Yes, the early peach tree (not sure what variety it is) has begun to deliver. I don't think that's how I'm supposed to thin the fruit--thin it and eat it; I didn't get around to thinning it until now, I really am a badplantmommy.
Oh yeah, I have a few blueberries, too. At this point (my 3rd year of them), they are still a novelty. At least the birds haven't discovered them, knock on wood.
And my new strawberry bed, planted with the offspring of my old plants, has big beautiful fruit, and the slugs and roly-polies agree that it's very tasty. I must get around to throwing the slug posse a kegger. --J--
You should always have a plant B.
Posts: 1649 | Location: Zone 9b, the OC, California | Registered: March 20, 2004
Where exactly do you live? The farrrrrrrrrrr south?????
I live in California, and typically, we get BLOSSOMS in February on our peach trees and the fruit comes along in the summer..... at least in the middle of the state....
Mine are just starting to show baby fruit amid the remains of the blooms. Actually that last frost caught the blooms and I didn't think I'd get anything from them this year.
One of mine, by the way, was a freebie--the pit from a white peach from the store. I know you aren't supposed to count on such things to produce even if they grow, but figured since peaches are sef-fertile that the pit might just breed true and bear. LOL, I planted the pit in a flower bed--and promptly forgot it. When it came up the next spring (this is it's 3rd year) I nearly pulled it thinking it a weed. Somehow, the leaves looked familiar so I left it and then finally figured out what it (dug down to the remaining pit to verify).
(...now if I could only figure out what the heck this big half-sprouted seed is that I found while reworking the front flower bed...)
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Posts: 832 | Location: Out in the sticks in Zone 6/Southwestern KY | Registered: November 27, 2004
The tastiest, earliest, easiest bell peppers I ever grew came out of a store-bought bell pepper. Didn't do anything special--just stuck it in a pot, and waited for Spring. Kept it moist. By summer, I had succulent, sweet, large, flavorful green peppers. Ummm!
if anyone hates you, share your produce, it sounds like you have picked our favorites! If you need any help thinning or weeding or anything else, you'll be a greatplantmommy we love u :x
It might be a mutant tree. We don't even know what kind it is. The fruit is kinda small, but we're always so happy to see peaches so early. We're in Orange County (home of Disneyland ). Our other peach trees don't have ripe fruit until June or later. --J--
You should always have a plant B.
Posts: 1649 | Location: Zone 9b, the OC, California | Registered: March 20, 2004
The peaches are really small...And I don't have a lot of blueberries. I have to grow them in pots, in acid potting soil, because we have alkaline soil here. Three years ago, I didn't even know you could grow blueberries here. --J--
You should always have a plant B.
Posts: 1649 | Location: Zone 9b, the OC, California | Registered: March 20, 2004
Orange county is much warmer than where I live...heck, it can grow ORANGES! If you don't get frost, that probably is why.... might be a little microclimate that is perfect for that peach tree.
--J--
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