Freezing temperatures means strawberry and citrus growers risk losing millions of dollars of crop.
They can burn strawberry plants, especially the more fragile flowers, which produce berries. Vice President of Parkesdale Farms, Matt Parke, said that future berry is what he and his team are trying to protect.
“Right now, we’re just trying to protect flowers, and that’s the most detrimental part of the plant. That’s the most tender part. If it gets damaged, then that fruit will be unmarketable, and we’ll lose the crop,” said Parke…