Severe frosts and citrus diseases and pests killed off most of the orange groves in the central region of Florida. Anti-pollution regulations also suddenly barred the use of smudge pots and bonfires to warms the groves on lethally cold nights. In my youth, the sweet fragrance of orange tree blossoms in the spring required smoke from such fires in the groves on cold still nights in winter.
A fascinating article with insightful comments.
A roadgeek wishes to say “thank you” :-) And the photos on aaroads.com of I 4 are just great. The road looks just spectacular!
But I had no clue that frost was such a problem for agriculture in Central Florida.
One leans a new fact every day here on FR - and that does me a world of good :-)