The weather forecast says the freezing scare is now past us, at least for the next week. Last night I repeated the sprinkling strategy to apply another coat of ice to the orchard. When I looked out the window at first light, I did not see the icy patch that I expected. I went out to look closer and inexplicably, the hose had come apart from the sprinkler and was lying on the ground. That means it poured out for four hours into the field.
It was even colder last night than the night before and when I got up it was only 26 degrees. I don’t know if this negates the whole experiment with sprinkling because the buds were probably damaged anyway. They look okay to me, but I am far from an expert.
I guess I’ll have to give it a month or so and then we’ll see if any fruit forms.
Bluestem Pond 
I think I lost my figs. Maybe a late second crop. Lost most of my tomatoes even though it covered them. Hope we all recover.
Oh the fun of farm life! Hope you get some fruit anyway.