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Originally Posted by Hobjob  Sems a poor year in coastal Suffolk too - Bullous also poor.
Last year was bumper crop.
Nature goes in cycles, but a late frost can upset the sloes as they
are the first to flower. For commercial fruit -4 deg C destroys the blossom.
Some fruit farmers spray their crops with water which sets as ice on the
blossum, but doesn't go low enough to kill it. |
its a poor year for sloes and damsons here this year. Last year was a bumper crop like with you.