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Jesse Kraay walking at the corn maze. (Leo Cruzat, CityNews)<\/p>\nNormally this time of year, Edmonton\u2019s corn maze would be five feet tall, but this year it\u2019s just knee-high with thick mud that could get your shoes stuck.
Recent hail storms and rain have delayed the attraction\u2019s opening.<\/p>\n
\u201cCorn really likes warm weather. So, with the lack of sunshine, things were already a little bit behind, and then the hail stripped off all the fresh leaves, so it had to grow new ones and slowed things down a little bit more,\u201d said Jesse Kraay, the co-owner of Edmonton Corn Maze.<\/p>\n
Kraay says this is the most rain they\u2019ve experienced in 26 years, delaying their opening to the first week of August. Despite this, they are still optimistic.<\/p>\n
Jesse Kraay walking at the corn maze. (Leo Cruzat, CityNews)<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had all sorts of different weather over the seasons, and we\u2019re optimistic that the corn is going to grow. It might not be quite as tall as it was going to be, but we are going to have a maze, and it\u2019s going to be another nice fall, we hope,\u201d said Kraay.<\/p>\n
But the corn maze is not the only attraction impacted by the weather.<\/p>\n
At the Grove Berry Patch in Spruce Grove, strong winds knocked down saskatoon berry bushes. The berry farm says the U-pick season lasts only for three weeks a year, and they are worried that if heavy rain continues, it may impact sales, going down from their regular 10-12,000-pound sale.<\/p>\n
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Corey Svatos picking Saskatoon berries. (Leo Cruzat, CityNews)<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re always worried about the weather. Too much rain, no customers. You might drown some of the bushes. Some of the infrastructure takes some damage as well,\u201d said Corey Svatos, a farmhand at Grove Berry Patch.<\/p>\n
Hoping that Mother Nature will be in a good mood in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re hoping we\u2019re praying for the next week and a half to 2 weeks that we\u2019re just having a nice stretch of warm weather. Some clear, some clear air,\u201d said Svatos.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tKnee high corn maze in Edmonton. (Leo Cruzat, CityNews) <\/p>\n
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