Does Washing Frost from Plants Reduce Cold Damage? A Postal Symposium

Abstract

Abstract In March of 1975, the News & Views newsletter of the American Horticultural Society offered the following anonymous tip under the heading of Cold Shower Treatment: “Here is a trick that will reduce the amount of damage caused by morning sunlight on frozen buds. Where plants have been lightly touched with frost, take a hand syringe and spray the vulnerable buds with water before sunlight strikes them.” The following spate of correspondence formed the basis of this “postal symposium.”