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Re: Frosty nights
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>Does anybody know to what extent existing acreage in almonds already

> have frost protection mechanisms in place and the cost per day or
> even hour to implement them when needed?
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The common practice of hiring helicopters to hover over the orchards at
night costs hundreds of dollars per hour.  There are also large orchard fans
advertised, but I haven't noticed any in practice.

Irrigation helps to release moisture, but most almond orchards that I see
don't have provision for overhead sprinkling.

Randy Oliver

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