Our crew is putting fruit bags on one peach tree that will be un-sprayed from this point on. We purchased some Clemson Fruit Bags https://www.clemson.edu/extension/peach/commercial/diseases/clemsonfruitbags.html to protect the fruit from insects and disease after early season sprays were applied. This method of pest management is a good idea for home fruit growers who only have … [Read more...]
Even with the late frost and cold temperatures the peach trees still needed to be thinned this year. We decided not to mechanically thin them since about 30% of the buds had damage. We waited until they set fruit and are manually thinning them to one peach every 6-8 inches. Thinning immature fruit will allow the remaining fruit to develop into higher quality fruit. Less … [Read more...]
The field crew began pruning peach trees yesterday. The crew will work on this over the next couple of weeks. We prune the peaches after most of the other fruit crops at the station since peaches can be injured if pruned too early. … [Read more...]
The 2012 peach harvest reference plant information is as follows: Redhaven Peach Tree Weights (lbs) 2012 Reference Tree Row# … [Read more...]
Peach pruning has just begin and is going rather well. We prune the peaches after most of the other fruit crops are done since peaches can be injured if pruned too early. A good rule of thumb is to prune the latest blooming trees first and the earliest blooming trees last in the dormant season. … [Read more...]