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The Effects of Freezing Temperatures on a Zone 9 Vegetable Garden

Central Florida (zone 9) is in the middle of one of its longest cold spells in history. The mercury has dropped bellow freezing 3 days in a row and it looks like it is going to continue to drop bellow freezing for the next 5 days at least.

So what are the effects?

Many gardeners here in Central Florida still had a few vegetables growing that do not tolerate freezing temperatures. I had tomatoes and basil still growing. I was holding on to the tomatoes hoping this last crop would ripen, but I had to harvest them while still green. They were still producing pretty heavily, but that is not the case any longer!

Zone 9 Gardening - Frozen Tomato Plant

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I had a few types of basil that was going to seed. The plants were already on the decline before the freeze but now they are just done for!

Zone 9 Garden - Frozen Basil Plant

Did you experience any losses do to the cold temperatures?

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