Early peach May 22, 2013

Not really ripe just yet, but here is one of my first small fruits. Good thing I have friends that know more than me and tild me to take most of the fruit off the tree because this tree was loaded with peaches after breaking dormancy and coming into full bloom back in February. I took off all but 5 for this first year.

That silly peach tree April 5, 2013

Remember that crazy peach tree that popped open buds way back in February?

Now I have baby peaches and the other 2 peach trees are just starting to bloom. The trees are all small at this point so numbers are limited, but I should have a couple months of peach harvest this year. When these trees grow up some it is going to be just great.

Peach tree guild update March 13, 2013

What a little oasis of life. Onions and garlic are the root crops here. They will help keep certain insect pests away. Strawberries and red clover are the ground cover. The clover adds nitrogen to the soil and the strawberries act as a trap crop for some very destructive little moths. Oats and wheat were sown as a cover crop, to be knocked down later to enrich the soil. Mums and bee balm are also a part of the herbacious layer and will help to attract beneficial insects, as will the “Blue Girl” rose bush. There is some russian sage I was given thrown into thr group as well. I also have scattered wild flower seeds here. I can’t wait to see what all comes up as the season progresses 🙂

Florida King Peach tree ready for spring January 27, 2013

This is one of the trees I just transplanted and it seems to have taken the move ok. I am glad for the more wintery (for the Charleston, SC area anyway) weather we have had over the last week or so. I have been really worried that it will bloom and then be frozen, ruining any chances of me being able to eat a homegrown florida king peach this summer. Check out the buds on this thing.

I hope it either holds off a while longer or that spring is early without any major frosts. The last couple winters have been quite mild and a couple weeks ago it was in the 70’s most of the week. Some of my fruits need more chill hours so I hope it stays cool for a while longer or their buds will be immature and unable to produce fruit this year. Wish me luck. I am truely at the mercy of mother nature on this one.

I finally replanted the last two January 24, 2013

I have been moving plants ever since finding out that I had been working on the wrong plot of land but had taken a break since being bitten by my sister -in-law’s dog on christmas and then catching my hubby being scuzzy and moving out. Last weekend I stopped by to check all of the plants and noticed these 2 peach trees about ready to break dormancy. I knew I needed to get a move on and get them moved or it would cause them a major setback. Today I finally got out there and got them moved. They kind of blend into the background of the picture but here they are in their new home. For company I planted onions, garlic, strawberries, a “blue girl” rose, mint, beebalm, and a variety of wild flower seeds and flowering bulbs. I also scattered come white clover, red clover, and red wheat seeds. Now comes the patience part….