A QUESTION INTERNET EXPERTS !

MY apricot is in full bloom a few other trees have buds .It is saposed to rain off on all night and get down to 28f . maybe flurys .

Would covering tree with a sheet that will get wet ,be worse or better than not covering at all ...? 

Ideas ? opinions  ?

I have seen citrus sprayed with water to word off the cold. May work in your case.

Zone 8
Southwest TX

maybe if it rains steady

Hang Christmas lights in them, cover them with a blanket, then plastic.  It's worked well for me.  Your other option is to move South.  If all the flowers are at the edges of the trees it will work better to drive some 1 1/4" PVC pipe in to the ground close to the tree and just higher than it to keep the weight off of the branches and not break off the flowers.  Incandescent lights generate much more heat than the leds.

This is crazy weather.  I was in south FL over the weekend and it was only a high of 74 degrees.  I came back to maryland and the high today is 88 degrees.  And in Austin it's supposed to be 28 tonight? 

ok will try see what i can do thanks

There is a commercial product called KDL that is supposed to give a couple degrees of protection. You can make something close from liquid kelp and blackstrap molasses.

I have been spraying with 1/4 cup kelp + 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses per 2 gal water (have a 2 gal sprayer) this spring. You spray the afternoon before the cold snap.
This page has good info on the temps different fruit can take. http://www.hrt.msu.edu/faculty/langg/Fruit_Bud_Hardiness.html
It looks like you are on the edge of what apricots can take, there is hope.

We just hit 6F last night with the apricot in full bloom, pears with buds exposed, cherries green tip or more and peaches in red calyx. I hoping we at least get some fruit this year :(

My experience is that the KDL only works if you spray it 3-4 days in advance.  Depending on the size of the tree (under 8' or so), drive four pieces of 10', 1" pvc in ground or 3/4 EMT (about 8" or so). Place a bright outdoor flood light (not florscent) at the base of the tree.  Throw a couple of large sheets over the tree, using the pvc/emt as support.  Then throw a large plastic tarp over the top of the sheets and seal to the ground (2x4's, etc).  Turn the light on when it gets below 38 or so and let the heat build up.  The sheets are important because any part of the tree that touches the plastic tarp will get damaged by the extreme cold.

I do this in Florida to protect a tropical guava and it works pretty well down to about 26-28 degrees.  Anything below that and it is hit or miss.

If this is not possible, run a sprinkler directly on the tree if the wind is not blowing too bad.  This will enable ice to form a sheet on the tree.  This ice blanket will not allow anything covered to get below 32 degrees.  That is what the do to protect the strawberry fields down here in the winter on freezing nights.  Only works if there is very minimal wind (<5 mph).

Good luck.