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Cooler nights coming
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85vette
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It got down to 17 at my place in Georgia and my Satsuma and Lemon tree leaves are curled up too. Read an article that said lemon trees are only good down to about 28!
I may have lost the tree(s).
The trees themselves can survive the leaf damage, so I have my fingers crossed that they will bounce back. I really thought that Connie's relatively young Pumelo tree was going to be history, but it looks like it has sustained no leaf damage at all. Yet the Cara Cara navel next to it is looking pretty pitiful.
We covered Connie's pineapple plants, but I don't have much hope they fared well, even being covered up. It was just too cold for too long. Probably won't uncover them till Wednesday, so I guess we will see the damage then.
Man, I would really hate being a full time farmer and have to worry about crap like this wiping me out all of the time. I am guessing that it was events like this that eventually wiped out most of the citrus plantations in central Florida. All it takes is a weekend like we just had.
That being said, if we lose any trees, they won't be replaced. This "global warming" is just not good for the citrus.
We covered Connie's pineapple plants, but I don't have much hope they fared well, even being covered up. It was just too cold for too long. Probably won't uncover them till Wednesday, so I guess we will see the damage then.
Man, I would really hate being a full time farmer and have to worry about crap like this wiping me out all of the time. I am guessing that it was events like this that eventually wiped out most of the citrus plantations in central Florida. All it takes is a weekend like we just had.
That being said, if we lose any trees, they won't be replaced. This "global warming" is just not good for the citrus.
You would actually WANT colder temperatures?
CHASZ51
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MID 20'S WOULD BE FINE to kill off bugs and some weeds.
A local friend of mine used to say he wished it would get colder here to kill off the mosquitoes. I had to point out to him that some of the worst areas for mosquito infestations are within the arctic circle. Many reviews I have read of people going on trips to Alaska commented on the horrendous swarms of mosquitoes up there. Yeah, you wouldn't have them if it stayed below zero all year long, but that would not be a suitable trade off for me.
Maybe the cold will kill off some insects, but it isn't a complete solution to that problem. Eggs will be laid during the active season, and those eggs will hatch when it warms up again. If cold snaps were a solution to the insect problem, then northern states would be completely and permanently devoid of insects, which certainly is not the case.
As for weeds, heck, they would be back in the Spring, just like the "good" plants that would get kicked back. Nature is just like that.
Maybe the cold will kill off some insects, but it isn't a complete solution to that problem. Eggs will be laid during the active season, and those eggs will hatch when it warms up again. If cold snaps were a solution to the insect problem, then northern states would be completely and permanently devoid of insects, which certainly is not the case.
As for weeds, heck, they would be back in the Spring, just like the "good" plants that would get kicked back. Nature is just like that.
Overnight low last night was *only* 27.5 degrees. Forecast low for tonight is 42 degrees. Well it was earlier today, let me check it now.... Well one forecast is still saying 42 degrees, but the other one if claiming 40 degrees. Whatever...
I uncovered everything and surprisingly the pineapple plants look OK. But the citrus trees, well, nearly all the leaves are curled up on them, which is not a good sign. Hope the trees themselves didn't get killed. But won't know that for a while. Have to wait and see if new leaves form when Spring rolls around.
Couple of more weekends like this last one and they probably all will be history.
I uncovered everything and surprisingly the pineapple plants look OK. But the citrus trees, well, nearly all the leaves are curled up on them, which is not a good sign. Hope the trees themselves didn't get killed. But won't know that for a while. Have to wait and see if new leaves form when Spring rolls around.
Couple of more weekends like this last one and they probably all will be history.
85vette
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Our Satsuma tree looks dead from that 17 degree blast we got a couple or three weeks ago. Like black leaves dead. The lemon tree lost about 95% of its leaves as did the Kumquat but they just curled up and fell off. The Satsuma's leaves are still on it but black. I guess we'll see what happens in the Spring.
CHASZ51
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No land like that down here unless you get into Glades county.