Last week I talked about hardy varieties of apricots that would do well in the warmer parts of our region. This week, I want to talk about hardy peach varieties. After all, peach shortcake and pie are hard to beat.
Like apricots, the challenge with peaches is they tend to bloom early and often get caught in a late frost that kills the buds. Therefore, to be able to get a reliable crop you need to seek out late blooming varieties and plan carefully where you plant them. Another factor is peaches go dormant late in the fall so an early hard freeze like we had in October can
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