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With all these frost nights the last couple of weeks the irrigation crew has been working very hard protecting the strawberries. Once the frost alarm goes off the the crew goes to the field to assess the situation, water pumps started to start the irrigation. As long as water is kept spraying on the strawberries the temperature will stay at 32F and not freeze solid. This has to continue into the morning until all ice has dropped off. If the blossom freezes the Center turns black and you have lost that strawberry.
We would like to thank our local Sobeys on Robie Street in Truro for their exceptional effort and teamwork they put forward to ensure all our offshore staff got their groceries. They were a huge help to us all as we continue to work our way through Covid-19 as safely as possible.
Way to go Sobeys!
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