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  • From: Richard MURPHY <murphman108@msn.com>
  • To: nafex <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Apple Blossom Frost Kill?
  • Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:45:39 +0000

Hello All;
 
I have had frost kill on my apple trees in zone 4 Maine for 2 years in a row now. It's an odd combination of a lot of early degree days, and a sudden cold snap at night that actually did it. (It was not the Permethrin that I thought it was, according to UMaine Dr. Moran (thanks again). I checked out the daily temps and they support her Frost diagnosis 99.9%.)
 
Is there any way other than sprinkling water, to delay bloom?
Would late-blooming varieties help?
Does it have anything to do with the age of the trees?
Would mulch help?
 
Last year, my neighbor 3 miles away, (Francis Fenton, 94) had a fine crop.
I think I get more sun than he does, early and late in the day....
In 2008 I had baskets of apples!
 
AAAGGGHHHHH!!!!!
 
Murph

R A Murphy Jr




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