Shortly after we moved into 'The Hacienda' we purchased two peach trees. They made it through their first summer. Winter was tough for them. The trees had some blossoms, but the cold weather did them in. We didn't hold out much hope for any peaches.
But...one brave peach held on! We watched through the spring. It continued to mature. It grew, it began to have a blush of color...and finally, I found it on the ground, probably just after it fell. A nice, plump peach. Our only peach from either of our trees for the year. Not much of a crop.
But...
It was good!
Yum!
That is certainly hopeful for next year! Perhaps it will need fertilizer (for fruit trees) or a drape to keep it warm in cold weather?
ReplyDeleteHope the peaches it produces are free-stone!
Hugs!
Our trees will certainly be fertilized. We didn't blanket the trees; we were out of blankets and figured they were OK with a freeze. I think the freeze just came too early in the spring and caught us all off guard!
DeleteAh, but if foretells of a delicious future.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely gives us something to look forward to next year...fingers crossed that our past winter was an anomaly!
DeleteI bet that lone peach was amazing!
ReplyDeleteMy sister has been struggling with her peach tree, and finally pulled it out this spring. She was heartbroken, because she really loved that tree, but it had become diseased.