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Post by breezygardener on Aug 20, 2020 15:26:37 GMT -5
We inherited three peach trees when we moved here 24 years ago, & if we managed to glean a few handfuls of relatively small peaches during that time, it was a lot. Most of what grew we left for the wildlife (deer, squirrels, turkeys, & fox all love peaches). Granted, we're not really into fruit trees & don't prune or spray, so the fault has probably been our own. Over the years, two of the trees expired, & we were left with this one, which today gave me this: It's between baseball & softball size (which is the largest one we've ever gotten), & I'm going to consume it very carefully & savor every bite, because it most likely will be the only one I'll get.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Aug 20, 2020 16:37:04 GMT -5
Looks savorable...mmmm. Nice tree, too.
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Post by breezygardener on Aug 20, 2020 16:45:16 GMT -5
The tree does look quite healthy, which is surprising since we don't do anything special to it. The only real attention it gets paid is any dead wood gets removed, & if I end up with any iffy alfalfa hay I spread it around the ground underneath as a bit of natural fertilizer.
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Post by datgirl on Aug 21, 2020 20:24:12 GMT -5
I know the feeling, we picked 15 from our tree today.
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Post by desertwoman on Aug 21, 2020 21:17:21 GMT -5
Beautiful tree and nothing like a fresh homegrown peach.
Our semi-dwarf tree is loaded this year but they are small- we should have thinned them more when they were first forming fruit. Just didn't get to it . Still, they will be tasty. They are still hard as a rock, though. Maybe next week....
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Post by James on Aug 24, 2020 11:50:38 GMT -5
Always plant a tree. As we go through life things happen. We sometimes have to move on to a new location. The tree stays. So plant a new tree at the new place. Better yet, plant several! Peach, plum, apricot, apple, green gage. Enjoy that peach!
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Post by James on Sept 16, 2020 11:14:58 GMT -5
How was the peach? Did you get any more?
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