Light frost is countered in the Netherlands by spraying the trees, from 0
degrees Celsius (when water freezes).
All night long, if necessary. The water freezes in a layer around the
bloom, which protects the blooms from worse temperatures. It is to limit
the damage, not to prevent it.
Ever tried, Tina?
2017-02-20 14:41 GMT+01:00 Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx>:
> We will have weather near the 80's for the next two weeks. I know we are
> not finished with frosts - we usually get a heavy frost around Easter.
> That means all of my fruit trees, figs, and grapes that are now blooming
> will be destroyed again this year. :-(
>
> Tina
>
> On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 4:11 PM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > The weather for next weekend is beginning to look a bit iffy,
> > especially for Sunday continuing into Tuesday and possibly Wednesday.
> Keep
> > a watch on the weather forecasts so as to avoid any disappointments or
> > worse.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> > - Hunter S. Thompson
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