peaches

[qahtan]

Just been to one of the local farmers and picked up a basket of peaches, 15 peaches. $2.... I suppose thats about one pound twenty five. not worth growing them for that price,. these were picked yesterday, so they don't come any fresher if you do grow your own.
Karen (daughter) is coming next week to get some for jam, chutney and for the kids to eat. will let you lnow how many and how much.....

  qahtan

[qahtan]

[ACE]

Climates do vary of course. From country to country

They also vary from county to county, so I suppose living down here on the Isle of Wight it is pointless informing anybody from the Highlands  about some of my experiences.

I do grow my own peaches, white ones and they are lovely,  better than the artificially ripened shop ones, so even if they are cheap to buy, like the rest of our home grown veg they win hands down on flavour.

The last poster must have had a bad night judging from the posting time, But getting your knickers in a twist will only end up with you walking funny ;)

[hippydave]

I dont understand the whole of this thread, but this is the first year i have any peaches from my tree as it always gets leaf curl and the things just drop off before they are ready ready, but this year the tree is full of peaches, they are bit small but they taste fantastic. the first home grown peaches i have ever had and they were worth the wait.
but if like qahtan i could get local peachrs for that price i would be buying them as-well as i love peachers.

[grannyjanny]

Fresh is always best, except wine of course & as I can't drink that doesn't matter, cheers ;).

[ceres]

Apologies qahtan.  A number of off-topic and inflammatory posts have been removed from your thread.

I envy you the peaches!

[manicscousers]

Those peaches sound lovely  ;D
We have 24 left, and I've counted them, on our tree in the fruit cage. It is locked as this is the first year we have had such a large amount from a very small tree  and they are my favourites  ;D

[Spudbash]

 ;D I love the idea of a locked fruit cage! Wherever we are, we can find a little taste of paradise, whether homegrown or foraged or bought from the farm down the road.  :) And it's great to hear about it, wherever in the world it happens to be.

Still waiting for the first Peregrines from my fan-trained tree - maybe next year...or maybe I'll just find an excuse to go the Isle of Wight and go scrumping!  ;D ;D

[manicscousers]

Ray built it like a fortress after our just ripened melons got taken out of the cold frame we were growing it in, many moons ago  ;D

[goodlife]

I wish our fruit shops would be that cheap. We pay about £1 for 6 unless they are in special offer.
I loooove peaches..and I grow my own. I admit I'm real 'greedy pig' when it comes to eating fresh fruit...I'm sure that I was monkey in my past life  ;D
The quatity of peaches and any other fruit I get through would cost me fortune so I grow most it and best thing is that tree will pay itself back in few years and there is always plenty to give away or barter for something else.. ;)

[qahtan]

But aren't your English grown peaches white fleshed, and taste superior to ours.

We do have clingstone  lovely taste but awful to get off the stone, then we have freestone, then last of all there is one I can't think of the name but has to be peeled like a potato... good for canning.
I like to to hear about where stuff is grown,,, spoke to my friend in Hawaii
last night and she grows Pineapples, and a cocoa tree, and papaya.

qahtan

[Carol]

There's no way Peaches can be grown in the Scottish Borders but I do remember my late Uncle having several peach trees in his garden in Cambridge.  I will never forget the taste of the peaches straight from the tree.

:D

[goodlife]

At the moment I only got 1 tree...note;'at the moment' ;) ;D..and that is growing in unheated greenhouse. I've finally managed to find out the variety I've got..Amsden June..yes, its white fleshed but here in UK we are have dozens of varieties available from nurseries..and not all white.

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But aren't your English grown peaches white fleshed, and taste superior to ours
I don't know about being superior..suppose it all comes down to having right kind of variety to that climate/location.
What I can say though..mine a bloody good.. ;D ;) :P

[qahtan]

 I am sure they are... enjoy.... qahtan

[qahtan]

Tell me why do you grow your peaches in an unheated green house, is it for winter protection. 
you know it gets blooming freezing here in the winter and yet we still grow
peaches and apricots etc, don't have much luck with gooseberries though.
  just wondered why... qahtan

[hippydave]

Well i picked 74 peaches tonight as the wasps were having a field day with them, not quite tennis ball sized but they are very juicy and very tasty, just got to deicide what to do with them all now.

[Froglegs]

Just add custard  ;D

[goodlife]

Tell me why do you grow your peaches in an unheated green house, is it for winter protection. 
you know it gets blooming freezing here in the winter and yet we still grow
peaches and apricots etc, don't have much luck with gooseberries though.
  just wondered why... qahtan

Well the tree doesn't need the heating and will benefit from the cold period but maily I grow  indoors so it is kept from the rain..peach leaf curl WILL devastate trees here if they are not kept from the winter rain.
Now my tree is free from that desease and I don't have to spray it to keep it alive.

[qahtan]

Peach pie is nice specially if you freeze one for Christmas.  youmost likely know this but to dip them into boiling water the skins will slide right off.


qahtan