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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

My puget gold apricot has twice set fruit despite the blossoms being hit 
with 'patchy frost'.  Best of luck.
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Ginda

...... Original Message .......
On Tue, 12 May 2009 00:13:45 -0400 Steve <sdw12986@aol.com> wrote:
>       
>Well, the apricots are in full bloom, the plums are about half way done 
>opening their flowers, the pear trees are about to bloom and the apples 
>are still pretty tight.
>
>The National Weather Service forecast is for a low of 23 tonight with 
>"Patchy Frost". The weather channel was predicting a hard freeze with a 
>low of 30. (I see they are now saying 26 degrees.)
>
>Mostly I'm just complaining about the weather but my question is, how 
>can the NWS call 23 degrees "Patchy Frost"? Wouldn't that be a pretty 
>widespread frost at that temperature? Wouldn't it actually be a hard 
freeze?
>
>Steve in the Adirondacks
>
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