Local farms off to a late start due to cold, rainy weather

Picking season gets an early start despite cold winter and rainy May

Lyman Orchards in Middlefield kicked off its spring picking season on Wednesday. The orchard said the cold winter and recent rain in May did not impact its ability to harvest, and crops are actually ready earlier this year. “We picked today, because the crop is ready,” Executive Vice President John Lyman said. “There’s been enough sunshine that the berries have been coming right along.” The farm offers strawberry and honeyberry picking, which he…

5 Places You Can Still Pick Strawberries in Maryland and Virginia - Washingtonian

Photograph courtesy of Butler’s orchard.A disease affecting strawberries called Neopestalotiopsis, along with rainy, hot weather early in the season that affected the crop, has caused many pick-your-own strawberry farms outside of Washington to close their fields. But there are still a few places you can enjoy picking your own berries—not to mention the tractor rides, petting zoos, and ice cream that can go along with a day on the farm. Baugher’…

Local farms off to a late start due to cold, rainy weather

Latvian strawberry harvest likely to be late, low quality

The unusually cool and rainy spring has also affected strawberries, so many farms are expecting a later harvest than usual, Vidusdaugava Television reported on 28 May. In Stukmaņi, in the Aizkraukle municipality, the strawberries are still only in bloom. The Arbeiteri family started growing strawberries…