Freeze/Frost Protection
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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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In this new extension publication from Jake Price (UGA Extension Citrus Area Agent), the factors influencing cold hardiness of citrus are discussed in the context of the major freeze experienced across southern Georgia in December 2022.
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The Christmas freeze of 2022 provided an opportunity to see how Tangos, Sugar Belle, and Owari satsumas were influenced by rootstocks. This is a report of the impacts on Tangos. Since January of 2023, I have conducted ratings on how much foliage was retained after the freeze, which trees developed freeze cracks, diameter of limbs…
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Now that the dust has somewhat settled and the Sugar Belles have put on the first flush of foliage (Fig. 1), after being mostly defoliated it is apparent that there are freeze damage differences between the trees on 4 different rootstocks. The trees are snuggly located between windbreaks to the west and north and are…