Peach Tree

I planted Peach Tree at entirely the wrong point in the growing calendar and spent the first few months wondering what I'd done wrong. fireblight bacterial disease affecting pears and apples didn't help matters. Once I understood checking and adjusting tree ties and stakes annually things improved s…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Peach Tree remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is thinning fruitlets in early summer to improve individual fruit size. Everything else follows from that. biennial bearing producing a heavy crop …

Here are my notes from twelve months of growing Peach Tree: Spring: winter pruning while the tree is dormant. This was the moment that confirmed the whole venture. I focused on checking and adjusting tree ties and stakes annually during this period which set up the rest of the year. long productiv…