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Old 02-27-2011, 05:34 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: This winter was PAINFUL

Even in Zone 10 here we had broken our frost records an unprecedented 9 times since December. We usually have one or two frosts ever 4 or 5 years, and this year in my city, we had 8 frosts in 1 year. This past fall, I had 9 flags which developed into 8 crops, and have lost 7 of 8 of them due to surprise (unforecasted) frosts.

Last night was *crossing fingers* the last surprise frost on my mesa. I have lost most of the newly opened leaves on bananas and half of my coffee trees have crinkled foliage, which probably means a poor spring crop. I still have yet to see if I lost the last unprotected developing bananas, and at this point, they might not show visible damage until I get to open them and discover stony fruit.

I am with you all! Summer cannot get here fast enough!!
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