Processing cucumber harvest has been slowed and in particular, machine harvest has been stopped for a few days. Sweet corn yields are adequate, however plantings are still slow to mature due to cooler than average temperatures. Melon harvest has been slow - indeed all vine crops are suffering from the cooler temperatures. For the most part vine crops look healthy, with only a few cases of bacterial wilt reported at this time. Celery is growing well in all areas, but high leaf blight pressure has been observed.
Peppers are finally coming along, however high bacterial leaf spot remains a concern.
Cole crops are doing very well despite high disease pressure. Prices for cabbage have remained poor to fair. Cool night-time temperatures were still affecting the development of all crops. An almost 2 week break from the rain actually had some growers irrigating for the first time this year. Subsequent warm temperatures did help crop growth in some areas, however heavy rains and high humidity have increased disease pressure in all areas.