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Unread 12-25-2022, 11:38 AM   #21
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Merry (Chilly) Christmas!

Low of 19.2 degrees last night.
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Low temp of 19.0 degrees here last night. Supposed to be warming up but might still get down to the high 20s tonight.

Some of the citrus trees don't look very happy. Lots of curled up leaves.
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Some of the citrus trees don't look very happy. Lots of curled up leaves.
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).
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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.
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Only 33f was as cold as i got. I can't buy 32 or lower anymore.
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Only 33f was as cold as i got. I can't buy 32 or lower anymore.
You would actually WANT colder temperatures?
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You would actually WANT colder temperatures?
MID 20'S WOULD BE FINE to kill off bugs and some weeds.
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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.
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That might have been the coldest it has been in 2 years, not just one.
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This weekend had the coldest temps we have had where we live for quite a few years. I have never felt like I had to cover the well pump tank before.
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