Wind machines and smoke pots

[Hummer]

I can't imagine having an entire orchard at the mercy of the capricious weather in March. I fret and fuss over our trees (peach, honeycrisp apple, and a stick that is meat to be a Northstar cherry)- I hope your trees weather the Spring storms and produce bumper crops!

Thank you, Grey. We're down to a few apricot and peach trees now as I just finished removing the last of our orchards. To reinvest in peach orchard would cost ~$45K/acre with a return in 7-8 years. I instead I'll invest in retirement travel and property improvements. We'll lease the land to a neighbor for hay production. Easier on the old back.

Good luck with your fruit trees, and don't forget to spray the apples on schedule every 12-14 days to control coddling moth apple worms.