Peach harvest

[mrsbusy]

Out of interest - how have your peach trees cropped this 'summer'?
particularly interested in UK feedback
I have a dwarf peach tree given to me last year and it has done very well - probably about 30 fruit on it ripening up well.
I'm also wondering what to do with it after fruiting - it's in a small pot so think I'll feed it - does it need more than comfrey tea? And BFB in the new compost if I report.

[Nicos]

30????wow….well done - I’m impressed

[mrsbusy]

30????wow….well done - I’m impressed

[Jungle Jane]

That’s a very impressive little tree,in a small pot. I’m really surprised the amount of fruit

[mrsbusy]

That’s a very impressive little tree,in a small pot. I’m really surprised the amount of fruit

I know - it looks too much for such a small tree. I overwinter'd it in a cold g'house and hand pollinated it. Then when the weather was so hot it went outside. It had a huge amount of set fruit some of which I removed as you would an apple tree.
I am quite astonished to get even one edible peach. They are not huge but very good flavour. Size just under a tennis ball.

[Nicos]

I think you win the gold star for this week!!!!! …bonkersly amazing. Well done!

[MelanieSW]

Wow, how impressive. My lonely nectarine on the tree is nowhere near that size yet (though the tree it is only 2 years old so hopefully more next year)

[ameno]

My seed-grown peach tree gave 6 fruit this year, although two were picked prematurely because snails climbed the tree and nibbled them.
Hopefully more next year.

[hop-a-long]

Wow 30 is awesome!! Good work! I've just had the first couple of home grown peaches here too in the last few days!
I Bought a Rochester peach tree a couple of years back and planted it against the south facing wall of our house. This year it set about a dozen fruit and have just started to ripen- so delicious and juicy! Considering the July we just had I'm very impressed.
I tried a dwarf peach tree several years back in a small pot in a polytunnel, it never looked very happy and after one year I took it out to repot it- the compost was full of vine weevil and the roots were gone! So I'd say maybe just watch out for those guys, but looks like it's going well so far

[Bren In Pots]

I’m another one who’s impressed with those peaches.

[It never rains..it pours]

Amazing, makes my 12ft x 12ft mature netarine a joke