The nectarines are going to be ripening first. Below is a picture of one of the Bowden nectarine trees. Despite the pink blush and yellowing the fruit is still rock hard and will likely be ripe around June 23rd but we are going to be keeping a close eye. Nectarines- In 2025 about 50 treesRead More
The pick-your-own fruit season for Southern Middle Tennessee is fast approaching.
We took a walk in the orchard this morning to see how the trees are doing. Actually, we refer to the orchard as the South, North and East orchards even though they are all in one place. Anyway, the trees look to be in grate shape and laden with fruit. We still have some thinningRead More
We want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and welcome to 2025 ! Yesterday I spent the day spraying the orchard for the first time in 2025. This is necessary to reduce the mite population on the trees which includes San Jose and Peach Tree Scale. They are treated with a light dormant oilRead More
