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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Mar 31, 2023 22:39:56 GMT
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Post by Vodkie on Apr 1, 2023 2:53:10 GMT
I'm unfortunately allergic to peaches. Sucks. Peaches are just so very very tasty.
I'm under the influence of vodka as I type this. hehe
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Apr 1, 2023 4:30:56 GMT
Too bad about the peach harvest. Maybe better luck next year.
BTW, this Stirrings Peach Bellini mixer is excellent. Has intense peachy flavors:
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Post by sunshine on Apr 1, 2023 18:45:42 GMT
When I was growing up, there was an orchard behind our farm. They grew apples and peaches. The peach crop was always 'iffy' because of Missouri's crazy weather. More often than not, a freeze would kill off the year's peach crop. They used burn barrels, etc. to try to keep the air around the trees warm, but it didn't always work. I loved being able to get fresh peaches from them when the crop did survive. They had several varieties. I actually worked for them one summer, running the fruit stand they had on the highway. It was my first 'real' job, besides babysitting.
So many crops are suffering because of erratic weather nationwide.
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Apr 1, 2023 19:38:22 GMT
Its hard to find a good peach in the store, I stopped buying them because 9 times out of 10, they would become rotten before they were ripe enough to eat. My parents used to have a peach tree in the Chicago area, it was a small tree but gave a lot of peaches. The peaches were very sweet but you had to peel the skin off because they looked like they were covered in white fur. I don't know what kind they were.
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Apr 1, 2023 21:10:24 GMT
Its hard to find a good peach in the store, I stopped buying them because 9 times out of 10, they would become rotten before they were ripe enough to eat. My parents used to have a peach tree in the Chicago area, it was a small tree but gave a lot of peaches. The peaches were very sweet but you had to peel the skin off because they looked like they were covered in white fur. I don't know what kind they were.
I did, however, plant 2 apricot trees here many years ago, and they produced good fruit - still do to this day (just have to get to it before the birds and squirrels do). |
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Post by enigma72 on Apr 1, 2023 22:17:58 GMT
I'm unfortunately allergic to peaches. Sucks. Peaches are just so very very tasty. I'm under the influence of vodka as I type this. hehe 🍸 |
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Post by enigma72 on Apr 1, 2023 22:22:24 GMT
When I was growing up, there was an orchard behind our farm. They grew apples and peaches. The peach crop was always 'iffy' because of Missouri's crazy weather. More often than not, a freeze would kill off the year's peach crop. They used burn barrels, etc. to try to keep the air around the trees warm, but it didn't always work. I loved being able to get fresh peaches from them when the crop did survive. They had several varieties. I actually worked for them one summer, running the fruit stand they had on the highway. It was my first 'real' job, besides babysitting. So many crops are suffering because of erratic weather nationwide. You grew up on a farm? Me too! We had a dairy, row crops, almonds and a vineyard at different times. What did you grow? BACK TO THREAD: We have a peach tree. What I liked better was our nectarine tree. nutsberryfarm 🏜 I just read a lot of California farm land is currently under water and farmers cannot plant. May seriously affect produce availability 😳 |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Apr 10, 2023 11:53:39 GMT
When I was growing up, there was an orchard behind our farm. They grew apples and peaches. The peach crop was always 'iffy' because of Missouri's crazy weather. More often than not, a freeze would kill off the year's peach crop. They used burn barrels, etc. to try to keep the air around the trees warm, but it didn't always work. I loved being able to get fresh peaches from them when the crop did survive. They had several varieties. I actually worked for them one summer, running the fruit stand they had on the highway. It was my first 'real' job, besides babysitting. So many crops are suffering because of erratic weather nationwide. You grew up on a farm? Me too! We had a dairy, row crops, almonds and a vineyard at different times. What did you grow? BACK TO THREAD: We have a peach tree. What I liked better was our nectarine tree. nutsberryfarm 🏜 I just read a lot of California farm land is currently under water and farmers cannot plant. May seriously affect produce availability 😳 Nectarines! 😎 |
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