STILWELL – Stilwell more than doubled in size this past weekend as thousands of visitors descended on the small town for its 77th annual Strawberry Festival.
STILWELL – Stilwell more than doubled in size this past weekend as thousands of visitors descended on the small town for its 77th annual Strawberry Festival.
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Todd Johnson, OSU Agricultural Communications Services
A light frost in mid-April damaged plants at select locations, but Adair County’s strawberry harvest is expected to produce yields comparable to 2020. Adair County celebrates strawberry harvest with its annual Strawberry Festival.
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Despite Oklahoma s hard February freeze along with a light frost in this spring, Adair County’s strawberry harvest is expected to produce yields comparable to 2020.
“From the conversations I’ve had with our growers, they suffered a 3% to 4% loss, but the frost cloth solar blankets helped,” Patterson said. “Also, the snow acted as an insulator and protected the plants from the sub-zero weather.”