This is a subject near and dear to me and my fruit trees. It was so much fun and useful to hear Dr. Kevin discuss this vital topic for ALL fruit growers. Thank you for bringing him on your show, Susan, he's a gem.
This was a really good discussion. Very informative! Dr. Folta’s expertise on the interaction between fruit trees and temperatures is unparalleled to anything I’ve seen on the internet.
Thanks for sharing your tip! Using foliar lo-bi urea with sea mineral concentrate sounds like a good approach. Always good to hear about different methods to protect our fruit trees. 🌳😊
This is a timely and important topic. We are in TN in the GA line. For the last several years we are losing fruit crop due of larger temp swings. I'm now focusing on plamting late blooming, or long blooming, cultivars and dwarf or semi dwarf rootstock. I iced my blue berries for the first time this March and it worked well. Amazing. I got some great tips from this today. Great info! Thank you.
This seemed to be a very comprehensive show covering pretty much all the freeze protection strategies. I wish Ken would have gone into dew points and their impact on temperatures to determine when it is safe to activate and deactivate sprinklers. To play it safe, I just turned mine on when it was 40 degrees F or 5 degrees C and turned it off when temps rose back to the same temperature range.
Just watched this episode. Very informative. My small apple tree suffered a late spring frost this year (2023) and all of the blossoms, which were in full bloom, died. It now appears (Aug 2-2023) that perhaps the tree itself is almost dead, as most of the branches look dry and brittle. Some small branches off shooting from the main trunk have produced new leaves, but the majority of the other branches look dead. Is there a way to find out if there is still life in these branches and potential for resurgence next spring? Thanks LH in Canada
Sounds like more than frost damage. Could be fire blight. You can send me photos and more info (cultivar/rootstock if you know it) here: orchardpeople.com/questions/
This is a subject near and dear to me and my fruit trees. It was so much fun and useful to hear Dr. Kevin discuss this vital topic for ALL fruit growers. Thank you for bringing him on your show, Susan, he's a gem.
Thanks Jeff! You are a gem for participating in the live show! 😊
This was a really good discussion. Very informative! Dr. Folta’s expertise on the interaction between fruit trees and temperatures is unparalleled to anything I’ve seen on the internet.
What wonderful feedback! Thank you! And yes he is an amazing resource.
Pre-Dormancy apply foliar lo-bi urea with sea mineral concentrate. It raises the salt index within the buds. No radiator fluid necessary.
Thanks for sharing your tip! Using foliar lo-bi urea with sea mineral concentrate sounds like a good approach. Always good to hear about different methods to protect our fruit trees. 🌳😊
This is a timely and important topic. We are in TN in the GA line. For the last several years we are losing fruit crop due of larger temp swings. I'm now focusing on plamting late blooming, or long blooming, cultivars and dwarf or semi dwarf rootstock. I iced my blue berries for the first time this March and it worked well. Amazing. I got some great tips from this today. Great info! Thank you.
It’s great to hear your approach. So glad the show was helpful!
This seemed to be a very comprehensive show covering pretty much all the freeze protection strategies. I wish Ken would have gone into dew points and their impact on temperatures to determine when it is safe to activate and deactivate sprinklers. To play it safe, I just turned mine on when it was 40 degrees F or 5 degrees C and turned it off when temps rose back to the same temperature range.
That’s a great question Emily! I’ll try to add that info when I write an article on this topic on orchardpeople.com.
This was very helpful! I am now buying some hand pump sprayers to spray blossoms with water in the event of a freeze!
So glad it was helpful! Best to use a sprinkler cuz you need to keep the water on the trees for hours till the frost passes!
Just watched this episode. Very informative. My small apple tree suffered a late spring frost this year (2023) and all of the blossoms, which were in full bloom, died. It now appears (Aug 2-2023) that perhaps the tree itself is almost dead, as most of the branches look dry and brittle. Some small branches off shooting from the main trunk have produced new leaves, but the majority of the other branches look dead. Is there a way to find out if there is still life in these branches and potential for resurgence next spring? Thanks LH in Canada
Sounds like more than frost damage. Could be fire blight. You can send me photos and more info (cultivar/rootstock if you know it) here: orchardpeople.com/questions/