He is well prepared for this eventuality. "We can irrigate and so prevent night frost. We have a night frost alarm in the orchard, which is set at half a degree above zero. If the temperature falls below this, the alarms sounds and we go outside", says Edwin. "The majority of fruit growers now irrigate, but in the past night frost certainly caused smaller harvests."
There is no chance of frost in Sint-Truiden tonight. See some night frost tweets below:
The frostguards are ready for the #night frost
Sprayers still on in the orchard to protect the blossoms against #night frost. Busy night.
Irrigating to protect blossoms is not always an option. Braziers being used to protect these cherry trees
The weather report predicts cold night. Calibrating thermometers. Big differences from plot to plot.