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re: So the freeze that happened back in mid-March killed 60% of the peach crop....
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:01 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:01 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Been wondering where the frick my peach tea went.
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Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:06 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
It killed 100% of my peaches
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:06 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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So long story short, prepare to pay more for everything this year.
FIFY- Let's Go Brandon!!
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:09 pm to dkreller
The usual beautiful banks of blooming azaleas at the Masters weren't there this year.
To the north of youall, flowers that had survived temperatures below zero F died down to the roots because they hadn't begun to go dormant (temps in the low teens) and the black walnuts still haven't leafed out (local centuries old prognosticator of the end of winter.)
To the north of youall, flowers that had survived temperatures below zero F died down to the roots because they hadn't begun to go dormant (temps in the low teens) and the black walnuts still haven't leafed out (local centuries old prognosticator of the end of winter.)
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:10 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
So long story short, prepare to pay more for peaches this year.
As long as Biden is president, I expect to pay more for anything.
As long as Biden is president, I expect to pay more for anything.
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:10 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
It did a number on my pecan tree, too. Even the higher branches had started budding. Most buds were far enough along that they were damaged or killed. It is re-budding and has some green on it now, but likely won't produce much this year.
Also, the hard Christmas freeze where we got in the single digits two days in a row, bottoming out at 4°, and stayed below freezing for the better part of a week may have killed my fig tree. It hasn't leafed out yet. Several years back we had an extended freeze that knocked it down for a few years, but it bounced back. Hopefully, it will again.
Also, the hard Christmas freeze where we got in the single digits two days in a row, bottoming out at 4°, and stayed below freezing for the better part of a week may have killed my fig tree. It hasn't leafed out yet. Several years back we had an extended freeze that knocked it down for a few years, but it bounced back. Hopefully, it will again.
This post was edited on 4/10/23 at 8:11 pm
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:12 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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I'm ambivalent on blackberries, but the freeze better not of hurt the blueberries or we'll fight.
Hate to tell you bro but blueberries took a hit. I have a bunch of plants that had already started making fruit. It all died and fell off. The plants that weren’t as far along still are making fruit . But they mostly ruined for the year
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:13 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:13 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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The farm we were at west of Macon grows strawberries and peaches (amongst other things), but those are their two big ones.
Lane Southern Orchards?
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:30 pm to martiansgohome
Ruston peach farmers fixxin to eat?
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:31 pm to martiansgohome
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Lane Southern Orchards?
Dickey's in Musella(Crawford County).
This post was edited on 4/10/23 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:34 pm to shutterspeed
Killed every leaf on myfig trees and after two weeks still none putting out. Starting to fear it killed the trees??
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:43 pm to tigerinthebueche
Not many Ruston peach farmers left. They have succumbed to the tasteless fruit readily available, shipped from other areas that are widely available in local grocery stores.
Posted on 4/10/23 at 9:09 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
love me some peaches
Posted on 4/10/23 at 9:10 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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February that everything started blooming and sprouting early, including the peach trees(which normally start budding in Mid-late March) that when the freeze hit it killed the buds/plants
Was that at Dickeys? Our figs were half leafed out and we had that big freeze. At least they were spared by the tornado that hit us. Luckily our apple and plum trees weren't blooming yet. Rarely do I get peaches, but I sure love Dickeys ice cream.
Posted on 4/10/23 at 9:21 pm to tiger2180
Don't know if that freeze helped but my blueberry bush is looking super fire right now!
Posted on 4/10/23 at 9:26 pm to BlueRunner
My blueberries are about halfway right now. I only get half the bush since the chickens eat everything they can. They weren't blooming when the freeze hit though.
Posted on 4/10/23 at 9:27 pm to BlueRunner
Last year the freeze came after my wife' avocados had bloomed. We got none last year. This year it is loaded with blooms and no cold in sight. The avocado crop will be heavy.
Why do downvote queers hate avocados?
Why do downvote queers hate avocados?
This post was edited on 4/11/23 at 6:01 am
Posted on 4/10/23 at 9:29 pm to tiger2180
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Not many Ruston peach farmers left. They have succumbed to the tasteless fruit readily available, shipped from other areas that are widely available in local grocery stores.
Have they interviewed Joe Mitchum yet for his take in the freeze? Seems like KTBS used to always interview him if we had any late freezes in the area.
Posted on 4/10/23 at 9:29 pm to jeffsdad
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Killed every leaf on myfig trees and after two weeks still none putting out. Starting to fear it killed the trees??
It got my huge tree, too. Not the March freeze, but the December freeze. They will probably come back, but it could take a few years. How big are they?
Mine has no new growth and hasn't leafed out. It will go into emergency mode, cut off sap to the damaged and dead limbs, draw energy reserves from the roots, and fight to keep the undamaged wood alive.
The problem with many fig varieties grown in the Southeast is that the fruit grows on the previous year's new growth. So, it takes at least two years of good growth to get the tree back producing. It took four for my tree the last time it froze. I didn't see a comparable crop to what it normally does until the fifth year.
This post was edited on 4/10/23 at 9:30 pm
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