By Amelia WysongOrchards in Ohio faced difficulties with fruit crops this year due to unusual weather conditions in March and April. In mid-latitude places like Ohio, growers this year experienced a false spring – an unusually warm late winter, said climatologist and Kent State University professor Scott Sheridan. Miles Market in Solon typically buys stone fruit like peaches and nectarines from growers in Ohio. This year, these fruits from Ohio growers have been almost nonexistent, said Justin Golobek, general manager of the market. My southern [Ohio] growers have some stuff, but not a ton.”