date:Apr 21, 2014
A couple of weeks into the Florida watermelon season, quality has been looking good, according to the state's growers.
Quality is excellent, sugars are high and internal quality is really good, said Jim Barfield, President of the Florida Watermelon Association and grower with Wolf Island in Immokalee, Florida. He credited good weather throughout the growing season and into the first part of harvesting for this year's good quality. So early in the season, though, Barfield noted that it's hard to