Too Cold for Tender Fruit? Hear What this Prairie Grower Does

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Think your climate is too cold to grow tender fruit?

Find out how this grower harvests peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, and more…despite winter temperatures that can dip to -38°C (-36°F) and a short summer.

In this episode, Donna and Steven chat with Saskatchewan fruit grower Dean Kreutzer.  

We talk about:
  • Fruit adapted to cold climates
  • Using unheated greenhouses to grow tender fruit, grapes…and figs
  • Heat sinks and insulated tarps
  • Capturing heat from the ground—without an elaborate geothermal heating system

Kreutzer and his wife run Over the Hill Orchards in Saskatchewan.

If you’re looking for more on cold-hardy fruit, check out this post on Saskatoon Berries. 

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Too Cold for Tender Fruit? Hear What this Prairie Grower Does
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