Primed ready to go…

Here’s my pear tree with its flower buds just waiting for a change in the temperature so it can start to blossom.

But this cold doesn’t just stop flower buds from opening; even if they did, where are the insects they rely on to pollinate them? It’s far too cold for them to come out.

Last year we had a very bad year for tree fruit. I think we only had two decent pears! Compared to the year before when we had so many we had to put our prepared pears in the freezer.

This year, with the forecast looking like temperatures way below average for most of April, it looks like we’re going to have another difficult year for fruit farmers.