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Why mess around with peaches which my opinion are alien to south Florida and very hit or miss.I never tried to grow peaches but my guess is you will have to spray w anti-fungals due to their thin skin
Quote from: zands on September 10, 2018, 06:54:08 PMWhy mess around with peaches which my opinion are alien to south Florida and very hit or miss.I never tried to grow peaches but my guess is you will have to spray w anti-fungals due to their thin skinIMO peaches are definitely worth growing in FL. I have grown several varieties which have quickly produced some incredibly delicious fruit. If possible, Phillip Rucks is the place to get the best low-chill varieties with high quality rootstock designed for FL soils. I've only had hole shot (bacterial) on one of my trees, never dealt with fungus. They seem to grow very well and require little maintenance other than pruning.
Quote from: FruitFreak on September 11, 2018, 10:37:35 AMQuote from: zands on September 10, 2018, 06:54:08 PMWhy mess around with peaches which my opinion are alien to south Florida and very hit or miss.I never tried to grow peaches but my guess is you will have to spray w anti-fungals due to their thin skinIMO peaches are definitely worth growing in FL. I have grown several varieties which have quickly produced some incredibly delicious fruit. If possible, Phillip Rucks is the place to get the best low-chill varieties with high quality rootstock designed for FL soils. I've only had hole shot (bacterial) on one of my trees, never dealt with fungus. They seem to grow very well and require little maintenance other than pruning.I guess I was wrong. How about cherries?....low chill hours for FloridaLike you said....Lara is very close-by Pine Island
My limited experience w both....you can email Pine Island and get a good answer in a day or two and maybe phone too to confirmExcalibur you can email but they are less email oriented. Might have to get the right person on the phone and explain how this is a long trip for you so you need infos in advance.Why mess around with peaches which my opinion are alien to south Florida and very hit or miss. Especially when mangoes taste similar enough to peaches? Now if we could grow cherries here it would be worth a gamble. Mango skin is tough to resist the fungus we have ..... peaches...not so much. Same reason we can grow muscadine grapes but not "normal" grapes. The muscadine skin is thick and fungus resistant. With normal grapes if you get anything it will be only due to spraying anti-fungals and doing it just rightI never tried to grow peaches but my guess is you will have to spray w anti-fungals due to their thin skinOf course Home Depot always has peach trees for sale each spring. But then they also sell tomato plants in the middle of summer when they will end up producing nothingZ
Is it true peach trees have a short lifespan in Florida? (Nothing like a mango tree.)
Quote from: FruitFreak on September 11, 2018, 10:37:35 AMQuote from: zands on September 10, 2018, 06:54:08 PMWhy mess around with peaches which my opinion are alien to south Florida and very hit or miss.I never tried to grow peaches but my guess is you will have to spray w anti-fungals due to their thin skinIMO peaches are definitely worth growing in FL. I have grown several varieties which have quickly produced some incredibly delicious fruit. If possible, Phillip Rucks is the place to get the best low-chill varieties with high quality rootstock designed for FL soils. I've only had hole shot (bacterial) on one of my trees, never dealt with fungus. They seem to grow very well and require little maintenance other than pruning.Actually, I'll be close to Excalibur this weekend so I'll shoot on over. I assume I need to get declared agricultural before I can buy wholesale?? I'd really like to get a few more peach trees.I'm holding onto that cacao tree for you, we need to get together soon if you still want it. I also have a hog plum start I can give you.