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| Is it possible to harvest Indian Free peaches without them developing huge cracks? This is my 3rd harvest year and like every other year, my peaches all have big cracks in them. I harvested a bunch yesterday just as a test, but they were rock hard when I picked them. I'm trying to see if they'll ripen on the counter. Is it impossible to grow this one in the east with normal rains and sometimes heavy thunderstorms? Is there a more suitable late peach for the mid-Atlantic? Thanks, |
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| It's too bad it cracks as it is a nice peach. Funny as Thomas Jefferson grew it, was he not in VA? Here in late summer it is super dry, so probably a good choice here. |
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- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Tue, Sep 9, 14 at 8:25
| They usually do no crack for me. My tree is very well draining, maybe that is a factor. IF is my best late peach. Salwey is another good one but it is more a cooking peach. Scott |
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| I am growing Victoria here in Virginia and they seem to do well, this is the first year I have had such a huge crop. They should be ripening on the tree in the next few days. I have been bringing in a few to ripen on the counter over the last few days. Scott, do you grow them? |
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- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Tue, Sep 9, 14 at 14:58
| Hoseman the only late peaches I have are heirlooms. I never really had the urge to put in too many as its apple season, but based on how my family seems to greatly prefer peaches I should probably add a few late ones. Scott |
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| Thanks folks. Scott - my soil is well draining as well. This is very strange. Is there any way to reduce the amount of cracking? Leave more peaches on the tree? Leave less peaches and more branches? More/less fertilizer? |
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| Hoseman - Did you get any Victoria Peaches yet? How are they? |
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This post was edited by bart1 on Fri, Sep 19, 14 at 11:21
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- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Fri, Sep 19, 14 at 16:34
| Bart, my tree cracked more when it was younger -- it may grow out of it. I had a similar problem on my Wickson apple and I even cut down one of my two trees. The one I kept has not cracked for several years now. As trees get deeper roots they can get a more consistent water flow; too much water after a rain is the main cause of cracking. Scott |
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| Thanks Scott! I just picked the final round of peaches off the tree yesterday. I only had about 6, but none of them were cracked. |
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