Tag: Heath Steede
Mississippi Watermelons: Favorable Weather Produces Good Quality Crop Jun 18, 2022
Watermelon production in Mississippi is off to a good start in the early days of harvest season. “Right now, everything looks really good,” said Heath Steede, Mississippi State University Extension […]
Mississippi Watermelons: Weather Ruins Majority of State’s Crop Jul 23, 2021
One month ago, watermelon production in southeast Mississippi was on track. Now, growers there have lost much of their crop to the summer’s wet weather. “The weather and what it […]
Mississippi: Watermelon Quality Good as Harvest Gets Underway Jun 18, 2021
Watermelon production is on track despite cool weather at planting. “I’ve been in our watermelon fields a good bit over the past several days,” Heath Steede, Mississippi State University Extension […]