subject:"Re\: \[MBZ\] OT\: Peach crop wiped out I NE States"


We like the white peaches from Stratford, OK . . . a bushel at a time.

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 9:13 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


 Nope  No peaches for the noreasters.

 Real peaches come from Southern IL and Mo anyhow.  They are too good to
 ship over 500 miles.


 > I never heard of noreast peaches.



White peaches are good.  The traditional variety is Polly.  All the 
ladies my grandmother's age loved Polly (white) peaches.


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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

2016-05-09 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes

What's important here is that north NJ peaches are still ok!

On Monday, May 9, 2016, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:
>
> Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday, May
> 9, 2016
>
> In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
> destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling the
> incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.
>
> New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts lost 90 percent
> or more of the peach crop, according to specialists.
>
> Through a combination of the February freeze and a cold spell in early
> April, the Hudson River Valley lost 90 percent of its crop, according to
> Dan Donahue, commercial fruit tree specialist with the Cornell Cooperative
> Extension.
>
> "That Valentine's Day massacre really did us in," said Mary Concklin, fruit
> tree expert with the University of Connecticut cooperative extension. "So
> much for that peach cobbler this summer."
>
> New Jersey lost about 40 percent of its crop in the southern region of the
> state, where 4,500 acres of peach trees are located.
>
> "This is not just a local event," said George Hamilton, field specialist
> for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension in Hillsborough
> County. "We're seeing it all over the Northeast. The crop in the Hudson
> River Valley and other places in the Northeast got hammered" (Lynne Tuohy,
> AP/*Boston Globe*
> <
> http://www.boston.com/news/business/2016/05/07/northeasts-peach-crop-decimated-mid-february-freeze
> >,
> May 7).
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

2016-05-09 Thread OK Don via Mercedes

We like the white peaches from Stratford, OK . . . a bushel at a time.

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 9:13 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Nope  No peaches for the noreasters.
>
> Real peaches come from Southern IL and Mo anyhow.  They are too good to
> ship over 500 miles.
>
> I never heard of noreast peaches.
>
>>
>>

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

Nope No peaches for the noreasters.

Real peaches come from Southern IL and Mo anyhow. They are too good
to ship over 500 miles.

I never heard of noreast peaches.

So will we have to turn to peach parts now?

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1982 300CD
1990 300D
Wickford RI
On May 9, 2016 2:53 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:

Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday, May
9, 2016

In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling the
incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.

New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts lost 90 percent
or more of the peach crop, according to specialists.

Through a combination of the February freeze and a cold spell in early
April, the Hudson River Valley lost 90 percent of its crop, according to
Dan Donahue, commercial fruit tree specialist with the Cornell Cooperative
Extension.

"That Valentine's Day massacre really did us in," said Mary Concklin, fruit
tree expert with the University of Connecticut cooperative extension. "So
much for that peach cobbler this summer."

New Jersey lost about 40 percent of its crop in the southern region of the
state, where 4,500 acres of peach trees are located.

"This is not just a local event," said George Hamilton, field specialist
for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension in Hillsborough
County. "We're seeing it all over the Northeast. The crop in the Hudson
River Valley and other places in the Northeast got hammered" (Lynne Tuohy,
AP/*Boston Globe*
<

http://www.boston.com/news/business/2016/05/07/northeasts-peach-crop-decimated-mid-february-freeze
>,
May 7).
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

2016-05-09 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes

Well I thought about Fred's  pahts morphing into peach pihts

Dwight Giles Jr.
1982 300CD
1990 300D
Wickford RI
On May 9, 2016 10:13 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:

> I dunno Dwight, maybe you better plant that one and let it grow a little
> more. :)
> We haven't had a good punfest in a long time.
> -Curt
>
>   From: Dwight Giles via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
>  To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Cc: Dwight Giles <dwight.gi...@gmail.com>
>  Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 9:53 PM
>  Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States
>
> So will we have to turn to peach parts now?
>
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> 1982 300CD
> 1990 300D
> Wickford RI
> On May 9, 2016 2:53 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:
> >
> > Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday, May
> > 9, 2016
> >
> > In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
> > destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling the
> > incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.
> >
> > New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts lost 90
> percent
> > or more of the peach crop, according to specialists.
> >
> > Through a combination of the February freeze and a cold spell in early
> > April, the Hudson River Valley lost 90 percent of its crop, according to
> > Dan Donahue, commercial fruit tree specialist with the Cornell
> Cooperative
> > Extension.
> >
> > "That Valentine's Day massacre really did us in," said Mary Concklin,
> fruit
> > tree expert with the University of Connecticut cooperative extension. "So
> > much for that peach cobbler this summer."
> >
> > New Jersey lost about 40 percent of its crop in the southern region of
> the
> > state, where 4,500 acres of peach trees are located.
> >
> > "This is not just a local event," said George Hamilton, field specialist
> > for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension in Hillsborough
> > County. "We're seeing it all over the Northeast. The crop in the Hudson
> > River Valley and other places in the Northeast got hammered" (Lynne
> Tuohy,
> > AP/*Boston Globe*
> > <
> >
> http://www.boston.com/news/business/2016/05/07/northeasts-peach-crop-decimated-mid-february-freeze
> > >,
> > May 7).
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

I dunno Dwight, maybe you better plant that one and let it grow a little more. 
:)
We haven't had a good punfest in a long time.
-Curt

  From: Dwight Giles via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
 To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> 
Cc: Dwight Giles <dwight.gi...@gmail.com>
 Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 9:53 PM
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So will we have to turn to peach parts now?

Dwight Giles Jr.
1982 300CD
1990 300D
Wickford RI
On May 9, 2016 2:53 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:
>
> Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday, May
> 9, 2016
>
> In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
> destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling the
> incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.
>
> New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts lost 90 percent
> or more of the peach crop, according to specialists.
>
> Through a combination of the February freeze and a cold spell in early
> April, the Hudson River Valley lost 90 percent of its crop, according to
> Dan Donahue, commercial fruit tree specialist with the Cornell Cooperative
> Extension.
>
> "That Valentine's Day massacre really did us in," said Mary Concklin, fruit
> tree expert with the University of Connecticut cooperative extension. "So
> much for that peach cobbler this summer."
>
> New Jersey lost about 40 percent of its crop in the southern region of the
> state, where 4,500 acres of peach trees are located.
>
> "This is not just a local event," said George Hamilton, field specialist
> for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension in Hillsborough
> County. "We're seeing it all over the Northeast. The crop in the Hudson
> River Valley and other places in the Northeast got hammered" (Lynne Tuohy,
> AP/*Boston Globe*
> <
> http://www.boston.com/news/business/2016/05/07/northeasts-peach-crop-decimated-mid-february-freeze
> >,
> May 7).
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

2016-05-09 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes

So will we have to turn to peach parts now?

Dwight Giles Jr.
1982 300CD
1990 300D
Wickford RI
On May 9, 2016 2:53 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:
>
> Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday, May
> 9, 2016
>
> In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
> destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling the
> incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.
>
> New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts lost 90 percent
> or more of the peach crop, according to specialists.
>
> Through a combination of the February freeze and a cold spell in early
> April, the Hudson River Valley lost 90 percent of its crop, according to
> Dan Donahue, commercial fruit tree specialist with the Cornell Cooperative
> Extension.
>
> "That Valentine's Day massacre really did us in," said Mary Concklin, fruit
> tree expert with the University of Connecticut cooperative extension. "So
> much for that peach cobbler this summer."
>
> New Jersey lost about 40 percent of its crop in the southern region of the
> state, where 4,500 acres of peach trees are located.
>
> "This is not just a local event," said George Hamilton, field specialist
> for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension in Hillsborough
> County. "We're seeing it all over the Northeast. The crop in the Hudson
> River Valley and other places in the Northeast got hammered" (Lynne Tuohy,
> AP/*Boston Globe*
> <
> http://www.boston.com/news/business/2016/05/07/northeasts-peach-crop-decimated-mid-february-freeze
> >,
> May 7).
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

You can loose a peach crop several ways.  If it gets too cold too 
early, you kill the buds.  If it gets too cold at the coldest part of 
winter, it will kill the buds.  If it starts to get warmer, then 
turns very cold, it can kill the buds.  And, if the buts are breaking 
or if the tree is in blossom and you get a hard freeze, it kills the 
blossoms.  THe exact temperatures for each killing temp at each stage 
varies by variety and by the temp history of the fall/winter up to 
the date in question.  From bud break until the fruit is set, the 
tolerable temp changes every day.   If you are in an area that grows 
a lot of peaches, the Extension Hort guy should have the temps and 
descriptions of each stage.  Even then, microclimates can make it 
hard to predict.  some varieties are more or less tolerent of the 
cold.  In general the "Fiery"

 varieties of peaches tolerate cold better than other commercial varieties.

In general, if the temp hits 20 below, you won't have a peach crop. 
By blossom time, temps as high as 28-29 or 30 can cause crop  loss.


In 1940 (11-11-1940) the temp dropped something like 70 degrees in a 
couple hours in the midwest.  This radical temp change to well below 
freezing caused the water in the tree to freeze, expand and it popped 
the bark off the limbs, killing the trees.  It was devastating.  For 
example in 1939 or 1940, Iowa was #3 in the USA for apple production. 
(Far above its "children" Washington and Oregon.)  in 1941, the state 
was pretty much off the map, there were so few producing trees that 
survived.


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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

The latest term is "climate disruption" which covers anything that 
happens that supports the warmist religion.


--BB (enjoying the warm spring day, and the new peaches)

On 5/9/16 7:09 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:

Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait, supposed to get warmer, not
colder...

-
Max
Charleston SC


Yabut, he tol us dat it gets colder bekuza global waaamin'!

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States


Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait, supposed to get warmer, not
colder...

-
Max
Charleston SC


Yabut, he tol us dat it gets colder bekuza global waaamin'!

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States


For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:

Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday, May
9, 2016

In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling the
incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.

New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts lost 90 percent
or more of the peach crop, according to specialists.

Through a combination of the February freeze and a cold spell in early
April, the Hudson River Valley lost 90 percent of its crop, according to
Dan Donahue, commercial fruit tree specialist with the Cornell Cooperative
Extension.

"That Valentine's Day massacre really did us in," said Mary Concklin, fruit
tree expert with the University of Connecticut cooperative extension. "So
much for that peach cobbler this summer."

New Jersey lost about 40 percent of its crop in the southern region of the
state, where 4,500 acres of peach trees are located.

"This is not just a local event," said George Hamilton, field specialist
for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension in Hillsborough
County. "We're seeing it all over the Northeast. The crop in the Hudson
River Valley and other places in the Northeast got hammered" (Lynne Tuohy,
AP/*Boston Globe*
,
May 7).


Peaches dunna like cold!  Scottie

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

2016-05-09 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes


On May 9, 2016 at 3:20 PM "M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes"  wrote:How 'bout that there global warming?That's why they rebranded it.It's now Climate Change (TM).Mitch.
 

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

We had a VERY late freeze in the DC area (April 18, IIRC) and I was worried
that my winesap apple tree would get wiped out.  Fortunately, the tree knew
enough to bloom AFTER the freeze, at which time the tent caterpillars made
their nests in short order.  BTW, my garden hose experiment was a YOOGE
success as the nests are obliterated and the caterpillars Dazed and
Confused, if they survived at all

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 4:07 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> The effort makes it taste twice as good.
>
> Last night I made some fava beans, the last the farmstand had.  The guy
> there who cooks a lot of interesting things told me how to cook them.
> Shuck the beans, which took forever as there were only 3-4 beans in a pod.
> Then boil them for 3 min, easy part.  Then dump them in ice water to stop
> cooking.  Then you have to shuck the beans from a skin around them, which
> took twice forever.  Then saute them a bit in a pan with some garlic,
> onion, whatever.  Turns out they were not particularly special, they tasted
> OK but not worth the time and effort.  I do have lots of stuff for the
> compost bin though.
>
> The chianti, on the other hand...
>
> --R
>
> On 5/9/16 3:58 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
>
>> Clingstone peaches really s*ck, man.  How can you make a pie if you can't
>> cut even slices?
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote:
>>
>> No they are your regular peaches, with kinda pointy ends.   Not
>> freestones.  They are not particularly soft but even sorta hard
>> they are ripe and juicy and sweet.  They would probably make good
>> pies.
>>
>> --BB
>>
>> On 5/9/16 3:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
>>
>> Are these the white peaches that grow so  fast the pits are
>> shattered?  We have nonpareil white MD peaches available in
>> late June - the first of the  season - that have this
>> characteristic.  They also bruise if you stare at them crosswise.
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
>> 
>> >>
>> wrote:
>>
>> May peaches!  Kinda small but VERY sweet.  Happens every year
>> about this time!
>>
>> --R
>>
>> On 5/9/16 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
>>
>> Seems early for SC peaches - what about that?
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Meade Dillon via
>> Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com 
>> >>
>> wrote:
>>
>> It's almost like God likes to mess with him
>>He was
>> probably down in
>> the Caribbean when they got their
>> once-in-a-lifetime snow
>> earlier this
>> spring
>>
>> -
>> Max
>> Charleston SC
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Buggered Benzmail via
>> Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com 
>> >>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Algore was probably in the NE in mid-Feb when
>> the cold
>> spell hit.
>>
>> --R
>>
>> On 5/9/16 3:20 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via
>> Mercedes wrote:
>>
>> How 'bout that there global warming?
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Meade
>> Dillon via
>> Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com 
>> > >> wrote:
>>
>> Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait,
>> supposed to get warmer, not
>>
>> colder...
>>
>> -
>> Max
>> Charleston SC
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Andrew
>> Strasfogel via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com 
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>>
>> For alleged peach lovers Fred,
>> Dimitri, Curt
>> et al:
>>
>> Northeast peach

Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

The effort makes it taste twice as good.

Last night I made some fava beans, the last the farmstand had.  The guy 
there who cooks a lot of interesting things told me how to cook them.  
Shuck the beans, which took forever as there were only 3-4 beans in a 
pod.  Then boil them for 3 min, easy part.  Then dump them in ice water 
to stop cooking.  Then you have to shuck the beans from a skin around 
them, which took twice forever.  Then saute them a bit in a pan with 
some garlic, onion, whatever.  Turns out they were not particularly 
special, they tasted OK but not worth the time and effort.  I do have 
lots of stuff for the compost bin though.

The chianti, on the other hand...

--R

On 5/9/16 3:58 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
Clingstone peaches really s*ck, man.  How can you make a pie if you 
can't cut even slices?

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
> wrote:

No they are your regular peaches, with kinda pointy ends.   Not
freestones.  They are not particularly soft but even sorta hard
they are ripe and juicy and sweet.  They would probably make good
pies.

--BB

On 5/9/16 3:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:

Are these the white peaches that grow so  fast the pits are
shattered?  We have nonpareil white MD peaches available in
late June - the first of the  season - that have this
characteristic.  They also bruise if you stare at them crosswise.

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes

>>
wrote:

May peaches!  Kinda small but VERY sweet.  Happens every year
about this time!

--R

On 5/9/16 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

Seems early for SC peaches - what about that?

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Meade Dillon via
Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com 
>>
wrote:

It's almost like God likes to mess with him 
He was

probably down in
the Caribbean when they got their
once-in-a-lifetime snow
earlier this
spring

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Buggered Benzmail via
Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com 
>>
wrote:

Algore was probably in the NE in mid-Feb when
the cold
spell hit.

--R

On 5/9/16 3:20 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via
Mercedes wrote:

How 'bout that there global warming?

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Meade
Dillon via
Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com 
>> wrote:

Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait,
supposed to get warmer, not

colder...

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Andrew
Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com 
>> wrote:

For alleged peach lovers Fred,
Dimitri, Curt
et al:

Northeast peach crops decimated by
Valentine's coldPublished: Monday,
May
9, 2016

In mid-February, the majority of
the peach
crop in the Northeast was
destroyed by subzero temperatures. One
fruit tree expert is calling

the

incident the Valentine's Day
massacre of
peach blooms.

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

It'd be easy to tell, peaches here are really small, more like apricots...
My cherry trees don't seem any the worse for wear, they're just starting to 
bloom.
-Curt

  From: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
 To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List 
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> 
 Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 4:02 PM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States
   
You should visit the orchards in July to see whether they're selling any if 
peaches, and if so, are they local or imported from Georgia?  When MD crabs 
were scarce the fisher-people would still retail bushels of crabs, only they 
were from NC and not the Chesapeake Bay.
On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:59 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

I *think* what they're trying to suggest is that since it was really warm (mid 
40's) and the cold (-20 here) the trees were weakened. The article certainly 
wasn't written by anybody that actually knew anything about trees, the level of 
detail is sad.

-Curt

      From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
 To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Cc: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
 Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 3:54 PM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

Curt, this is from the Boston Globe unless it's a hoax.  Why not write to
them to complain about the inaccuracy.

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Are these the white peaches that grow so  fast the pits are  shattered?
> We have nonpareil white MD peaches available in late June - the first of
> the  season - that have this characteristic.  They also bruise if you stare
> at them crosswise.
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
>> May peaches!  Kinda small but VERY sweet.  Happens every year about this
>> time!
>>
>> --R
>>
>> On 5/9/16 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
>>
>>> Seems early for SC peaches - what about that?
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> It's almost like God likes to mess with him  He was probably down in
>>>> the Caribbean when they got their once-in-a-lifetime snow earlier this
>>>> spring
>>>>
>>>> -
>>>> Max
>>>> Charleston SC
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Algore was probably in the NE in mid-Feb when the cold spell hit.
>>>>>
>>>>> --R
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5/9/16 3:20 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> How 'bout that there global warming?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Algore told us this would happen!  Oh wait, supposed to get warmer,
>>>>>> not
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> colder...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> Max
>>>>>>> Charleston SC
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
>>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished:
>>>>>>>> Monday,
>>>>>>>> May
>>>>>>>> 9, 2016
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
>>>>>>>> destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>> incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ___
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe o

Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

You should visit the orchards in July to see whether they're selling any if
peaches, and if so, are they local or imported from Georgia?  When MD crabs
were scarce the fisher-people would still retail bushels of crabs, only
they were from NC and not the Chesapeake Bay.

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:59 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I *think* what they're trying to suggest is that since it was really warm
> (mid 40's) and the cold (-20 here) the trees were weakened. The article
> certainly wasn't written by anybody that actually knew anything about
> trees, the level of detail is sad.
>
> -Curt
>
>   From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
>  To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Cc: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
>  Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 3:54 PM
>  Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States
>
> Curt, this is from the Boston Globe unless it's a hoax.  Why not write to
> them to complain about the inaccuracy.
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Are these the white peaches that grow so  fast the pits are  shattered?
> > We have nonpareil white MD peaches available in late June - the first of
> > the  season - that have this characteristic.  They also bruise if you
> stare
> > at them crosswise.
> >
> > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> >> May peaches!  Kinda small but VERY sweet.  Happens every year about this
> >> time!
> >>
> >> --R
> >>
> >> On 5/9/16 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
> >>
> >>> Seems early for SC peaches - what about that?
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> It's almost like God likes to mess with him  He was probably down
> in
> >>>> the Caribbean when they got their once-in-a-lifetime snow earlier this
> >>>> spring
> >>>>
> >>>> -
> >>>> Max
> >>>> Charleston SC
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Algore was probably in the NE in mid-Feb when the cold spell hit.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --R
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 5/9/16 3:20 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> How 'bout that there global warming?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
> >>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Algore told us this would happen!  Oh wait, supposed to get warmer,
> >>>>>> not
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> colder...
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> -
> >>>>>>> Max
> >>>>>>> Charleston SC
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> >>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished:
> >>>>>>>> Monday,
> >>>>>>>> May
> >>>>>>>> 9, 2016
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast
> was
> >>>>>>>> destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is
> calling
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> the
> >>>>
> >>>>> incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> ___
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/

Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

I *think* what they're trying to suggest is that since it was really warm (mid 
40's) and the cold (-20 here) the trees were weakened. The article certainly 
wasn't written by anybody that actually knew anything about trees, the level of 
detail is sad.

-Curt

  From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
 To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> 
Cc: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
 Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 3:54 PM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States
   
Curt, this is from the Boston Globe unless it's a hoax.  Why not write to
them to complain about the inaccuracy.

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Are these the white peaches that grow so  fast the pits are  shattered?
> We have nonpareil white MD peaches available in late June - the first of
> the  season - that have this characteristic.  They also bruise if you stare
> at them crosswise.
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
>> May peaches!  Kinda small but VERY sweet.  Happens every year about this
>> time!
>>
>> --R
>>
>> On 5/9/16 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
>>
>>> Seems early for SC peaches - what about that?
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> It's almost like God likes to mess with him  He was probably down in
>>>> the Caribbean when they got their once-in-a-lifetime snow earlier this
>>>> spring
>>>>
>>>> -
>>>> Max
>>>> Charleston SC
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Algore was probably in the NE in mid-Feb when the cold spell hit.
>>>>>
>>>>> --R
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5/9/16 3:20 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> How 'bout that there global warming?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Algore told us this would happen!  Oh wait, supposed to get warmer,
>>>>>> not
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> colder...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> Max
>>>>>>> Charleston SC
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
>>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished:
>>>>>>>> Monday,
>>>>>>>> May
>>>>>>>> 9, 2016
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
>>>>>>>> destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>> incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ___
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
>>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ___
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>> --BB
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>

Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

Clingstone peaches really s*ck, man.  How can you make a pie if you can't
cut even slices?

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> No they are your regular peaches, with kinda pointy ends.   Not
> freestones.  They are not particularly soft but even sorta hard they are
> ripe and juicy and sweet.  They would probably make good pies.
>
> --BB
>
> On 5/9/16 3:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
>
>> Are these the white peaches that grow so  fast the pits are  shattered?
>> We have nonpareil white MD peaches available in late June - the first of
>> the  season - that have this characteristic.  They also bruise if you stare
>> at them crosswise.
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote:
>>
>> May peaches!  Kinda small but VERY sweet.  Happens every year
>> about this time!
>>
>> --R
>>
>> On 5/9/16 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
>>
>> Seems early for SC peaches - what about that?
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote:
>>
>> It's almost like God likes to mess with him  He was
>> probably down in
>> the Caribbean when they got their once-in-a-lifetime snow
>> earlier this
>> spring
>>
>> -
>> Max
>> Charleston SC
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Buggered Benzmail via
>> Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote:
>>
>> Algore was probably in the NE in mid-Feb when the cold
>> spell hit.
>>
>> --R
>>
>> On 5/9/16 3:20 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:
>>
>> How 'bout that there global warming?
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Meade Dillon via
>> Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait,
>> supposed to get warmer, not
>>
>> colder...
>>
>> -
>> Max
>> Charleston SC
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Andrew
>> Strasfogel via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>> For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt
>> et al:
>>
>> Northeast peach crops decimated by
>> Valentine's coldPublished: Monday,
>> May
>> 9, 2016
>>
>> In mid-February, the majority of the peach
>> crop in the Northeast was
>> destroyed by subzero temperatures. One
>> fruit tree expert is calling
>>
>> the
>>
>> incident the Valentine's Day massacre of
>> peach blooms.
>>
>>
>> ___
>>
>> http://www.okiebenz.com
>>
>> To search list archives
>> http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
>>
>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
>>
>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
>>
>>
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>>
>> http://www.okiebenz.com
>>
>> To search list archives
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>>
>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
>>
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>> --
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>>
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>>

Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

Are these the white peaches that grow so  fast the pits are  shattered?  We
have nonpareil white MD peaches available in late June - the first of the
season - that have this characteristic.  They also bruise if you stare at
them crosswise.

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> May peaches!  Kinda small but VERY sweet.  Happens every year about this
> time!
>
> --R
>
> On 5/9/16 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> Seems early for SC peaches - what about that?
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>
>> It's almost like God likes to mess with him  He was probably down in
>>> the Caribbean when they got their once-in-a-lifetime snow earlier this
>>> spring
>>>
>>> -
>>> Max
>>> Charleston SC
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Algore was probably in the NE in mid-Feb when the cold spell hit.

 --R

 On 5/9/16 3:20 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:

 How 'bout that there global warming?
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait, supposed to get warmer,
> not
>
>> colder...
>>
>> -
>> Max
>> Charleston SC
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>
>> For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:
>>
>>> Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday,
>>> May
>>> 9, 2016
>>>
>>> In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
>>> destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling
>>>
>> the
>>>
 incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.
>>>
>>>
>>> ___
>>>
>> http://www.okiebenz.com
>>
>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
>>
>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

No they are your regular peaches, with kinda pointy ends.   Not 
freestones.  They are not particularly soft but even sorta hard they are 
ripe and juicy and sweet.  They would probably make good pies.

--BB

On 5/9/16 3:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
Are these the white peaches that grow so  fast the pits are  
shattered?  We have nonpareil white MD peaches available in late June 
- the first of the  season - that have this characteristic.  They also 
bruise if you stare at them crosswise.

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
> wrote:

May peaches!  Kinda small but VERY sweet.  Happens every year
about this time!

--R

On 5/9/16 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

Seems early for SC peaches - what about that?

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote:

It's almost like God likes to mess with him  He was
probably down in
the Caribbean when they got their once-in-a-lifetime snow
earlier this
spring

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Buggered Benzmail via
Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote:

Algore was probably in the NE in mid-Feb when the cold
spell hit.

--R

On 5/9/16 3:20 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:

How 'bout that there global warming?

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Meade Dillon via
Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com
> wrote:

Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait,
supposed to get warmer, not

colder...

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Andrew
Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com
> wrote:

For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt
et al:

Northeast peach crops decimated by
Valentine's coldPublished: Monday,
May
9, 2016

In mid-February, the majority of the peach
crop in the Northeast was
destroyed by subzero temperatures. One
fruit tree expert is calling

the

incident the Valentine's Day massacre of
peach blooms.

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

Curt, this is from the Boston Globe unless it's a hoax.  Why not write to
them to complain about the inaccuracy.

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel 
wrote:

> Are these the white peaches that grow so  fast the pits are  shattered?
> We have nonpareil white MD peaches available in late June - the first of
> the  season - that have this characteristic.  They also bruise if you stare
> at them crosswise.
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
>> May peaches!  Kinda small but VERY sweet.  Happens every year about this
>> time!
>>
>> --R
>>
>> On 5/9/16 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
>>
>>> Seems early for SC peaches - what about that?
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> It's almost like God likes to mess with him  He was probably down in
 the Caribbean when they got their once-in-a-lifetime snow earlier this
 spring

 -
 Max
 Charleston SC

 On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

 Algore was probably in the NE in mid-Feb when the cold spell hit.
>
> --R
>
> On 5/9/16 3:20 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:
>
> How 'bout that there global warming?
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>
>> Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait, supposed to get warmer,
>> not
>>
>>> colder...
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>>> For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:
>>>
 Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished:
 Monday,
 May
 9, 2016

 In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
 destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling

>>> the

> incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.


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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

Thats a very strange article, the trees are just this week starting to bloom at 
my house and I was thinking this was early for us.
Its almost always below zero in mid-February here, last winter was MUCH colder 
for MUCH longer than this year...
-Curt

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 Subject: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:

Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday, May
9, 2016

In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling the
incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.

New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts lost 90 percent
or more of the peach crop, according to specialists.

Through a combination of the February freeze and a cold spell in early
April, the Hudson River Valley lost 90 percent of its crop, according to
Dan Donahue, commercial fruit tree specialist with the Cornell Cooperative
Extension.

"That Valentine's Day massacre really did us in," said Mary Concklin, fruit
tree expert with the University of Connecticut cooperative extension. "So
much for that peach cobbler this summer."

New Jersey lost about 40 percent of its crop in the southern region of the
state, where 4,500 acres of peach trees are located.

"This is not just a local event," said George Hamilton, field specialist
for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension in Hillsborough
County. "We're seeing it all over the Northeast. The crop in the Hudson
River Valley and other places in the Northeast got hammered" (Lynne Tuohy,
AP/*Boston Globe*
,
May 7).
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

May peaches!  Kinda small but VERY sweet.  Happens every year about this 
time!


--R

On 5/9/16 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

Seems early for SC peaches - what about that?

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


It's almost like God likes to mess with him  He was probably down in
the Caribbean when they got their once-in-a-lifetime snow earlier this
spring

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Algore was probably in the NE in mid-Feb when the cold spell hit.

--R

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How 'bout that there global warming?

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mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait, supposed to get warmer, not

colder...

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For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:

Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday,
May
9, 2016

In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling

the

incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.


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Seems early for SC peaches - what about that?

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> It's almost like God likes to mess with him  He was probably down in
> the Caribbean when they got their once-in-a-lifetime snow earlier this
> spring
>
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > Algore was probably in the NE in mid-Feb when the cold spell hit.
> >
> > --R
> >
> > On 5/9/16 3:20 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:
> >
> >> How 'bout that there global warming?
> >>
> >> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait, supposed to get warmer, not
> >>> colder...
> >>>
> >>> -
> >>> Max
> >>> Charleston SC
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:
> 
>  Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday,
>  May
>  9, 2016
> 
>  In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
>  destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling
> the
>  incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

2016-05-09 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes

It's almost like God likes to mess with him  He was probably down in
the Caribbean when they got their once-in-a-lifetime snow earlier this
spring

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Charleston SC

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Algore was probably in the NE in mid-Feb when the cold spell hit.
>
> --R
>
> On 5/9/16 3:20 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> How 'bout that there global warming?
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>
>> Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait, supposed to get warmer, not
>>> colder...
>>>
>>> -
>>> Max
>>> Charleston SC
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:

 Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday,
 May
 9, 2016

 In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
 destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling the
 incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.


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Algore was probably in the NE in mid-Feb when the cold spell hit.

--R

On 5/9/16 3:20 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:

How 'bout that there global warming?

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait, supposed to get warmer, not
colder...

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:

Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday, May
9, 2016

In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling the
incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.



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Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

2016-05-09 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes

How 'bout that there global warming?

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mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait, supposed to get warmer, not
> colder...
>
> -
> Max
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> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
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> >
> > Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday, May
> > 9, 2016
> >
> > In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
> > destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling the
> > incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.
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2016-05-09 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes

Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait, supposed to get warmer, not
colder...

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Charleston SC

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> For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:
>
> Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday, May
> 9, 2016
>
> In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
> destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling the
> incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.
>
>
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