How did you manage the May frosts? Is it after them? This year it is necessary to acknowledge that betting in front of frozen men is not worth it.
Ice men are not just a story
The prannost of frozen has become an insurmountable rule and date in the calendar at least in our conditions, after which it is safe to plant out and the cold of susceptible seedlings.
This year it turns out that this is a very practical rule. If you search in memory, even in the last few years at the end of April or early May, the republic has been affected by a short frost that has shown flowering fruit trees.
Of course there is no cold night in the spring. Also, cloud or hail rules are able to downright devastation of flowers that would ripen in tasty fruits in the future.
What is this year’s May?
This year seems to be a bit different, but actually the same. The same is that this year, many parts of the Republic came to many parts of the Republic, which damaged flowering trees and seedlings. But another is how long these frosts last.
While it is usually 1 or 2 nights, when fruit growers divide fire in orchards and try to protect their trees in any way, this year in some parts of the country, cold nights last almost without a break for 2 weeks. This year, the freezing May Nights were unusually frequent. The coldest day was so far 9. May, when the frost day recorded 70 % of meteorological stations.
Doesn’t that apply to you? We can only congratulate you. But believe that if the prices of different fruits and vegetables are higher, there is no wonder. Those who did not wait and impatiently drop the seedlings of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers or others at the temperatures of susceptible species, probably now holding his head. Even in the greenhouses it was necessary to heat up, although candles were enough. Some large -scale growers protected the trees with a fine water fog, which creates a hoarage and the leaf or flower does not freeze under it. However, everyone does not use this technology.
Although it is quite certain that the frozen period is turning and spring with constant temperatures must definitely come, try to endure until the temperatures hold above 8 ° C. This is the boundary that is necessary to maintain tomatoes, peppers or cucumbers alive. If there is a risk of re -cooling, try to protect the seedlings for this desired non -woven textiles.
Do not underestimate meteorologists do not blame
Why are meteorologists still fail to correctly estimate the weather when they have better technologies and more accurate calculations? There are several weather models and each is more suitable for the prediction of specific phenomena. Even these models are still imperfect and count on information from the past, which, however, gradually change due to climate change.
Some specific locations such as mountains, coasts or cities may suffer from extremely variable weather. At the same time, it is generally believed that the extreme and less predictable weather is also experiencing due to long -term climate change, and therefore it is necessary to count on these fluctuations in the future.
Therefore, significant temperature differences, sudden storms, drought or torrential rains appear more often. The weather is simply chaotic and very complex. Therefore, even with better and still improving technologies, it is not possible to complete 100 % prediction.
This year also proves that pancakes, Servác and Boniface, or saints, who are referred to as frozen or ice men, are not advisable to underestimate. May weather is simply fickle. Meteorologists report a slight warming, but at the weekend the weather should be cold and unfavorable again.
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