Neighbours talking over the garden gate has long been a tradition. They share gardening tips, complain about the weather and pests yet are ever eager to discuss their gardens. That is what I had in mind when creating this blog. So stop by my garden gate to find out the latest happenings in my garden.
Happy Gardening!
Garden Gnome
"All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child." ~ Madame Marie Curie"
We were extremely pleased to discover fruit trees on our newly acquired property. The property itself is a smaller, subdivision sized with a good sized house and above ground pool. This will place restrictions on how we can set up our gardens. There are some established ornamental front and side garden beds and a good size (about 10' x 20') traditional bed for vegetables. I will be turning that area into raised garden beds using small space gardening methods. I have a few new ideas I want to try but they will have to wait until spring.
There are three peach trees on the property. I suspect they are Red Haven and know they are cling-free so will have our local nursery help identify them. Two are nice sized but the third is small enough that we are considering moving it. I think two peach trees will be sufficient. The peaches were ripe to over ripe when we started moving in. They were small but plentiful with a lovely flavour. The biggest problem was the yellow jackets helping themselves to the over ripe peaches. Within a couple of days both of us had been stung so I knocked the remaining partially eaten over ripe fruit from the tree to get rid of the yellow jackets. It was a good decision as the fruit was not salvageable.
Over the winter months I will be researching how to care for peach trees. With proper pruning we should get fewer but larger peaches. I will also be researching on how to discourage the large number of yellow jackets that are not welcomed with a pool and outdoor entertaining. I suspect on of the easiest ways is to do a clean pick each day as the fruit ripens as well as remove any over ripe fruit. I can't tell you how excited I am to begin another new gardening adventure!
Happy Gardening!
Garden Gnome
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Unless you are really fond of peaches, I would think 2 trees would be enough, too.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with them!