Spring Frost Protection Resources for Fruit Crops
This year’s early start of the growing season has many growers nervous about the potential for crop losses due to spring frosts. I have gathered several resources for fruit growers on frost protection that will help you decide what to do in case of a frost event in the up coming weeks.
Vineyards:
- Spring Frost Mitigation Webinar-This webinar covers cultural practices and chemical sprays to protect vines.
- Avoiding Freeze Spring freeze injury in grapes– Dr. Bordelon Purdue University
- Factors related to Spring Frost Damage: What are the Options– Dr. Howell MSU
Orchards:
- Frost, Critical Temperature, and Frost Protection– This is a great summary of information authored by Dr. Crassweller at Penn State University.
- Tools for Frost Protection in Apple and Pear orchards– Excellent article with great resources by Amanda Green, Tree Fruit Specialist, OMAFRA.
- Freeze damage depends on tree fruit stage of development– Mark Longstroth and Amy Irish-Brown from MSU provide critical temperatures to assess risk of frost damage.
- Assessing Frost and freeze damage to flowers and buds of fruit trees– Mark Longstroth from MSU provides recommendation on how to assess damage after a frost event.
Berry Crops:
- Critical temperatures for damage in Blueberries– MSU
- Irrigation for frost protection in strawberry– Ministry Of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ontario, Canada.