Alabama rains risk destroying tomato crops
One of the problems with all the wind from tropical storm Cindy and all the rain we've had lately is the plants fall down so they have to be braced with wooden stakes to keep them standing. Allmam says, "you've got to make the product to make any money. He's not sure yet if he'll be making any money off this crop of tomatoes. He won't know until he can pick them and see what shape they're in. "Basically just wait and see what you get and what you can't get. You gonna lose some but you'll have a little bit maybe."
If the water doesn't kill the tomatoes it can still cause harm. Allman says, "as far as our fruit, the quality goes way down and it hurts us."
Allman says all he can do right now is just hope for the best. "It's just a process you just have to live through you look and think sun's gonna shine in a few more days and you deal with it and hope for a good price for what you've got left."
Allman will plant more tomatoes in two weeks. He hopes for better weather for that crop.
source: abc3340.com
