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Gardening

Siwsan

(27,158 posts) Mon May 10, 2021, 03:40 PM May 2021

Fingers crossed the fruit on my pear tree can make it through one more super cold night

We've got yet another 'freeze warning' on, for tonight. Admittedly, I am far from optimistic that the fruit will survive, but then I'm quite often wrong.

Baby pears are pretty cute, though.

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Fingers crossed the fruit on my pear tree can make it through one more super cold night (Original Post) Siwsan May 2021 OP

Water it! vanlassie May 2021 #1

Water it, and put bags (or something comfy) over the fruit soothsayer May 2021 #2

I think pears, if damaged by low temps, Mr.Bill May 2021 #3

vanlassie

(5,885 posts)

1. Water it!

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Mon May 10, 2021, 03:45 PM

May 2021

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

2. Water it, and put bags (or something comfy) over the fruit

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Mon May 10, 2021, 03:49 PM

May 2021

Mr.Bill

(24,661 posts)

3. I think pears, if damaged by low temps,

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Mon May 10, 2021, 04:20 PM

May 2021

are capable of a second bloom if you lose them, although you will get smaller pears.

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