Tag: cold protection

Where to Find Weather Information for Nursery Growers in Miami-Dade County When Monitoring Low Temperatures for Cold Protection?

by Qingchun Liu

September 22, 2023

Qingchun Liu, Teresa Olczyk, and William R. Lusher Ornamental productions in Miami-Dade County are concentrated in the Homestead area, the southwest corner of the County. During the wintertime, particularly from late December through January, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cold Protection, Cold Weather, Ornamentals

NW Florida Expecting Freezing Temperatures – Landscape Cold Protection

by llw5479

December 20, 2022

There are some protective measures you might employ in your landscape just ahead of the upcoming freezing temperatures for the more cold-sensitive plants. Coverings protect more from frost rather than from extreme cold. Covers ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Cold Injury, Cold Protection, Freeze Protection, Landscape Freeze

Cold Protection for Citrus and Winter Vegetables

by Matthew Orwat

December 19, 2022

Northwest Florida, in the next few days, is set to receive some of the coldest weather in recent years, with lows ranging from 18 ºF to 28 ºF three to four nights in a row. This has the potential to impact our home garden citrus and winter ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes,
Tags: Citrus, Cold Protection, Freeze, Frost, Vegetable

Cold weather expected: Should I cover my plants?

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

December 15, 2022

How to best cover your plants, from the experts: Use a non-plastic covering. Frost cloths can be found at hardware stores and garden centers, or large blankets or bedsheets also work. The covering should drape over the ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cold Protection, Cold Temperatures, Freeze Warning, Gardeners, Gardening, Home Gardening, Horticulture, Leon County, Mark Tancig, Severe Weather, Winter Weather Watch

Cold Protection for Landscape Plants — After the Event

by Samantha Murray

December 11, 2020

Many of us know what to do to protect our landscape plants before a cold event by the instructions you get from the Certified Meteorologists at your local television station. Usually we will water the plants well, both in-ground plants and containerized ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Cold Protection, Exploration Gardens, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Horticulture, Plants

Fact Sheets: Plant Cold Protection and Recovery | Lee County | Stephen Brown

by Stephen Brown

April 25, 2018

Cold Protection and Recovery Cold Protection of Ornamental Plants Irrigation Cold Protection for Citrus Treating Cold Damaged Palms Weather Effect on five Ornamental Trees READ MORE

Category: Crops, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Citrus, Cold Protection, Fact Sheet, Factsheet, Lee County, Ornamental Plants, Ornamental Trees, Palms, Stephen Brown

My Florida Farm Weather: On-site decision making support

by Rick Lusher

March 30, 2018

Weather-related information is essential to Florida’s agricultural producers for making important decisions regarding the use of water for irrigation and cold protection. Since the mid 1990’s, The Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Cold, Cold Protection, Freeze, Irrigation, Water, Weather

Your Crops Are Colder Than You (And It’s Not The Jacket)

by Matt Smith

February 5, 2018

Hot air rises and cool air falls. Its kind of remarkable how much our lives as we know it depend on this, as this property of physics is one reason we have weather at all. During the winter, the thing to watch out for whenever ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture
Tags: Cold Protection, Freeze Protection, Temperature, Weather, Winter

Your Crops Are Colder Than You (And It’s Not The Jacket)

by Matt Smith

February 5, 2018

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture
Tags: Cold Protection, Freeze Protection, Temperature, Weather, Winter

Questions From The Plant Clinic: Cold Damaged Plants

by Kaydie McCormick

February 2, 2018

We had a few chilly nights this January, which has prompted many calls to the plant clinic about cold damaged plants. Here in Central Florida it is tempting to grow many tropicals that are marginal to our area. The result of this practice is ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Cold Damage, Cold Protection, Kaydie McCormick, Pruning, Questions From The Plant Clinic

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