FORECAST SUMMARY: Tuesday, March 5:
*** Disease Update 5 March: Downy Mildew near Immokalee, FL *** Gene McAvoy reports that downy mildew is widely present in older squash plantings around Immokalee (low to moderate levels of activity) and has been found on watermelon in the Devil's Garden area (low levels).
*** Unfavorable conditions will dominate Tuesday and Wednesday. *** High pressure moving in behind a cold front will dominate the weather in the Southeast. Trajectories from southern FL move into the Gulf of Mexico each day. Low Risk to crops near the source; Low Threat to other growing areas.
TK
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