Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- October 2, 2007

Hot, dry summer makes for flavorful fruits and vegetables (:40)

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AS PENNSYLVANIA PRODUCE COMES TO HARVEST, A SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR FOR BUTTERNUT SQUASH, EGGPLANT, AND SOME OF THE BEST ONIONS GROWN IN THE STATE IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. MORE FROM GARY ABDULLAH:

Story:

(:14) THE RECENT HOT, DRY GROWING SEASON HAS STUNTED THE SIZE AND QUANTITY OF SOME PENNSYLVANIA FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. BUT PENN STATE HORTICULTURIST MIKE ORZOLEK SAYS ONIONS, TOMATOES AND CUCUMBERS ARE AMONG THE CROPS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THE SEASON WITH INCREASED QUALITY AND FLAVOR:

Orzolek Actuality:

(:17) "UNDER DRY CONDITIONS YOU GET SOME OF THE BEST TASTING, MOST FLAVORFUL TOMATOES, EGGPLANT, ZUCCHINI, ETC. I THINK ALL THE WINTER SQUASHES, PUMPKIN, INDIAN CORN, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS -- GOURDS WILL BE CERTAINLY HIGH QUALITY FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN. SIZE MAY NOT BE THERE BUT CERTAINLY QUALITY SHOULD BE THERE BECAUSE OF THE DRY WEATHER."

(:09) ORZOLEK SAYS, WEATHER PERMITTING, PENNSYLVANIA FARMERS CAN HARVEST FRESH PRODUCE RIGHT UP UNTIL THE START OF NOVEMBER. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.

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Learn more:

"Your Guide to Pennsylvania Vegetables" (Publication in PDF format -- Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

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