Fletcher 1st Fruits Farm

10/30/2025

10/30/2025

02/16/2025

Next week, there are two nights in the mid-20s forecast for south Mississippi. This is bad news for blueberry growers as they have some bushes blooming now.

Freeze protection of blueberry fields is not an exact science. It is difficult to make recommendations about freeze protection because every freeze event is different, but a good practice is to wet the soil before freezing conditions.

The common method of determining if buds have frost damage is to cut through the bud several hours to a couple of days after a freeze and look for browning that indicates injured tissue. Sometimes the freeze injury is not severe enough to kill the fruit or flower completely but may affect individual parts, such as the pistil, stamen, or seeds, which may result in reduced fruit set or size. Blueberry fruit can develop and mature after a portion of the ovaries are damaged; however, because fruit size is highly correlated with seed number, fruits from damaged flowers are usually smaller.

You can find more info about freeze protection and freeze injury to blueberry bushes in this publication by Dr. Eric Stafne: http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/publications/establishment-and-maintenance-blueberries

07/16/2024

We're Moving....Update Coming Soon

07/30/2023

Question: Crankshaft on Food 5000 diesel tractor (March 29,1970) turns freely when brush hog is not attached. However, when it's attached it turns very very slowlly to not at alll.
What could be the problem? The bucket lifts and tilts easily..

05/30/2023

This MAN here will live Forever for me and so many more, because he's touched so many lives through his generosity and care of others. I knew right off that he needed to be loved Completely, because he gave so much of himself to everyone else. I miss my Hero. He saved my Heart.❤️.
RIP, my HERO; my LOVE.

05/27/2023

1st Sale of the day...

05/19/2023

Completed replacing the spindle belt...

farm life,

05/17/2023

"YoWealth" Construction Class 2023 being held @ Fletcher 1st Fruits Farm