Frost warning in forecast

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With frost potentially in the forecast for the weekend, local farmers and those with backyard gardens are advised to take precautions.

Meteorologist Doug Lundquist says, "especially Saturday into Sunday if it clears out after the first bout of bad weather there could be frost even in the valley."

One of the owners of Don-O-Ray Farms in Kelowna Jas Sanghera says they are open until December but this cold snap is concerning because they still have plenty of tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers in the field.

"We have a lot of late varieties, we can only pick so much and once the frost comes we could lose 60 per cent of what's still in the field."

Sanghera says some of the peppers are already starting to show some damage on the plant, "the product is fine but it's been cold, it feels like November."

Sanghera says he's going to use frost covers on the weekend and he hopes it doesn't get cold enough to do too much damage. "The cold crops like cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage and the corn is fine. We will still have plenty of locally grown produce for our customers right up until December."  

Unfortunately, the long term forecast doesn't look that great either Lundquist says, "we'll warm up a little in the middle of next week but there may be another bout of cold weather towards next weekend."

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