[apple-crop] Frost protection via overhead sprinklers made mattersworse?

2014-02-02 Thread Con.Traas
Hello Rye, I am not very expert in this, as I don't use the system, so hopefully somebody else can add more. Regarding the ice and icicles, these would not necessarily mean you had a problem, as long as there was a coating of unfrozen water on them at all times. This would prevent the ice from

Re: [apple-crop] Red apples

2014-02-02 Thread kuffelcreek
The good news is that yes, there is a whole line of red-fleshed apples with a range of tastes and growth habits that are also scab-resistant. They are bred by Marcus Kobelt at Lubera in Switzerland http://www.lubera.co.uk/luberacouk/redlove.html The bad news is that they are not available in the

Re: [apple-crop] Frost protection via overhead sprinklers made mattersworse?

2014-02-02 Thread Rye Hefley
Thanks Con, The spacing is one 360 degee nozzlee between each tree so each tree is hit from both sides. The ice is gone now and the flowers are still fragrant. The petals are a bit translucent. Stems are still green but may be too early to tell anything. Yeah I worry about the off hour. I

Re: [apple-crop] Frost protection via overhead sprinklers made mattersworse?

2014-02-02 Thread David Doud
slice some incipient fruit thru the equator with your thumbnail or a knife - healthy fruit will have pearlescent ovules - damage will show up as brown tissue - David Doud voice of experience On Feb 2, 2014, at 4:12 PM, Rye Hefley wrote: Thanks Con, The spacing is one 360 degee

Re: [apple-crop] Frost protection via overhead sprinklers made mattersworse?

2014-02-02 Thread Rye Hefley
Thanks David will do! David Doud david_d...@me.com wrote: slice some incipient fruit thru the equator with your thumbnail or a knife - healthy fruit will have pearlescent ovules - damage will show up as brown tissue - David Doud voice of experience On Feb 2, 2014, at 4:12 PM, Rye