
The thing with farming is you can never guess what the outcome will be until it comes close to time of harvest. The 2023 peach crop has about a 20-25% set.
Why? This is due to the trees being stressed for a couple of reasons. The 2022 drought was very hard on the orchard, with it being the worst drought our family has experienced in about 50 years of raising peaches. This winter was mild and very sporadic. Our trees need cold weather during their dormant season to help them produce peaches.
Traveling for peaches:
The Hill Country fruit growers all have a much better early crop than late crop. This means you’ll want to come the first part of the season for your peaches & not to wait for freestones as there will not be many. May - Mid-June will be the best time to purchase large volumes of peaches. A few of our freestone varieties such as Harvester, Red Globe, & Flame Prince have a decent set, but will most likely not be available in 1/2-bushel boxes. As always, we recommend calling before you come.
Historically, the peach variety ripening dates are as follows:
Regal Goldprince Sentinal Gala Harvester Bounty Majestic Redglobe Loring Ruston Red Redskin Dixiland Flame Prince Big Red Parade Fairtime |
May 12-20 May 20-June 5 June 1-14 June 1-14 June 5-20 June 20-July 5 June 25-July 10 June 25-July 10 June 25 -July 10 July 5-15 July 5-15 July 5-15 Aug 1-10 Aug 10 - 25 Aug 20-Sept 1 Sept 1-10 |
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