One Peninsula farm is particularly frustrated over the unusually cold weather that has disrupted the start of the daffodil picking season.

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Vantreight says the fluctuating temperatures have been a problem. Snow insulates the plant and doesnB次元官网网址檛 cause too much damage, but ice and melting snow then re-frozen by a change in temperature can cause damage.

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Recruiting pickers started Jan. 11 but the recruitment drive stalled due to the snow. Vantreight has a list of people to call to come pick, but he hopes that when the flowers thaw at the end of the week more people will contact him to pick the flowers.

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nick.murray@peninsulanewsreview.com
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