Citrus farmers in Arizona are working hard this week to keep their plants thriving during this cold snap as overnight temps flirt with the freezing mark, putting millions of dollars at stake.
Citrus farmers in Arizona are working hard this week to keep their plants thriving during this cold snap as overnight temps flirt with theThe plants at Agritopia in Gilbert are doing well because the farmers plan in advance, and know how to handle the temps."One thing we try to do, we try to keep things hydrated and so we do run irrigation to keep the plants hydrated with the cold temps because that can dehydrate them," explained Kelly Saxer, head farmer at Agritopia.
"The fruit itself will start to freeze and that's the worst because you have a crop that looks good on the outside but on the inside, it's just frozen and dehydrated looking," Saxer said.
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