date:Sep 09, 2020
bulk of their harvests before the pandemic in March. Bulangen said growing strawberries starts in October while harvest begins in December until May.
Alternative cash crops
As an alternative income, he said they now plant lettuce and cash crops that are resilient to rain. Major crowd-drawing events, such as the Baguio Flower Festival in February and the La Trinidad Strawberry Festival in March, had been boosting their sales but these had been canceled due to the health crisis, he said.