peaches...

17 years ago

it's been a bummer of a tomato season for me. dunno why. seeing christine's pix makes me SAD!

some consolation...
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i planted this flordaprince peach (from just fruits) on december 10, 2006. so, this is the third spring it's in the ground. it's about ten feet tall, and loaded with forty or fifty peaches. i picked the first one a couple days ago after the birds took a peck of it (i figured they knew when it was ripe!). it smelled terrific, and finished ripening on my counter. it tried it today and it wasn't at all as i had expected--i'd expected a tropical peach, which i like (sweet, low acidity, more peach fragrance than taste).

instead, i was surprised to find it was a classic southern peach--lots of peach flavor, nice balance of sweet and acidic, strong fragrance and perfect peach texture. it wasn't as sweet as it should have been, but that's because i picked it a little early and ate it too soon, i think.

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Comments (8)

imagardener2
17 years ago
that's soooo pretty. I have 2 small trees that moved with us and only blossoms so far at 3 years old. maybe someday I'll have a photo and peach like yours.

my neighbors have a tree with peaches but they say it's always infested with fruit flies or worms or something so they rarely get anything to eat. Like me they don't use pesticide.

Denise
happy_fl_gardener; 9a, near DeLand
17 years ago
Oh, Michael, I don't mean to make you sad about the tomatoes. I can say almost the same thing, I did not get a very good crop of peaches this year. So, there, we are even. Peaches are a real treat too. I remember when you posted a picture of your tree in bloom. It was just loaded with beautiful flowers. Glad to hear that Florida Prince is a good producer.

Christine
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Original Author
17 years ago
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happy_fl_gardener; 9a, near DeLand
17 years ago
Nice big peaches! If those were in my yard I would have needed to pick those already in order to get some. The squirrels in my yard are ruthless.

Christine
countrynest
17 years ago
Congratulations,Michael.
That is great harvest. Beautiful pictures.
Felix
featherhoof
17 years ago
Nice. I'm jealous.
gcmastiffs
17 years ago
We picked a dozen ripe fruits today from the Flordaprince section of my multigrafted Peach tree. They were superb! So juicy that they had to be eaten at the sink! They were the drip-down-your-arms-fruits!

I pick them when the fruits have a rich "peach" smell. You have to kinda put your nose right on the fruit(G).

Thanks to my dogs, the squirrels are no longer an issue.

Having multiple varieties extends the season. The Sunraycer Nectarines were first this year, with Flordaprince now, then Mid-Pride is next.

Oddly enough, I have no fruits on my usually reliable Tropic Beauty and Tropic Snow trees.

I suspect the drought was the issue.

Everyone here should have a Peach tree or two. They are pretty, easy to grow, require only a few sprayings, and the rewards are great!

Lisa
florida_will
17 years ago
Wow ! those look GOOD ! I planted a FlordaKing in 2006 and its about 12 ft high and full, had flowers but no fruit !.
Soo youve given me hope ! I brought a necterine tree that was "fruit ready" but it is barley surviving the drenching rains much less ready to bear fruit. keep up the good work !