<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;line-height:130%"> Salinas and Huron, CA</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By Jordan Okumura<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">03.25.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>As many products, finish up this week in the desert growing regions of Arizona and California, the northern California areas that include Salinas and Huron are starting up with some delays from the budgeted start dates. <img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/salinas-huron-weather-march-25-2013-cropped.jpg" alt="images032513" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> This time of year, growers are transitioning from the winter growing areas of the desert to the summer growing areas of Northern & Central California. Temperatures have been cooler than normal so the plants are growing a little slower than expected, so they are ready for harvest dates later than was budgeted, a Northern California grower tells AndNowUKnow.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> In Huron, California, a bridge between the desert and Salinas areas during the transition, primarily iceberg and leaf lettuce is being delayed (the Huron season is only about 3 – 4 weeks).</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p> Product quality continues to be affected from the previous weeks' warm temperatures in the desert, presenting the occasional heat related damages. Most crops suffered some dehydration, and wilting on leafy items as temperatures were in the mid to high 90’s during the middle of March for the desert areas. Iceberg and romaine were potentially exposed to heat that caused tip burn, internal burn and at times, sunscald on the outer leaves.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow for the latest updates on weather.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
