Posted: Jun 01, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 1
Rochon Garden s strawberry patch (left) pictured during the recent frost. That same strawberry patch (right) seen on Monday, frostbitten.(Rochon Garden/Facebook)
Some Ottawa area farmers say there will be no bouncing back from a recent frost that has wiped out large portions of their crops.
Ann Marie Rochon and her husband own Rochon Garden in the city s rural southeast end, where they grow a variety of produce, including strawberries which are their biggest sellers.
Rochon said they were expecting a little frost between Thursday and Monday, even though the forecast only predicted a low of four degrees. They used an irrigating technique on their nearly 6.5 hectares of strawberry fields for at least four nights to try and protect the crop.
Ottawa growers claim there will be no bouncing back from recent frost
Some Ottawa area farmers have stated there will be no bouncing back from a recent frost that has wiped out large portions of their crops. Among them are the owners of Rochon Garden -in the city s rural southeast end- Ann Marie Rochon and her husband. They a variety of produce, including strawberries which are their biggest sellers.
According to Rochon, they were expecting a little frost between Thursday and Monday, even though the only a low of four degrees was predicted. They used an irrigating technique on their nearly 6.5 hectares of strawberry fields for at least four nights to try and protect the crop.
Just 13.5 mm of rain fell in Ottawa in May as measured at the airport and just a trace of it over the past three weeks, when 80 mm would be more typical for the month.