date:Feb 18, 2013
freezes and will be removed once nighttime temperatures are consistently in the 50s.
The covering brings the berries in a little bit earlier, Petitto said. We started using that a couple of years ago instead of running sprinklers during freezes.
Southern Louisiana growers have been picking strawberries since Thanksgiving. They can plant earlier because of warmer weather.
Petitto said southern farmers must begin producing earlier to meet contract obligations with grocery chains. Peak yields i