Source: WECT, 2/21/20

Pender County officials say Friday’s low temperature could be disastrous to the area’s blueberry crops. A press release from the Pender County Agricultural Extension Office says the warmer than average temperatures in January and February “tricked” many plants into blooming early. “Tonight’s temperatures combined with continuing winds and tomorrow night’s low temperatures with no wind, will certainly cause freeze injury and blueberry crop loss across North Carolina and likely down to Georgia and north Florida. The amount of damage to these early maturing varieties could be high,” said extension director Mark Seitz.

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