I Let My Apples Freeze ON PURPOSE
For the past several years I've been toying with the idea of letting my apples freeze while on the tree to see what temperatures they can withstand. This year I got a temperature sensor that will let me know just how cold it gets outside so I can use that data in future years to know precisely when I must pick them in order to get good quality ones. My latest hanging variety is my Goldrush Apple tree so they will be the apples I investigate this question with this year. I am NOT affiliated with Sensor Push in any way, but I found their product to perfectly align with my goals in this experiment! See what varieties we grow in the playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrjrodPz7Ng2y-ix5NhX4Q_dJN4f5p6DB Also, be sure and check out some of these additional videos I have involving the Goldrush Apple! Check out my review of the Goldrush Apple here! https://youtu.be/9tU4WE30-gs Grafting Roots onto a Goldrush scion (branch): https://youtu.be/zVe1fUDgCmY Root (Nurse) Grafting update: https://youtu.be/u0QZx5yBypY See how we SAVED our orchard blooms from freezing! https://youtu.be/-wkOOLzB-8Q See how we FAILED to save our apricot blooms from freezing! https://youtu.be/DMi5B-wtoHQ See how we SAVED our apricot blooms from freezing! https://youtu.be/7fZxD4ydHO0 0:00 Experiment Setup 2:16 72 Hours After a 16 °F Night 5:01 Picking a Test Batch 5:53 It Dropped to 9 °F! 6:36 Last Results On The Tree 7:15 Describing our Taste Test Specimens 8:05 Cutting The "9 °F Apples" 9:37 Cutting the "16 °F Apples" 12:48 Cutting the "conventional wisdom" batch 14:27 Cutting the control batch 15:26 Final Thoughts
For the past several years I've been toying with the idea of letting my apples freeze while on the tree to see what temperatures they can withstand. This year I got a temperature sensor that will let me know just how cold it gets outside so I can use that data in future years to know precisely when I must pick them in order to get good quality ones. My latest hanging variety is my Goldrush Apple tree so they will be the apples I investigate this question with this year. I am NOT affiliated with Sensor Push in any way, but I found their product to perfectly align with my goals in this experiment! See what varieties we grow in the playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrjrodPz7Ng2y-ix5NhX4Q_dJN4f5p6DB Also, be sure and check out some of these additional videos I have involving the Goldrush Apple! Check out my review of the Goldrush Apple here! https://youtu.be/9tU4WE30-gs Grafting Roots onto a Goldrush scion (branch): https://youtu.be/zVe1fUDgCmY Root (Nurse) Grafting update: https://youtu.be/u0QZx5yBypY See how we SAVED our orchard blooms from freezing! https://youtu.be/-wkOOLzB-8Q See how we FAILED to save our apricot blooms from freezing! https://youtu.be/DMi5B-wtoHQ See how we SAVED our apricot blooms from freezing! https://youtu.be/7fZxD4ydHO0 0:00 Experiment Setup 2:16 72 Hours After a 16 °F Night 5:01 Picking a Test Batch 5:53 It Dropped to 9 °F! 6:36 Last Results On The Tree 7:15 Describing our Taste Test Specimens 8:05 Cutting The "9 °F Apples" 9:37 Cutting the "16 °F Apples" 12:48 Cutting the "conventional wisdom" batch 14:27 Cutting the control batch 15:26 Final Thoughts