Florida Citrus industry can't get much worse. What hasn't been destroyed by years of Citrus Greening disease (infection by flying insect Asian Psyllid) was severely damaged this year by Hurricane Ian. Citrus growers can handle a light freeze.
Tomatoes are in a heap of trouble unless they are in greenhouses. They don't do well in temps below 50º. Thus, I am likely losing my mature tomato vines which survived Hurricane Ian as seedlings sheltered in the garage. While we didn't get to freezing, lows have been 34-36º the past few days. Converted the downstairs bathroom to a greenhouse to protect new tomato seedlings and tender herbs. Avocado and peach trees should be fine. Unsure how potatoes will do in the grow bags, wrapped in blankets. Turnips, beets, broccoli and onions are holding steady.
If there is a silver lining to this cold snap, the Greens/global warming crowd are taking a beating. Only slightly here in the US, but worldwide where renewable green energy is being shown to be totally inadequate and deadly in the end.
Europe, Japan reverting to tried & true energy sources, but rolling blackouts in Nashville ? WTH ?
Potatoes should be alright.. If they’re not sweet or yams.
I plant mine in mid-February here. Occasional frost just kills back the shoots but not the tubers... They’ll sprout again shortly.