🌱 Patch AM: Why Plant City strawberry growers say this season feels “down to the wire”

Morning Plant City! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Plant City strawberry growers say this season feels "down to the wire"

Also on today's calendar: Free Dog Training Class and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 72.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• First-Hand Account: Florida Strawberry Farmers Aim for Better Production, Improved Prices (specialtycropgrower.com) — Strawberry growers in Plant City, including Fancy Farms' Dustin Grooms, are preparing to plant this year's crop while hoping for better prices and fewer weather setbacks than last season. Persistent rain is delaying field work, and farmers are worried about tight planting windows, high input costs, and whether the market will be strong enough to cover their bills.
   

📸 Around Plant City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plant City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Free Dog Training Class →
  Elite K9 Service, 2502 Leaning Pine Ln, Plant City
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 24
• Entrepreneur/Small Business Consulting Services
  Plant City Chamber of Commerce, 2504 Walden Woods Drive, Plant City
  9:00 am
• Baby Café - Children's Board Family Resource Center (Plant City) →
  Children's Board Family Resource Center Plant City, 301 N Palmer St, Plant City
  10:00 am
Friday September 25
• Last Friday
  Downtown Plant City
  9:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Medal Madness 5K & 10K at Plant City, FL (39) →
  Plant City FL
Monday September 28
• Community Free Food Pantry
  The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce, 402 West English St., Plant City
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Senior Adult Breakfast →
  Plant City FL
Thursday October 1
• Entrepreneur/Small Business Consulting Services
  Plant City Chamber of Commerce, 2504 Walden Woods Drive, Plant City
  9:00 am
• Baby Café - Children's Board Family Resource Center (Plant City) →
  Children's Board Family Resource Center Plant City, 301 N Palmer St, Plant City
  10:00 am
Friday October 2
• Sangria Night at Keel Farms →
  Keel Farms, 5202 Thonotosassa Road, Plant City
  5:00 pm
• Live Music in Plant City →
  Duke's Brewhouse, 2212 James L Redman Parkway, Plant City
  7:00 pm
• Connect 2026 →
  Abundant Life Non-denominational Church, 410 Swilley Rd, Plant City
  7:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Plant City PatchAM possible:

• Refresh - Aesthetics & Wellness — (813) 723-6117

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello everyone.
  U will be out cutting grass today. Please message me if you need a cut (Nextdoor Elk View Way)
• "You Called?
  " 18x24-inches hand painted with oils on a canvas panel by Murphy (Nextdoor East Walden Lake)

• Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Plant City. Apply here.
• Whole Foods posted a job opening for New Store - Butcher - Full Time - Valrico, Florida - Opening Fall 2026 - Internal Only in Valrico. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plant City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lakeland

• City Hall Scoop 9/21: Eye On Lakeland's Red-Light Cameras (lkldnow.com)
• Orlando Health gives Polk State College $1 million toward new campus (theledger.com)
• Major upgrades underway at Lakeland Linder as passenger demand grows (mynews13.com)

Brandon

• Two Florida Teens Reportedly Charged After a Fatal Incident Inside a Store (hypefresh.com)

Tampa

• Tampa Coffee Company Opens New Cafes Through Sprouts Partnership (patch.com)

Ok Plant City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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