date:Jul 22, 2021
This years Hatch chiles got a jump on the season.
Were harvesting hot and medium Hatch chiles and have been since last week Monday. Its the earliest start weve ever had for our company. Usually, we start around July 15th and this year it was July 5th so 10 days earlier than normal, says Preston Mitchell of Hatch Green Chile in Hatch, NM.
The early start occurred in spite of recent weather events. Some tip burn for example happened on chiles thanks to the heat wave that was seen across the sout