The frosts in the Upper Nitra were destroyed by fruit trees, just one night – we are
The cold must be prepared in advance.
Horná Nitra. The first stage warning for the frost in the growing season, which was issued by meteorologists for the Prievidza district for two nights from Sunday to Tuesday, April 8, was only fulfilled, but still caused damage.
The most critical was the first night from Sunday to Monday, after which several orchards and trees in them woke up to snowy. The second night service due to cloudy sky and plus temperatures did not have to go through most of the growers.
Even a single night with minus temperatures, however, was enough to hurt several kinds of fruit trees and shrubs that are in the flowering phase. Experts point out that the situation is serious and fruit growers must be prepared for possible losses.
Early frosts came unexpectedly
Miloš Polcer from Opatovce nad Nitrou in the Prievidza district warns a long -time fruit trees from Opatovce nad that in this period is not as unusual as it might seem.
« Forty years ago, frosts used to be in mid -May, during the three frozen on Pankrác, Servac and Bonifac. Today, however, climatic conditions change and nature is discussed much earlier, » he explained.
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In his words, the last two decades have been characterized by the fact that the vegetation starts in January and February.
« The warm winter months will cause the trees to start to thwart, flow in them, and then it is enough to come a frost, and the flower buds are at risk until they develop completely, » he adds.
Undeveloped flowers partly damaged by frost (source: Slavomír Pavle)Bojničanka Eva Šidová, a recognized expert on the old varieties of Jabloní, confirms this view.
« Vegetation is a significant forward this year too. Normally the flowers would not be open yet, but warm the weather It has led to the fact that peaches, apricots and some cherries have already bloomed, ”she said.
Darina Chalmovianska from the Regional Agricultural and Food Chamber also mentions a slight winter and sharp temperature fluctuations. According to her, they cause earlier flowering and thus a higher risk of damage to the flowers.
Apricots, peaches and cherries are most at risk
According to Polcer, the most flowering apricots suffer from such early spring frosts.
« We currently have apricots after flowering. People will soon find out whether the fruits remain or start to brown and fall, » he said.
Peaches are currently in full flower and, as Eva Šidová points out, their flowers are also very sensitive.
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