Someone is ask me a good question and I thought I would share the answer and the question with the group.
I was asked how the snow is affecting the barley?
The first thing I would like to tell you is that even though the country of Israel is smaller than New Jersey we have the world’s lowest freshwater lake at -300 below sea-level that I can see from my house and it’s called the Sea of Galilee. As well on a clear day, I can see to mount Hermon which is almost 10,000 ft above sea-level.
All of today’s snow is concentrated in the higher areas. 750 meters (2400 ft) and above. In the areas where the Barley grows we are having rains and some hail has been reported in Haifa.
I did notice what I went out today that the taller barley has been pushed down from the wind and heavy rain. This is not abnormal and it happens frequently within a barley season. None of this will affect the ripening of the barley.Updated Feb 20, 2021, 1:36 AM