Uintah Basin Standard | 1960-10-20 | Page 9 | Late Frost This Fall Helped Crops to Ripen

Late frost this fall helped crops to ripen Most vegetables and flower gardens have had a month's reprieve from a killing frost this The delayed visit of Jack has allowed late maturing plants to and in and Duchesne several bushels of ripened peaches have been a rarity for this Frosts were late in the spring here this as many of the more tender plants were damaged the latter part of Some areas of Duchesne County are not so lucky insofar as the length of the growing season is In parts of the of the northern section of the frost hit June 20 and August allowing a two-month growing spot frosts are expected in Duchesne any time after the first week in Some frost damage has been reported in recent years here during the latter part of Heavy rainfall here has been attributed to delaying the killing