Glen,
My wife and I just bought a small established orchard almost two years
ago. Wouldn't you know it, our first year as growers and we had not 1,
but 2 hail storms. They weren't golf ball sized hail, but still, hail
is hail. They were both early on, in last years crop, and I feared the
w
Hail...fireblight...over-thinning...underthinning...equipment
breakdown...et cetera;
all useful learning experiences in the long run, no doubt. If we can
survive to old age,
and remain enthused about orcharding, (BIG "if") we will be the wisest
growers in the business, and surely supremely succe
Fellow Growers,
Isn't Al Gore the new weather expert? Perhaps he could share his keen
insight on the greater occurrence of hail in New England.
On the serious side, when I am faced with some hard trouble I always remind
myself of James chapter 1, verses 2 through 5:
"Co
I'm curious. Did anyone experiencing hail damage do a strep spray within 24
hours of the hail (trauma)?
Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
http://www.revivalhymn.com
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From: Daryl Hunt
Glen,
Not far away from you, across the border in Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick we got
hit twice in the same day with severe hail damage. I've posted some pictures
to illustrate.
http://naturetone.tripod.com/hail/index.htm
These fruit are about 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter. Obviously fruit in t
Stayton, southeast of Salem. There was a hail storm 2 miles from us last month.
Tommie
- Original Message -
From: david kollas
To: Apple-Crop
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Hail damage
Tommie,
I thought hail was not one of orcharding's
Tommie,
I thought hail was not one of orcharding's perils in Oregon. In
what part of the state
are you gambling?
David Kollas
Kollas Orchard
Tolland, CT
On Saturday, June 23, 2007, at 11:43 AM, Peter and Tommie wrote:
Our sympathy on the damage sustained from hail. We know what it's like
a
Glen
In early July 2001 we experienced a pretty good hail storm on our 25
acres of apples. All fruit had at least dents, many multiple skin
pierces. Crop insurance adjuster called it 100% loss. We sell all of
our crop retail, mostly pyo.
It was heartbreaking for the entire season to look at
Our sympathy on the damage sustained from hail. We know what it's like as we
had hail damage 3 consecutive years when the apples were about 1 1/2" diameter.
Only 3 minutes of hail and the apples looked like they had been rolled in
gravel. The marks on Ginger Golds and Grimes Golden were the most
John:
That was my take to initially, but the management program is such that
it is not an issue.
How about the referral re turf species?
Darlyn
On Friday, June 22, 2007, at 08:37 PM, John L. Belisle wrote:
Food safety, and E-coli just jump out at me with the very thought of
what
you ar
My home orchard of very young trees (basically not bearing fruit yet) also
got hit by the hail and wind and it looks like someone went through and cut
most of the leaves with scissors
Jim Friedler
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From: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
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Glen: An old saying is that is always darker immediately after a storm..
An apple orchard will appear that way too. Unfortunately, many times it does
not get any better. The number and size of the dings determine the ultimate
result and if not too bad, there can be considerable recovery va
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