Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Food, Cooking, and Game Preparation When are peaches in season?

typically around here in the Peach State, the best comes from the tree already "ripe." that is, hand picked, put in the bucket, then straight home.

but, that's not how most are mkted. they go to the grocery store first, then rang up with the rest of the groceries.

they are "ripe" at the farm, and are shipped. some varieties hold up in shipping better than others.

Those at the farmers market were most likely picked sometime in the week days before the weekend. But there were several verities availability. White, yellows, and other specialties.

That must be the situation Tarry.

Also, the peaches sent up here have been rejected by every other grocer in the country.

peaches of wrath

Right now in Kalifornia. Neighbor across the street has a orchard at his ranch. Brought us over several of boxes full of ripe now peaches and nectarines yesterday. Called lots of family to come get them. Emptied out the freezer and stuffed them all inside for an hour to cool them off. Last family member left at 10pm last night. Could have thought I was running a crack house with all the traffic yesterday evening.

Won't see this variety in many supermarkets. See if you know the name.

Nice!

Lol....sad but true...I heard that Fred Meyer truck that crashed near tok ..had the best freshest ones to ever hit the state...in the ditch!! Lol

Saturn peach around here.

Peach festival is this weekend in Porter, Oklahoma. They invite everyone to come Saturday for free peaches and ice cream!

Tarry-
Nectarines are similar and for some reason ripen normally here. Not the rot before they ripen situation of peaches.

Peaches should be sampled off the tree. When they are good then picked.

Not very many peach orchards locally.

down here in the high humidity south, a lot of fungicide spraying is necessary to get the peaches to a ripened condition before rotting. and usually the trees are sprayed a time or two before they leaf out. peaches have become a high maintenance kind of crop, at least around here.

Donut peach.

Thanks for the in for guys!

Correct on both accounts. Ate some many of the damn things in the last three weeks I feel like the Giant Peach in that kids story of the same name.