At first glance, a tiny mango sitting in a pot at Fruitscapes Nursery might not seem especially fragile.
But like most tropical fruits, mangoes have little tolerance for cold temperatures—making winter weather a serious threat.
Senior Reporter Emily Young learns how they keep all sorts of different crops warm:
Fruitscapes Nursery deals with the cold
At Fruitscapes Nursery in Bokeelia, workers are taking proactive measures to protect their crops as temperatures drop. The nursery grows a wide variety of fruits, including mangoess, stone fruits like apricots and peaches, and tropical varieties such as papaya and starfruit.
They even cultivate cacao trees—all of which need added protection when cold weather moves in…