Hi Fruit Growers,

Looking at the RI NEWA weather stations, it looks like this morning it went down to 27 degrees at a Scituate weather station. This is a separate weather station than the RIFGA weather station in North Scituate which recorded a low temperature of 29 degrees. 27 degrees probably damaged some fruit; 29 degrees should be okay. You can see Critical Spring Temperature chart .

If you want help using NEWA, let Rob Swanson or me know and we can help you! Rob’s email is

The next RIFGA Twilight meeting is June 7th at 6:30 at Rob and Jackie Swanson’s Hard Pressed Cider Orchard at