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  • From: "TxBeeFarmer" <TxBeeFarmer AT HotPop.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] hard freeze
  • Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 21:42:51 -0500

An old trick in orchards is to turn the sprinklers on. If the plants are covered with ice, they will have little or no damage. But for flowers, the ice may be too heavy and cause damage by the weight. Perhaps you could turn the water off before the weight is too great. Smudge pots or smoky fires have been used with some success too, but this is in orchards. I'd guess you don't have too much to loose by trying.

TxBeeFarmer
West Texas Zone 7b

On 4/3/2007 9:23:56 PM, sue roseman (swissy AT socket.net) wrote:
Help! I am about to lose all my early flower crops to a hard freeze. Does
any one have any suggestions? It is suppose to get to about 20 one night
and 24 for 2 others. I am sooooooo depressed. Hundreds of lillies up alot
from that really warm spell.
Sue from north MO
Zone 5





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