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The frigid temperature is creating problems for strawberry farmers who are trying to keep their crops from freezing. ABC 26 News Reporter Vanessa Bolano visited Liuzza Produce Farm in Tickfaw to see how they're preparing."You see you've got one, two, three, four; four are going to be black here." Kevin Liuzza, of Liuzza Produce Farm, spent his Tuesday afternoon covering more than 100 acres of strawberry crops with tarps. He hopes the tarps will keep out this weeks bitter cold.
Liuzza says, "See the bottom. It's supposed to be green and white and pretty, and it's black." A black bud, which means no strawberry in the future. Already Liuzza has seen damaged crops and the worst is yet to come. Temperatures are expected to drop more in the coming days.
"A few more degrees colder and you don't know what might be frozen under there." In the past, farmers at Liuzza Produce used sprinklers to keep crops warm, but it won't work this time. This time, freezing temperatures are sticking around longer, which they say makes turning the sprinklers on worse than just using a tarp.
Farmers say they've done all they can to save their berries. Now, they'll just wait until sometime next week, when it gets warmer, to uncover the crops and see how much damage mother nature has caused.
