Head start for crop

摘要

The very dry March and the warm start to April this year are the kind weather that has helped salad growers get off to an early start. These conditions have made planting lettuce crops relatively straightforward. They have also helped with drillings of baby-leaf salad crops, especially spinach, which was being cut a week earlier than in most seasons. There has been considerable pressure on irrigation, with some growers having to use valuable water resources earlier than normal. All this reminds us ofthe old saying: "Easy to grow, difficult to sell."