FROST HITS CROPS
SERIOUS DAMAGE AROUND AUCKLAND UNEXPECTED COLD SNAP T liousands of young tomato and potato plants were destroyed by the severe frost experienced in the southern and western suburban gardens on Sunday morning. C» rowers in the Otahuhu and Mangere districts had crops of potatoes, in some cases 0 inches high, literally scorched to the ground by the frost, which is stated by experts to be the latest in the spring experienced In Auckland in 30 3'ears. A Glen Eden grower lost fully half of 20,000 tomato plants that had been left exposed on Saturday evening. Heavy damage to the citrus fruits in the Henderson district is also reported. one grower stating that the new season’s crop was totally destroyed. Lemons had been immaturely ripened in July and the trees were coming out :in their spring growth when caught by the frost. The experience has undoubtedly awakened horticulturists to the need for a frost survey of the Auckland district to determine areas most suitable'for early crops and citrus fruits The damage to fruit by frost has been exceptionally low until Sundav.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 776, 24 September 1929, Page 11
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183FROST HITS CROPS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 776, 24 September 1929, Page 11
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