Fruit
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Vegetable and Specialty Crop News posted a story this week about all of the natural disasters that have affected Georgia blueberry growers over the past few years. In previous years it has been late frosts and tropical storms; this year it was severe weather in the form of heavy hail that wiped out crops at…
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Watermelon supplies have been somewhat limited this year because of poor weather in Mexico and a hot and dry March and April which affected pollination in southern Florida where many melons are grown. But prices are good because of the lower yields, and demand is up now that more stores and supply chains are opening…
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What a crazy year it has been so far for temperatures! Here is the thermograph for Blairsville, which is one of the coldest spots in Georgia, with a black horizontal bar at 32 F. It shows that they had a warm winter and almost a month of temperatures above freezing from mid-March to early April…
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The UGA Weather Network has 86 sites around Georgia. One of them is at Mixon Farms near Waycross. I was saddened to read this story in Vegetable and Specialty Crop News today. The storms that passed through southern Georgia last week dropped tornadoes and hail as they moved through the area. One of the storms…
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A story by Clint Thompson in Vegetable and Specialty Crop News this week notes that rabbiteye blueberries in South Carolina have been affected by cold temperatures this spring. Highbush blueberries have been doing better and are loaded with berries. This is unusual because usually the rabbiteyes do fine because they bloom later and the highbush…
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The mountains of Georgia and western North Carolina are known for their wineries. They are also known for cold weather and frosts that can damage tender plants like grapevines. This year there have been a number of frosts which have affected the wine grapes in those areas, causing damage to the plants. Here is a…
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According to reports in Vegetable and Specialty Crop News, Georgia peaches are expected to do well this year overall. There were plenty of chill hours for the early blooming varieties, although some of the later blooming varieties which need more chill hours may have been a little short this year after a warm winter without…