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By: Jake Price and Mary Sutton Satsumas tend to alternate bear which can be a problem in commercial production. The freeze at the end of 2022 contributed to the majority of satsuma trees in our area having a light crop in 2023. This helped set up trees for big crops in 2024. With such a…
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By: Jake Price, Mary Sutton, Doug Collins, Jacob Kalina, Josh Dawson, Holly Anderson, Michasia Dowdy, Sara Curry, Ben Reeves, Tucker Price, Justin Shealey, and Sydni Ingram The Tango Rootstock trial has been through some environmental challenges but it is going strong! The Tangos, planted on 10 different rootstocks with 9 repetitions in 2020, endured an…
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By Jake Price, Mary Sutton, Doug Collins, Jacob Kalina, Josh Dawson, Holly Anderson, Michasia Dowdy, Sara Curry, Ben Reeves, Tucker Price, Sydni Ingram, and Justin Shealey: What do you do with all the fruit at the Citrus Research Plot? This is a common question I get from people about the citrus research plot in Valdosta.…
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Hi folks, It looks like we have a very cold week ahead of us. As of right now, it’s looking like we will have temperatures in the low 20s, possibly the upper teens, and maybe even snow in some parts of South Georgia. I wanted to reshare some resources for keeping your citrus as safe…
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Happy New Year! It looks like the New Year is bringing us some cold weather this week. As of right now, it’s looking like temperatures will drop into the upper 20s for a few hours a couple nights this week and stay in the high 30s and low 40s during the day. Please keep an…
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Happy Thanksgiving! It looks like the holiday is bringing our first real taste of cold weather this year. Temperatures in parts of South Georgia are predicted to drop into the low 30s this weekend. While the time spent at freezing temperatures will likely be very brief, it is time to start looking ahead and preparing…
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Hi y’all, I’ve heard there’s some interest in exporting citrus from Georgia. If you were thinking of exporting fruit to another state (Florida in particular), you will need certification to do so. Here is a link to the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Plant Export Certification Page. This page has more information and contact information should…
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Hello y’all, I’m sorry it’s taken a while to get anything out but getting an idea of how hard Hurricane Helene has hit the Georgia citrus industry has been slow-going. From what I have seen so far, most people have experienced some fallen/leaning trees and some limb breakage. The amount of fruit drop has ranged…
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Substantial rainfall and wind from Tropical Storm/Hurricane Helen has resulted in detached fruit, broken limbs, and fallen trees in many citrus groves across southern Georgia. From a disease management perspective, the most immediate concern in the coming weeks will be the development of problems with Phytophthora spp. Phytophthora Diseases of Citrus Phytophthora are organisms that…
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If you’ve been keeping an eye on the weather, you’ll have seen that there is a tropical storm brewing down in the Caribbean. While it hasn’t made it to hurricane status yet (as of Tuesday morning), the projections do show it strengthening before making landfall. The current projections show it passing over South Georgia. While…
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