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Peachy Pick-Me-Up
Peaches and apricots picked at their peak of ripeness are some of the most delicious fruits of summer. We have both peach and apricots trees and the trick to have a bountiful crop is to pick trees that fit your climate. Our apricot tree has had only a few years of a bumper crop. Apricots primarily mature in early summer making them on of the earliest available summer fruits. Our apricot trees seems to always bloom early with only a few days of warmth. We inevitably have a string of warm days in March which triggers blooming of our tree followed by a mild freeze which damages the delicate blooms.…