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> but what about when it rains in the 7 nighttime hours? Is it the sun-drying of the wet cherries that causes the damage? It's possible that rot is a long-term
by lqet 8y ago
> but what about when it rains in the 7 nighttime hours? Is it the sun-drying of the wet cherries that causes the damage?
It's possible that rot is a long-term problem (cherries wet for more than one day) and the splitting is indeed caused very quickly by the rain / sun combination, but I think the issue is that the work is just too dangerous during night hours.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoIf the rot is only a long term issue then "within 4 hours" would seem a good constraint on drying? Similar to what you'd get on average after overnight rain. Makes me wonder if they couldn't use poly tunnels.
- shortandsweet 8y agoProbably cost vs benefit analysis. Day time benefit is there where the cost for night shift is much more expensive. Business decision drives a lot but sometimes it's safety. To use the heli at night there's a lot of extra things that would be required, which cost money.
- jrace 8y agoDangerous and depending on location of the orchard - in violation of noise ordinances. As cool as this all seems....if you happen to live near an orchard, or in my case, the helipad - it appears to be a horrible inefficient and nuisance way to solve the issue. I do wish there was another option.