GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE OF YOU AWAITING THIS YEAR'S CHILE HARVEST. NEW MEXICO STATE EXTENSION PLANT SCIENTIST STEPHANIE WALKER SAYS THE 2013 CROP COULD BE THE BEST IN 10 YEARS. SHE TELLS 770 KKOB IT'S MOSTLY DUE TO THE WEATHER. WALKER SAYS DRY CONDITIONS HELP CHILE CROPS AS FAR AS DISEASES ARE CONCERNED.
BUT THE MONSOON RAINS HAVE NOW STARTED…AND WALKER SAYS THE WET CONDITIONS CAN PROMOTE DISEASES. BUT SO FAR, THAT HASN'T HAPPENED. SHE SAYS THE HARVEST WILL GET INTO FULL GEAR IN EARLY AUGUST…AND PEAK AROUND LABOR DAY.
