to receive packing house eliminations and some grove-run fruit. Most maturity levels are still lagging behind the past several years. Caretakers are mowing, chopping, and discing groves for the upcoming winter season. Some young tree groves are receiving their last fertilization of the year.
Some growers continue spraying to prevent brown rot.
Dead trees are being pushed out and burned. A few resets are being planted in the larger groves. 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.