55 Inches Of Snow

[Ron61]

I saw pictures on TV where the orange growers in Florida were spraying their trees with water and letting the mist freeze over the oranges to protect them from the real cold. I remember the smudge pots and wind machines they used to use in the Fresno area to keep the fruit from freezing but that is long gone now.

Ron

[SP01715]

Originally Posted by Ron61

I saw pictures on TV where the orange growers in Florida were spraying their trees with water and letting the mist freeze over the oranges to protect them from the real cold. I remember the smudge pots and wind machines they used to use in the Fresno area to keep the fruit from freezing but that is long gone now.

Ron

When I was still flying helicopters I had some friends that would make some decent money flying the groves at night here in SoCal on freezing nights hovering over the trees.

[Ron61]

That sounds as if it would work as well if not better than the wind machines as the helicopters have a huge down blast of air plus they can move around. The wind machines were on poles and could only blow one direction through the orchards.

Ron