Cold weather in Florida doesn’t usually sound dramatic—until it is. One night it’s a calm 62 degrees, the next morning growers are staring at wilted leaves and blackened tips after a surprise frost. That kind of overnight damage can wipe out weeks of work and hundreds of dollars in plants.
This winter, though, many Florida growers are quietly winning that battle with something so ordinary it almost feels like a secret hiding in plain sight. No motors, no apps, no complicated setup—just a $5 tool that’s proving shockingly effective when temperatures dip at the worst possible moment.
