And of course, when it comes to farming, weather can hurt but also help crops. Thanks to that, aplin says his tomatoes are now on schedule. "The crop looks really good right now, where we had thought we were running way behind the last couple of weeks of warm weather that we had has really speeded things up," said Aplin.
"Here at Sawyer's produce, farmers say tomatoes are their biggest sellers and they're hoping for a great yield this year as well." "It's cold one day and warm the next, they're coming along, they're doing good," said Janice Sawyers.
Since Slocomb tomatoes aren't ready, Sawyers sells tomatoes from neighbouring Florida farmers. She says it doesn't stop customers from anticipating the local harvest. "Slocomb tomatoes, that's what they want, they just have a better flavour, said Sawyers, I think it's in the soil around here."
Sawyers says everything looks good right now but the weather is the determining factor. "A hail storm could wipe us out, it's just a gamble," said
Slocomb tomatoes should be ready for harvest in about four or five weeks.
Aplin says when it comes to rain the heavy rain and flooding in february got the soil ready and kept its moisture in a good place, just in time for planting season.
Farmers say they plant tomatoes about every two weeks so they'll have tomatoes all through the summer.
Source: wtvy.com