Edmonton farm attractions impacted by wet summer
Posted July 21, 2026 5:59 pm.
Last Updated July 21, 2026 6:46 pm.
Normally this time of year, Edmonton’s corn maze would be five feet tall, but this year it’s just knee-high with thick mud that could get your shoes stuck.
Recent hail storms and rain have delayed the attraction’s opening.
“Corn 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,” said Jesse Kraay, the co-owner of Edmonton Corn Maze.
Kraay says this is the most rain they’ve experienced in 26 years, delaying their opening to the first week of August. Despite this, they are still optimistic.
“We’ve had all sorts of different weather over the seasons, and we’re 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’s going to be another nice fall, we hope,” said Kraay.
But the corn maze is not the only attraction impacted by the weather.
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.
“We’re 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,” said Corey Svatos, a farmhand at Grove Berry Patch.
Hoping that Mother Nature will be in a good mood in the coming weeks.
“We’re hoping we’re praying for the next week and a half to 2 weeks that we’re just having a nice stretch of warm weather. Some clear, some clear air,” said Svatos.
