The 22 greenhouses at Strawberry Hill Farms were bustling with business at the end of March with customers eager to plant new crops in their gardens. However, the recent cold snap has nipped the early rush in the bud.
Fighting frost
The average last date for freezing temperatures is April 10
Friday, April 6, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 11:12 p.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008
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