wiped out

“The apple and peach crops in North Georgia are wiped out," says Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin on below freezing temperatures that covered most of the state this past weekend.

The white apple blossoms covered the hillsides last week, just in time for that little cold snap, a.k.a. Dogwood Winter.

The cold weather really did a number on our little town of Ellijay - The Apple Capital of Georgia. What will this mean for all the apple growers? No roadside stands, no apple houses open this fall, no Apple Festival in October?

For all of us living in apple country, this will be a season to remember.