protection

  • We have another winter storm predicted for next week. Temperatures are expected to be in the low 20s. Freeze protection will be necessary. Protection methods will need to be implemented before temperatures drop to these potentially damaging temperatures. Please refer to our freeze protection extension publication to learn more about freeze protection methods

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  • FREEZE WARNING

    It looks like we are in for another freeze at the end of this week. Forecasts are showing low 20s for many places throughout South Georgia. Please keep an eye on the forecast and be ready to implement freeze protection as temperatures start to drop.

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  • Hey y’all, It looks like we are going to get some cold weather next week. Right now, the forecast here in Tifton is showing temperatures being down in the low 30s early next week. I’m seeing other places are expected to drop down into the upper 20s. We’ve had a lot of warm weather here…

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  • Last fall the Owari satsuma trees at J.L. Lomax produced a tremendous amount of soft fruit that became puffy very quickly. Category 2 hurricane Helene may have contributed to the fruit quality being so bad last year. With all the fruit soft and of low quality we only harvested fruit from 12 of the 60…

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  • Good morning everyone! The entomology lab at the North Florida Research and Education Center is conducting a  need assessment among extension agents, growers, and other stakeholders regarding the impact of slug and snail pests on horticulture as part of a USDA-SCRI project. This survey will help us establish the level of nuisance caused by those…

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