Environment   /     Extreme heat came at worst possible time for Washington raspberry growers

Description

Cool offshore flow and mild summer heat normally make western Washington an ideal place to grow red raspberries. The state commission for that crop reports growers here provide about 70 percent of the nation’s premium flash-frozen raspberries. But the record heat has left immature berries sunburnt, while causing ripe ones to melt and shrivel on the vine.

Subtitle
Cool offshore flow and mild summer heat normally make western Washington an ideal place to grow red raspberries. The state commission for that crop reports growers here provide about 70 percent of the nation’s premium flash-frozen raspberries. But the
Duration
69
Publishing date
2021-06-29 20:31
Link
https://www.knkx.org/post/extreme-heat-came-worst-possible-time-washington-raspberry-growers
Contributors
  Bellamy Pailthorp
author  
Enclosures
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kplu/audio/2021/06/webmix_-_red_rasps_and_heat.mp3
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