January 2018 is starting with predictions of record cold weather this week. We could and probably will get a hard freeze later this week. Day time temperatures for this week will be in the high 40’s to mid 50’s. That is about as cold as it gets here in Ocala. Night time temperatures are supposed to go into the high 20’s. We haven’t seen those kind of temps since 2010. I lost my lemon tree that year and I suspect I’ll lose other borderline hardy plants this week too. Cold like this happens only every 5-10 years. The last 2 or 3 we only got a lite frost. Hopefully by next week we will have warmed up to the high 60’s or low 70’s until the next cold front comes through.