California rains temporarily affect kumquat harvest
The atmospheric river rains that have hit California this week are, for the moment, halting the harvest of our kumquats. “Kumquats cannot be picked when it’s raining because they have tiny pores which can absorb the surface dust into the skin of the fruit, causing the fruit to rot in a few days,” says Matt Pfeffer of Fresh Fruit Sales Nevada. “We have had substantial rain today
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