Ontario’s strawberry season ‘will probably end early’ given extreme heat
Global News
As a heat dome bakes much of Central and Eastern Canada, farmers are seeing both good and bad fortune sprouting out of the sizzling sun.
Its was a busy afternoon at one of Reesor Farm Market’s strawberry fields on Thursday.
Normally, owner John Reesor sees about 1,800 customers a week rushing to his Markham, Ont., farm to pick strawberries.
But over the weekend, he got 1,200 in one single day.
“People are excited,” he said.
In the spring, Reesor noticed something unfolding in the greenery at his fields.
“We started picking strawberries 10 days earlier than we were last year,” the farmer told Global News.
“This is probably the earliest harvest season we’ve seen on record.”
The mild spring and the ongoing heat wave have been pushing strawberries to fruition quick. If they’re not picked fast enough, they could be at risk of spoiling.
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