Frosts in Poland significantly damaged berry and fruit plantations

Frosts down to -11 degrees Celsius damaged plantations of blueberries, strawberries, cherries, raspberries, etc. This was reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of the Netherlands. In Western Poland, blueberry, strawberry, mini-kiwi and cherry plantations were the most affected. In Wielkopolska, frosts destroyed from 20 to 100% of the harvest. In the Lublin region (Eastern Poland), gardeners found that April frosts down to -11 degrees Celsius damaged the buds, flowers and fruit buds of most fruit trees and shrubs. Cherries endured the worst, currants and gooseberries will also be very few. In addition, the weather also means that the plantations are not in good condition. Despite the fact that the fruits are few, they need additional protection, because the disease pressure is very high. Polish farmers also receive information from colleagues from other parts of the country. They say that they will not use harvesters on most of their plantations, because there are ...