Farmers are obviously running water and starting up their wind machines, hiring helicopters to go up and mix up the air a little bit. But when it gets down to a certain temperature, there is only so much a farmer can do. |
It looks pretty bad with the lemons, and I know that we've got damage in the navel orange groves as well. |
It's eerie how similar it all seems. |
The damage starts on the trees at the outside of the grove and the exposed fruit at the top of the trees. We're hearing now that damage is getting further into the grove. Consecutive nights of cold weather weakens the fruit. |