Sodium is an important mineral for the body because it is an electrolyte, which means that it has an electrical charge when dissolved in water. Unusually high levels of sodium in your body can raise your blood pressure and result in a condition known as hypernatremia, resulting in cellular dysfunction.
In some cases, such as with blueberry, commercial marketing channels exist in Florida. In other cases, growers may have to develop their markets. Some fruit crops, such as blueberry, can be grown and marketed in Florida during early-season market windows that currently belong exclusively to Florida.
There is an increasing number of pick-your-own enterprises around most of the state's metropolitan areas. Vegetable production in Georgia takes place in some form during every month of the year. Winter crops produced in south Georgia include onions, cabbage, turnips, mustard greens, collards, kale, and carrots. Spring and fall crops of peppers, tomatoes, squash, snap beans, eggplant, cabbage, and leafy greens are common.