Why Growers Coat Fruit Blossom in Ice to Save It From Frost

You'll Know Why · Oct 17, 2026 · 1m

An April night, the trees in blossom, the temperature dropping toward twenty-eight. The grower goes out, turns on the irrigation and leaves it running until morning. By dawn the branches are locked in ice and the flowers are alive. The trap in this is that stopping early is worse than never starting.