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Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Tags: August Flame, August Lady, Autumn Flame, Full Moon, Pink Moon, Ryan Sun, September Flame, September Snow, September Sun, Snow Fall, Snow Gem, Sweet September, Tra-Zee
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
Did you know California produces over 95% of the nations nectarines and plums? And about two-thirds of all the fresh market peaches? California is the fruit basket of the world and continues to lead the nation in best on the farm practices. An ideal growing environment along with progressive research and development make California peaches the best! California growers are continually looking for new ways to grow a better, tastier peach. I just saw an article this morning talking about a Fresno based company specializing in breeding new stone fruit varieties. Even though there are currently over 250 peach varieties (talk about biodiversity) in the state, growers are always looking for new ways to grow a tastier peach.
Tags: biodiversity, california peaches, new peach varieties, Peach Varieties
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Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Peach orchards in June are full of activity. Irrigating, managing pests and pruning to make sure each piece of fruit is getting as much nutrients as it can before harvest. All California peaches are still hand picked, carefully inspected and packed by hand. Keep an eye out for these varieties that are just beginning to come off the trees at your local market.
See if you can tell the difference between a white peach and a yellow peach just by looking at it!
Yellow Flesh Peaches:
Sweet Scarlet
Sierra Gem
Earli Rich*
Rich Lady*
Country Sweet*
White Flesh Peaches:
Galaxy*
Snow Beauty
White Lady
Ice Princess*
Klondike
Snow Blaze*
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Country Sweet
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Earli Rich
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Galaxy
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Ice Princess
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Snow Blaze
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Rich Lady
Tags: country sweet, galaxy, June Peaches, klondike, Peach Varieties, rich lady, sierra gem, snow blaze, sweet scarlet, white lady, White peaches
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
You have probably started noticing much better quality peaches at the market as the domestic crop is now being harvested. All of the winter peaches you saw were from the Southern Hemisphere as their season is exactly the opposite of ours.
If you have ever had an undesirable peach eating experience don’t give up yet. Learn how to pick the perfect peach by knowing what kind of peach you are looking at. There are hundreds of different varieties that each have their own color, shape and taste. Look at the PLU sticker or the in store point-of-sale to see what variety is available. Then buy ‘em try ‘em and repeat until you find the variety that’s right for you.
Here are some varieties to look out for during the rest of May.
Yellow Flesh Peaches:
Spring Flame® 21 *
Sugar Time
Zee Diamond
Crimson Lady *
Crown Princess*
Brittney Lane*
Spring Flame® 22
White Flesh Peaches:
Ivory Princess *
Saturn *
Ivory Queen
Jillie White*
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Crimson Lady
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Crown Princess
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Saturn
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Ivory Princess
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Spring Flame® 21
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Brittney Lane
Tags: California peach, Peach Varieties, pick the perfect peach, White Flesh Peaches, Yellow Flesh Peaches
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
The Summer’s first peaches are ready for harvest! The last week in April and the first week of May provide the first glimpse at a long sweet summer. The first few varieties of California peaches are just beginning to harvest and ship to market. When you are at the market take a closer look at what particular variety peach you are looking at. Each variety has its own unique color, shape and most importantly taste!
Here are some varieties to look out for through the beginning of May.
Yellow Flesh Peaches:
Super Rich*
Queencrest
Spring Flame®*
May Sweet
White Flesh Peaches:
Snow Angel*
May Snow
Spring Snow*
May Saturn
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Spring Flame
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Spring Snow
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Super Rich
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Snow Angel
Tags: fresh peaches, may saturn, may sweet, Peach Varieties, queencrest, Snow Angel, spring flame, super rich
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