The Associated Press posted an interesting article this weekend on how the recent cold weather has been affecting crops in Georgia. As you might expect, the cold has been great for fruit farmers, at least in terms of accumulating chill hours, although the length of the cold periods has caused some significant damage to some plants. The cold will also help cut down on the insect pests and diseases which survived the two previous warm winters. But cold conditions may have damaged Vidalia onions and other crops, although it is probably too early to see how bad the damage could be. You can read the article at Online Athens at https://onlineathens.com/local-news/2018-01-13/georgia-s-crops-cold-weather-has-been-mixed-blessing.
