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Rainfall causes issues for Ic
CHANDLER BOESE @Chandler_Boese
Farmers set up shop at the Lawrence Farmers' Market on Saturday taking advantage of the only-partly cloudy weather. Still, effects of the recent rainfall which have caused problems statewide were apparent.
Patrons of the Lawrence Farmers' Market have had fewer options to buy crops that are more sensitive to moisture, said Amy Johnson, the Farmers' Market assistant.
"The variety that the market offers has suffered," Johnson said. "There are so many greens on the table, not very much of anything else. Very few tomatoes or strawberries they didn't do very well in the rain."
At Saturday's market, many of the farmers present said the rain had been both helpful and harmful for them. All the water has allowed many of the plants to grow more, and allowed the farmers to water less.
However, the rain has also caused quite a few issues, from delayed harvest to rotting crops to stalled planting. Despite everything, though, the vendors said they have managed to keep their market prices consistent.
The market as a whole hasn't exactly had booming business in the last few weeks, though. Johnson said the rain has cut down on the market's number of clients and vendors. "People are just less likely to come out on a Saturday morning when they see that it's raining," she said.
The rainy market days have Jack Wilson, the owner of Wington Creek Lavender Farm products his family makes ol lavender can't get wet, so com the market to sell them has beficult.
"We can't harvest because wet, we can't plant because wet, but we can't complain the water because we've bee drought for the past couple he said.
A couple of weeks ago, Wils to dig up about 500 plants th died. Mud made it nearly imp to dig and move the plants, an the rain filled the holes righ in. He said he won't be able to the field or replant anything least another month, even if
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