Peach season has long gone in the sunny south: however, we dug this photo out of our archives since 'J' is for Johnson's Peaches on ABC Wednesday. This photo was taken at our Farmer's Market at Sandy Ridge Road just west of Greensboro. Johnson's Peaches is actually based out of Rockingham, NC and is one of the many Sandhills Peach Orchards. Candor, located an hour south of Greensboro, used to be known as 'The Peach Capital.' Many varieties of peaches are named after little towns in North Carolina: Biscoe, Candor, Windblow, Derby, to name a few.
Peach crops have certain chilling requirements. In North Carolina it is recommended to plant only peach varieties that have a chilling requirement of 750 hours or greater (read more here). We're sure the Johnson family could tell you all about this as an early warm spell or a late freeze can destroy a peach crop overnight. We're sure those chilling hours will arriver sooner than we want! In the meantime, let's enjoy the warm days of autumn and start looking for apple orchards, native persimmons, and other fall fruits!
Hmmm those peaches look delicious, I love to shop in farm markets!
Beautiful picture indeed!
Hugs
Léia
Posted by: Bonjour Luxembourg | Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 06:13 AM
Love the sweet taste of peaches. Yum!
Posted by: gel | Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 06:37 AM
Mmmm! Cobbler, Melba, Daiquiri, etc.
Posted by: Bill B | Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 07:34 AM
Great J! I could almost taste those sweet things way up here. Apples have been ready for awhile already. Getting colder but today it's back to the 80s. w00t w00t!
Posted by: Cheryl | Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 07:49 AM
This is a peachy post! (ouch) Great sign.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 09:03 AM
Oh, those peaches look juicy and lush. Yum.
Posted by: Tumblewords | Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 07:15 PM