
As fruit buds swell, B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze hope for better harvest
Peter Simonsen says the buds on the peach trees on his farm in Naramata, British Columbia, are already starting to swell early. But that makes him nervous. “They look healthy and good, but I’m a little worried, because it’s been very similar to last year,” he said, referring to the warm spell last winter that…