Warm weather during winter days could affect certain crops across Delmarva

With the warm weather outside, most of us are excited to see these summer-like temps. 

But not everyone is happy, farmers across Delmarva are worried this could potentially affect their crops, eventually damaging their season ahead. 

T.S. Smith & Sons, an 800-acre family owned farm, has seen seasons come and go for over 100 years. So when warm temps take over winter days, they know the possible damage it can cause to crops. 

T.S. Smith & Sons President Matt Smith tells us, "Peaches especially, because they've been through a dormancy when we had all the cold weather in December and January and now that we're having this warm weather, it will kind of trick them into maybe coming out a little earlier than they should."

The flip flop from warm to cold could potentially ruin them. A cold snap could come through after the 70 degree weather and damage the fruit. 

T.S. Smith & Sons has about 60 acres of peaches and they hope to keep every single one. 

"Unlike other crops, peaches are a one and done thing regardless. If they open up too early and the buds open and are damaged, there's no crop of 2018," Smith tells 47 ABC. 

But we're told they're keeping a close eye on them. And while temperatures continue to fluctuate, they haven't seen peaches bud just yet. 

But this warm weather isn't the only thing affecting their season. It's also the amount precipitation we've received. Farmers can't start fertilizing for the season until March 1st, but it may be too wet to do so. 

We're told, this year, Delmarva has seen it's fair share of rainfall throughout February. And in January, there was a lot of snow. 

T.S. Smith & Sons tells us, even their own grounds are heavily saturated because of the rainfall they've seen over the last several weeks. They hope it can get more dry before getting on any type of farm ground.

For now, farmers don't know what to expect in May, June, or July. We're told, they may be getting rain now but they hope they get that same rainfall when they really need it, during those summer months.