where is watermelon grown in the united states
Watermelon Today, farmers in approximately 44 states in the United States grow watermelon commercially. Georgia, Florida, Texas, California and Arizona are the United States' largest watermelon producers. This now-common fruit is often large enough that groceries often sell half or quarter melons. Some smaller, spherical varieties of watermelon—both red- and yellow-fleshed—are sometimes called "icebox melons".[41] The largest recorded fruit was grown in Tennessee in 2013 and weighed 159 kilograms (351 pounds).[29]
Okra Abelmoschus esculentus is cultivated throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world for its fibrous fruits or pods containing round, white seeds. It is among the most heat- and drought-tolerant vegetable species in the world and will tolerate soils with heavy clay and intermittent moisture, but frost can damage the pods.
Brussels sprout Most American production is in California,[8] with a smaller percentage of the crop grown in Skagit Valley, Washington, where cool springs, mild summers, and rich soil abounds, and to a lesser degree on Long Island, New York.[9] Total American production is approximately 32,000 tons, with a value of $27 million.[2]
Cotton Cotton remains a major export of the southern United States, and a majority of the world's annual cotton crop is of the long-staple American variety.[43]