[Myrddin]

Early May 2017. The fruit trees were in full bloom. Plums. Apples. Peaches. May 18th...+24F...killing frost. No fruit at all. The prior year had been exceptionally productive with apples, plums and grapes.

[WKUHilltopper]

I remember one KY Derby Day (first Saturday in May), when I went to an outside derby party...it snowed about two inches and later on, it hit about 70 and a thunderstorm.

Weather be weird. This was around the late 80s, so I don’t know what phase the sun was in.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

There are ways to midigate the damage of a killing frost and they are practical if you only have a few trees. Or if you are a super big grower and have lots of labor you can call on.

Most of growers fall somewhere in the middle so they are up a creek.

Building a frame that can hold shade cloth to protect the trees is on the list at Casa de Oso. If they are covered and you put some source of heat inside you can usually keep your trees safe.