Peach tree options

**binley100** · 14-02-2013, 06:51 PM

Mines just shoved in the ground at the lottie, just try and find a sheltered spot.....At the moment is got a fleece overcoat on it.

**Marcher** · 14-02-2013, 07:22 PM

It's supposed to be resistant to leaf curl, the main problem in the UK. I've put mine in a pot and I'm fan training it against a wall if I can.
With yours I suppose you could try it in a sunny spot in the open. There's not much you can really do in that situation to encourage fruit to ripen other than hope for a good year. Against a wall you can cover it easier to protect blossom from frost and allow the heat off the wall to help ripen the peaches.

I suppose some years we'll get fruit whilst others like last you will be terrible. (Maybe not actually, spring was actually warm and dry if I remember - the only problem would be risk of disease in the wet summer).

**BUFFS** · 15-02-2013, 01:35 PM

i cut mine back from about 6ft to 4ft and shortened all the branches and it is sitting happily in a half dustbin,total height about 6ft now,and we had good fruit off it last year,in the greenhouse corner,but its now in the other g/house as i dont really expect this summer to be any better than last year,or the year before that when we had rubbish summer, as the weathermen kept telling us of a heatwave everywhere else.if you dont expect much,any good bits are a bonus...

**Marcher** · 15-02-2013, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by BUFFS View Post

i cut mine back from about 6ft to 4ft and shortened all the branches and it is sitting happily in a half dustbin,total height about 6ft now,and we had good fruit off it last year,in the greenhouse corner,but its now in the other g/house as i dont really expect this summer to be any better than last year,or the year before that when we had rubbish summer, as the weathermen kept telling us of a heatwave everywhere else.if you dont expect much,any good bits are a bonus...

Well for 4 quid then even a small crop every year is decent. One already grown and trained from a garden centre for 30 would never pay for itself.

**Bigmallly** · 15-02-2013, 06:34 PM

Mine's in the greenhouse border fastened to horizontal wires so that gives me 4 foot in either direction.

**veggiechicken** · 15-02-2013, 06:44 PM

Thanks Everyone for your advice and experiences. I really am torn about where to grow it. Its so big and I'm not sure I want to give up a side of the GH to it. But if I plant it outside the chances of it fruiting are minimal. Aarrrrrrrrgh

**Marcher** · 15-02-2013, 07:05 PM

Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post

Thanks Everyone for your advice and experiences. I really am torn about where to grow it. Its so big and I'm not sure I want to give up a side of the GH to it. But if I plant it outside the chances of it fruiting are minimal. Aarrrrrrrrgh

Depends what the year is like. They flower early so in some years frost will get the blossom and there won't be much fruit (I'll attempt to protect mine with fleece). Then we have years with poor summer temperatures too, and years like last where it doesn't stop raining and encourages disease.
Peaches like a long, hot, dry summer and a cool winter. It can probably be emulated most years against a wall, in the field I'd expect 1 good year to 2 bad years though. Take my advice with a pinch of salt though, I'm not writing from experience yet.

**veggiechicken** · 15-02-2013, 07:15 PM

As I said earlier, I've grown peach trees outdoors before and I know some of the problems - its not just the weather that affects the crop. Squirrels are expert at pinching the fruit - and there are plenty of those here

I'll find somewhere for it..........

**Bigmallly** · 15-02-2013, 09:01 PM

Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post

I'll find somewhere for it..........

Yep, the greenhouse..............

I still have loads of room in front of it which I plan to put 2 or 3 Orcas..........

**veggiechicken** · 15-02-2013, 09:06 PM

Okay, the greenhouse for starters. I'll plant it in a big tub tomorrow, then untie the branches and run for cover

I feel a major GH reorganisation coming on.......... And if it all goes peach-shaped it'll be your fault

**Bigmallly** · 15-02-2013, 09:13 PM

From your past experiences, I guess you've got to give it a try.

**veggiechicken** · 15-02-2013, 09:21 PM

I try to learn from experience but......
The previous outdoor peach trees were wonderful to look at, fan trained against 2 different walls, both roughly south facing. Perfect positions really. But out of 5 years I can only remember one when I had edible peaches - there was always something that went wrong. The worst one was picking them all a bit early to finish ripening indoors (lots and lots of peaches - more than your stomach could hold) and finding that overnight they had changed from nearly ripe to rotten.
I vowed never to try peaches again - but Aldi tempted me and you know the rest.

**Bigmallly** · 15-02-2013, 09:26 PM

I'm sure you already know this, but you know you have to thin the peaches out so they are 3" to 4" apart.

**veggiechicken** · 15-02-2013, 09:28 PM

Maybe I did, then............

It is 30 years ago!!

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