DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now 3 weeks ago | DailyTrib.com Sweet Berry Farm staff remove coverings from strawberry plants that helped protect them from the recent winter storm. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton
As Sweet Berry Farm crews pulled tarps off of rows and rows of strawberry plants Feb. 24, following the previous week’s hard freeze, Lacy Copeland Garcia and Raelynn Copeland breathed a sigh of relief.
“Surprisingly, everything turned out pretty good,” Garcia said. “We have live blooms on the plants, and it’s about 30 days from bloom until there’s a berry.”