Iffy in Tifton

Shay Kennedy of Georgia Vegetable Co. Inc. in Tifton told me that growers in the region did experience spotted frost over the weekend. It is too early to say what the damage is, but a warming trend is expected this week. Meanwhile, John Rice of Rice Fruit Co. in Pennsylvania said apple orchards there came through the cold temps with minimal damage, but reports from North Carolina are not as optimistic.
Here is this news report from North Carolina's News Observer.

From the April 9 story:
A shot of withering Easter cold devastated North Carolina peach and apple orchards and may have significantly damaged the state's blueberry crop, growers said today.
Ken Chappell, who grows peaches and apples near the western Moore County town of Eagle Springs, already knows the Easter Sunday cold wiped out both crops.
"They're 100 percent killed," he said.