Redhaven Peach Cold Hardiness Model for Orchard Mesa and Rogers Mesa, CO

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Models update daily with CoAgMET weather data between October 1st until March 31st.

*Based on Sterle, Sharp and Minas, 2025. Modeling dormant peach floral bud cold hardiness using large-scale thermal and dynamic weather data. Under review, Physiologia Plantarum.

The development of the present cold hardiness prediction tool was supported financially by the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) through the project #20232818 ‘Web-based peach cold hardiness prediction tool for grower frost control informed decision-making’. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA or CDA.