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Cold Snap

trees leaving in March
late cold snap kills fruit tree buds
prices skyrocket

written March 31, 2022

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Gershon Wolf

March 31, 2022 at 6:12 PM

It's rough enough these days without cold snaps to factor in. ~ Florida Orange

L Milton Hankins

March 31, 2022 at 6:31 PM

Yep - I remember when a late cold snap wiped out the Florida orange crop. It still has not recovered - probably never will.

Jeff Kyser

March 31, 2022 at 4:35 PM

I am hoping we did not lose our apricots. They started blooming, it went to 18 or 22, all those flowers fell off, and them more came out. But we haven't seen very many bees around here.

L Milton Hankins

March 31, 2022 at 4:37 PM

Oh, wow, keep your fingers crossed. I don't really know how hardy apricots are, but I suspect they can't stand a really hard freeze.

Caren Krutsinger

March 31, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Such a weird time for the plants - they are saying "it's summer, it's winter, it's summer, it's winter"

L Milton Hankins

March 31, 2022 at 1:24 PM

I think even the weatherpeople are confused. My farmer friend is fighting hard to save his seedlings. He hopes this last cold snap is the last one period. I hope so, too.