Closing In On Opening 2025
The pick-your-own fruit season for Southern Middle Tennessee is fast approaching.
Peach Schnapps
Took A Walk In The Orchard
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
Welcome To 2025
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
Growing Gem Squash
Below you will find a PDF document providing some suggestions with respect to growing our gem squash seeds. One thing to bear in mind is that from germination to fruit should take about 90 days and that gem squash, like most squash, like a lot of sun. Dampness can lead to downey mildew which shouldRead More
The 2024 Peach Season Is A Bust
I am sorry to have to report that the 2024 peach season is a bust as far as we are concerned. That will include the nectarines. I believe the apples and apricot trees are still too immature to produce any meaningful amount of fruit so we are just going to have to look forward toRead More