It's a bumper crop!

**Cribbs74** Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:25 pm

It's that time of year again, my little Early Elberta peach tree once again has rewarded my efforts with a load of fresh peaches. Pies, cobblers and canning in the near future. Some homemade ice cream too!

For those of you that have only eaten store bought peaches you are really missing out.

Ken Cook Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:55 pm

Aside from those great peaches, I love the Dodge.

getback Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:31 pm

Damn that Pretty!!!! Good deal and yea i know the difference Smile

A few stands around here will have them when the time comes./. Fresher is a 30--40 mile drive , i just pay the diff. and enjoy^^ The trees look really good!!

flying poodle Thu Jul 20, 2017 8:21 am

Glad you got a crop. all (800+) of my peaches were hit with 2 nights of 20 degrees, so no crop! I've not tried the early elberta, but the elbertas I grow are some of the best for size and flavor. You might get a better size if you thinned them to about one peach every 6-8" when they are the size of a nickle.

Anyway, just a little envious, I've lost crops three out of the last five years. I'm sure you will enjoy those peaches!

roddie Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:13 am

"Eat a Peach" Smile

**Admin** Thu Jul 20, 2017 12:27 pm

Yum! Peachy peach ice cream sounds good right about now. Thumbs Up

roddie wrote:"Eat a Peach"

Did you buy that at Peaches Records and Tapes?

Oldenginerod Thu Jul 20, 2017 8:42 pm

roddie wrote:

Did you buy that at Peaches Records and Tapes?

This made me curious. Apparently they went bust way back, but looks like one store in New Orleans (where else?) survived, or it's maybe cashing in on the reputation.

Peaches Records & Tapes

**Cribbs74** Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:04 pm

Ken Cook wrote: Aside from those great peaches, I love the Dodge.

Yeah I snuck that in there just for you Ken. 208K and still going strong. Haven't swapped the 360 in yet.

Give me a month and I'll be sick of those peaches...

**Cribbs74** Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:10 pm

flying poodle wrote:Glad you got a crop. all (800+) of my peaches were hit with 2 nights of 20 degrees, so no crop! I've not tried the early elberta, but the elbertas I grow are some of the best for size and flavor. You might get a better size if you thinned them to about one peach every 6-8" when they are the size of a nickle.

Anyway, just a little envious, I've lost crops three out of the last five years. I'm sure you will enjoy those peaches!

Sorry about the bad luck! That would make me furious. Had a late frost 2 yrs ago. So I feel your pain.

Thanks for the advice, lesson learned. If you look close you can see the prongs I used to support the overloaded branches. I have a hard time with thinning, I always think about an infestation or a frost. A wise arborist probably thins though.

Strange thing this tree, Elbertas are suppose to have a yellow flesh yet these are more white. They taste amazing though so I am not complaining.

akjgardner Sat Jul 22, 2017 5:09 am

Nice Peaches, I like the truck too, What year is it ?

**Cribbs74** Sat Jul 22, 2017 4:55 pm

akjgardner wrote:Nice Peaches, I like the truck too, What year is it ?

Nineteen hundred and seventy two

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