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by Cheryl K. Chumley, Jed
Duvall and Kevin Allen
Rappahannock News Staff Writers
The unseasonably warm weather of late has buds fattening, and some folks wondering if crops might be damaged. After all, it’s only January. _ The Rappahannock County Extension Agent, Kenner Love, assures us that it is not quite time for concern.
Said Love: “I think the buds are not far enough along to be damaged. ... I think we’re okay so far.”
For produce, the danger to crops due to weather stems not so much from unseasonable temperatures, but rather from sudden and drastic switches in temperatures.
Eddie Williams, of Williams Orchard in Flint Hill, agreed that no damage has been done to crops, but he said he is happy to see that temperatures are starting to dip.
“The cold weather will help hold [the buds] back and have a normal winter,” Williams said. “Freezes in April are veiy common, so you want it to remain cool through the February and March period.”
Hampton District supervisor Bryant Lee, of Lee’s Orchard, said his apple and peach crop looks fine so far, but if the weather warms up again - causing buds to swell
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