ThermoMax has been used for frost protection by growers of grapes, apples, stone fruits, persimmons, passion fruit, avocadoes, tamarillos, citrus and kiwifruit. (4)
Report from Sustain-Ability in Moteuka on trials in 2003-2005 in Marlbro County and Central Otago. No tips were burnt, no buds were damaged in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir after -2 frosts (46)
The No 1 Family Estate Ltd used ThermoMax to improve fruit set. They found a much improved crop of Chardonnay. Describing the previous season as poor, the Estate spokesperson referred to a much better fruitset and described their level of satisfaction as very high. He went on to say that even though they did not experience any frosts, benefits were gained from the better quality fruit set coupled with the comfort of knowing they had frost protection as well if any heavy frosts did eventuate. (46)
Report from Sustain-Ability in Moteuka on trials in 2003-2005 in Marlbro County and Central Otago. No tips were burnt, no buds were damaged in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir after -2 frosts (46)
Went through the 2003 winter with very little damage with temperatures to -3 C. The June 2003 frost was to -5C and caused the loss of all leaves, with the trunks surviving well. Good regrwoth occured up to the October -3C frost. 4 applications of ThermoMax has been applied through the winter of 2003, the last 6 weeks prior to the October 2003 frost. Only slight top leaf damage (10%) was expereinced in that frost. This experience was repeated in 2004 and 2005 winters: 2005 had a -6C frost and the plants survived very well to fruit normally the following season. (46)
Without Glen's [ThermoMax], these Tamarillos would have been there. They'd have been naked. We had a -3 C frost, the worst I've seen for 5 or 6 years. When I came out into the orchard we hadn't been touched. It stopped a - 3. I as spraying at fortnightly intervals. We got two tickles of frost when I'd stopped spraying for a while. They're looking a bit tacky but all the new growth's fine. It's just the older growth where they got a bit of a frost blast. The fruit are coming on now. They are all setting fruit, they seem slow, but every flower that is dying has fruit on it. There's a lot of fruit there. The only leaf damage you can see is from the two frosts I got caught with, but without Glens ThermoMax it would be a hell of a lot worse. It would be wiped out in here, there would be nothing. They'd be naked, they'd be dead probably. (46)
We sprayed 5 applications two weeks apart at 75mls per 200 litres of water. We had good results. There was a small amount of damage to the crop but we did start spraying late. There was a big improvement on the previous season. (46)
One application was used at 250 mls per hectare by boom spraying. ThermoMax was applied in conjunction wit foliar feeding our citrus. It was applied prior to frosts. We then has two consecutive days of light frost and there was no damage. Satisfied with the results. (46)
A very low orchard at Whakatane region used ThermoMax twice before the frosts. They sustained far less damage than other years and less than their higher neighbours. RD of Agrodomw has used ThermoMax for the past season on a commercial kiwi crop. the 2005 season could be harvested 18 days earlier than last year. ThermoMax will be re-applied throughout August and September 2005 against any spring frosts that would otherwise adversely effect bud burst and subsequent fruit set. (46)
Two applications 7 days apart at recommended quantities. Frosts of -1C and -3C: no visible damage to fruit or trees (46)
Today I was visiting at a avocado orchard, in Chile, where they have put Thermomax, thru their irrigation lines at the normal rate of 250mls per ha every 3 weeks, and they have withstood several -4.5C frosts. Some burning of leaves but the shoots and buds were generally in far better shape than expected....... The best we have achieved with sprayed on ThermoMax on Avocados to date has been -3C. (46)