Do you notice all the beautiful blossoms on that tree? Those are our plum blossoms! It looks like it could be another bumper crop
– except for the fact that the weather shows lows of 31° over this coming
weekend. Houston, we have a
problem! Since I’m not ready to lose our
crop over a couple of cold nights (at least not without a fight), I’ve been
looking online for ideas. Our two plum
trees probably don’t warrant a smudge pot, so what to do...
Here is a website that describes several ideas that the kids
and I might try:
I like the idea of Christmas lights and regular old incandescent
light bulbs the best. My husband has
suggested getting the space heaters out and plugging them in near the trees
too. I don’t know how much that will
help with the upper branches, but I guess it won’t hurt. Buckets of water and a sprinkling the lawn
are also on the list.
Doing all of these things for a temperature that is barely
below freezing might seem like overkill, but I don’t trust the weatherman
100%. It might get a little colder than
forecast. Of course it might not either,
but we like plums fresh off the tree and look forward to the jelly we make from
these plums all year long. We also use
them to barter with our buddies for their delicious spring crops! All in all, I’d rather hedge my bets as best
I can rather than risk losing the crop to old man winter.
If you’ve got things in bloom too, good luck!
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