Am I sad? A little but I’ve learned to let go of things we have no control over and the weather is definitely one of those things. The first year or two that we had fruit trees, we tried to protect them but these days, it’s pretty much “whatever is going to happen is going to happen”. Depending on what time the temps drop below freezing, we may try to go out and sprinkle the blooming trees to coat the blossoms in ice but we don’t have water in the orchard after the sun goes down (solar well pump).
Our little pluot tree is so full of blooms.
By the end of tomorrow, many of the apple blossoms will be completely open.
There are six plum trees in full bloom.
Even the pear trees that have never made fruit decided this was the year to produce.
The peach trees are already losing blossoms after the freeze we had a couple of nights ago.
I tell myself . . we’re on a diet. We can’t eat much fruit anyway so maybe this is just to help us lose weight. I’d rather have the fruit trees producing but . . no one asked me what I wanted.
With two nights in the 20 degree range and one at 24 degrees, we’re sure to lose all the fruit producing capacity for this year.
Wanda Jordan says
That is sad for sure . I’m so sorry I was looking forward to all the beautiful post with your fruit
Judy Laquidara says
We could still get apricots. Their buds aren’t even completely formed. Some of the pears haven’t bloomed. The persimmons and pomegranates should be ok. The fig trees will probably come back and there’s a slim chance the cherries might produce this year. It’s plums, apples, peaches, pluot and some pears that will be lost. Hopefully, we’ll get a little bit of something from the other trees.
Linda in NE says
I’d be the most sad about losing the peaches. There just isn’t anything like home-grown, tree-ripened peaches. Peach trees usually don’t live long here in Nebraska, but while they do the peaches are wonderful.
Nelle Coursey says
You have worked so hard on this, I am sorry you are going to lose them!
Rebecca in SoCal says
Poor little trees.
cassews says
I live in wine country in Colorado and when the weather drops the dop pots come out with heat and the huge fans come on to circulate the air. They have to protect the grapes and its cool to see the fires and the wind/fans working to protect Mother Nature’s ways. First time I ever saw it, upclose I was in awe, but they have to keep the dop pots going all night long which the people took 3 shifts to protect and be sure the pots were lit at all times. Now they use propane to help keep things lit up to produce a fire. But they still have to be looked at and cared for so they still have to have quite a few workers at night to keep things running smooth to keep everything alive.
dezertsuz says
That is sad. I’m so sorry to hear that, as I am a fruit lover, too.