Re: [apple-crop] Freeze/Frost Damage

[Hugh Thomas]

Hope it works out. How about using a helicopter for the copper sprays?
Three days ago - snow in the Caribbean Islands!
http://www.climatedepot.com/2016/04/03/never-before-seen-spring-snowfall-in-the-caribbean-islands-colorado-ski-resort-snowiest-in-50-years-snow-chaos-in-germany/

On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 11:50 AM, Dennis Norton <
dmnor...@royaloakfarmorchard.com> wrote:

> Fortunately, our issue has not been with injury from the cold snap, but
> the fact that we are still unable to get our first copper spray on. We have
> gotten nearly 2" of rain int he past week and the orchard is a mud pit!
> Last Sunday it hit 70 here in northern Illinois/southern Wisconsin with a
> wind of 15 to 20 MPH and way too windy to spray. It dried out some, but not
> enough to get the tractors through.  Then the trees went from silver tip to
> green tip in just a few hours.  But by Sunday night is was down to 25 and
> our average high has been in the high 30's and low in the mid 20's since,
> until last night when it hit 21.  Luckily the trees slowed down enough to
> stay pretty much at green tip.  It is still too wet to get into the orchard
> to spray and we are hoping for an 8 to 6 hour window to spray our copper
> tomorrow when the predicted high is 53 and low is 32.  We need enough time
> to get in to spray and give the copper enough time to dry before the temps
> drop.  By Thursday night, the lows are expected to hit freezing again with
> a low of 22 predicted for Friday night.  it looks like we are stuck in this
> pattern of low night temps as long as the jet stream keeps coming out of
> our northwest.  We have an inch of snow predicted for Friday night, but at
> least we are not in Michigan where they are predicting 3" to 6" of snow
> tonight through tomorrow afternoon.  I'm thinking about you growers in
> Michigan right now!!
>
> Dennis Norton
> IPM Specialist/Certified Nurseryman
> Royal Oak Farm Orchard
> 15908 Hebron Rd.
> Harvard, IL 60033-9357
> Office (815) 648-4467
> Mobile (815) 228-2174
> Fax (609) 
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>
> On 4/4/2016 5:44 PM, maurice tougas wrote:
>
> We will know better in a few days Christina. Wish I could sleep better!
> Mo
>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 10:13 AM, Christina M. Herrick <
> cmherr...@meistermedia.com> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any losses from the latest cold snap? Dave and Christina
>> from *American Fruit Grower* would like to talk to you about it. Send
>> Dave Eddy (de...@meistermedia.com) or Christina Herrick (
>> cmherr...@meistermedia.com) a note.
>>
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Re: [apple-crop] Freeze/Frost Damage

[Peter Werts]

You may find this of interest.  I read through it a few years back and found
some helpful information.  

 

"Frost Protection Fundamentals, Practices and Economics", 

* Table of contents and background information:
http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y7223e/y7223e00.HTM 

* Direct link to the PDF: http://www.fao.org/3/a-y7223e.pdf

 

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

Peter

 

 

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Peter Werts

Specialty Crops Project Manager

IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

1020 Regent St. 

Madison WI 53715

Office: 608 232-1410

Cell: 612 518-0319

Fax: 608 232-1440

  pwe...@ipminstitute.org

  www.ipminstitute.org

 

 

 

From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Christina M.
Herrick
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2016 9:14 AM
To: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
Subject: [apple-crop] Freeze/Frost Damage

 

Does anyone have any losses from the latest cold snap? Dave and Christina
from American Fruit Grower would like to talk to you about it. Send Dave
Eddy (de...@meistermedia.com  ) or Christina
Herrick (cmherr...@meistermedia.com  ) a
note.

 

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