No, I haven't tried it, but they do that to the peach orchards around
here. If we have a predicted frost, I'll try it this year. Last year, we
planted tomatoes 3 times. Covered them with milk jugs, but they still
froze. I vowed that I would not plant tomatoes until after Easter this
year. I'm planting peas this week and pruning fruit trees and grapes and
berries.
Tina
On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 9:50 AM, Frank <wijsmuller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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