{"id":118007,"date":"2024-10-25T00:23:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T17:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118007"},"modified":"2024-10-25T00:23:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T17:23:51","slug":"floridas-holiday-plant-nurseries-suffer-losses-after-hurricane-milton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118007","title":{"rendered":"Florida&#8217;s holiday plant nurseries suffer losses after Hurricane Milton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Talmadge Coley, CEO of the Florida Grower and Landscape Association, joins FOX Weather to talk about what agricultural consumers will see this year after Florida experienced three cyclone landfalls this season. Coley said Hurricane Milton left a large swath of damage across Florida impacting a wide range of crops, including popular holiday plants like Poinsettias<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a> could look different this year after Florida\u2019s nursery and landscape industry suffered widespread losses during h<a>urricanes <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helene<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/milton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milton<\/a>. These losses included vibrant holiday plants such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/proper-weather-care-will-keep-poinsettias-colorful-past-the-holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poinsettias<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> Nursery, Growers &amp; Landscape Association (FNGLA), the Sunshine State&#8217;s $31 billion environmental horticulture industry is part of what makes it a lush tropical paradise.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Growers across the state experienced back-to-back major hurricanes this season, wiping out crops and causing damage to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/infrastructure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infrastructure<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/farm-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">farming<\/a> equipment. According to FNGLA CEO Tal Coley, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hurricane<\/a> season dealt a major blow to the nursery farmers of Florida.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/christmas-tree-holiday-supply-damage-helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NORTH CAROLINA CHRISTMAS TREE INDUSTRY RECOVERS FROM HELENE AS HOPE FOR HOLIDAY SUPPLY REMAINS STRONG<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Hurricane Milton\u2019s outer bands <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/videos-tornadoes-florida-hurricane-milton-landfall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spun up tornadoes<\/a>, causing damage in South Florida, hundreds of miles from where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/tracking-hurricane-milton-florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">storm made landfall as a Category 3 cyclone<\/a> near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/siesta-key\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siesta Key<\/a> on Florida\u2019s west coast.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/brads-bedding-plants-10-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/brads-bedding-plants-10-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/brads-bedding-plants-10-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/brads-bedding-plants-10-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/brads-bedding-plants-10-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/brads-bedding-plants-10-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/brads-bedding-plants-10-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Storm conditions during Hurricane Milton slammed the greenhouses at Brad\u2019s Bedding Plants, toppling them over.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Storm conditions during Hurricane Milton slammed the greenhouses at Brad\u2019s Bedding Plants in Delray Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Brad Bethurem \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I think what we will notice about this storm \u2013 every storm&#8217;s unique, as everyone will say down here \u2013 is the large swath of damage across the peninsula of Florida \u2026 Lots of damage in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/sarasota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarasota<\/a>, Bradenton, all the way up to north of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/orlando\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orlando<\/a> and Apopka,&#8221; Coley said. &#8220;Surprisingly, all the way down to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/palm-beach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palm Beach<\/a> County, Loxahatchee area with a lot of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/tornadoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tornadoes<\/a> that spun off this storm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winds<\/a> over 100 mph knocked over crops and trees in western and central Florida, toppling greenhouse enclosures and ripping down fencing at Ralph Taylor&#8217;s Nurseries in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/bradenton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bradenton<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flooding<\/a> rains left some nurseries underwater, like Atchison Exotics in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/venice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venice<\/a>. Atchison\u2019s has another location in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/delray-beach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delray Beach<\/a> on the east coast, which also suffered tornado damage. Owner Mike Atchison said winds took down century-old oak trees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/atchison-exotics6-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/atchison-exotics6-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/atchison-exotics6-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/atchison-exotics6-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/atchison-exotics6-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/atchison-exotics6-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/atchison-exotics6-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"What once stood on solid ground at Atchison Exotics is now surrounded by standing water in the wake of Hurricane Milton.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">What once stood on solid ground at Atchison Exotics is now surrounded by standing water in the wake of Hurricane Milton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Mike Atchison \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a triangle of destruction for our industry because we&#8217;re in every area in the state and really impacted a lot of people,&#8221; Coley said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In Florida, nearly 270,000 people work in the nursery and landscaping industry, according to FNGLA.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/tornado-damage-fort-pierce-rescue-hurricane-milton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AT LEAST 6 DEAD IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY AS MILTON SPAWNS TORNADOES DESTROYING HOMES ON FLORIDA\u2019S TREASURE COAST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">As the holiday season approaches, consumers will also notice impacts from Helene and Milton through plant shortages.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;We are going to see shortages. We do grow a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/growing-season-animals-poison-danger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poinsettias<\/a> down here. You know, I would expect those shortages to be mainly in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/southeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southeast<\/a>, especially here in the state of Florida,&#8221; Coley said. &#8220;It will impact your Christmas plants as well as other plants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Floridians have become resilient in the wake of many damaging hurricane seasons. Still, Coley said he expects the full recovery for the Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/farm-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agriculture<\/a> industry to take time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I think a lot of people don&#8217;t realize how key our industry is to the recovery overall. Who makes Florida the lush tropical paradise that it is? It&#8217;s our folks growing the palm trees, growing those tropical plants and whatnot,&#8221; Coley said. &#8220;So we need to just be able to stay afloat here and get through this period and get some help and get back running again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/florida-holiday-plant-nurseries-suffer-losses-hurricane-milton\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talmadge Coley, CEO of the Florida Grower and Landscape Association, joins FOX Weather to talk about what agricultural consumers will see this year after Florida experienced three cyclone landfalls this &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118007\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118007\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}