Cold, damp weather delaying growing season for N.L. farms, nurseries

A cold, wet start to June is playing havoc with the summer growing season across much of Newfoundland and Labrador. Temperatures have remained low for most of the island this week, with frost warnings in central and western Newfoundland on Tuesday night. While the rain may have slowed, it has still meant growing season is a little behind schedule, say local nursery and farm owners. Lindsey Berg, co-owner of Faith Greenhouses and Garden Centre, says business in her Lewisporte operation is backed up a couple weeks due to the cold weather in early June. "It's just that bitter coldness, so once that passes, we're going to see a lot of sun.