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jlarsen

Head Gardener of a private house, Kinross-shire

Prunus persica

  • Season Icon Early SpringEarly Spring 2018
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jlarsen

“Millions of peaches, peaches for free...” last year when I arrived at this garden the 2 peaches and 1 apricot had already flowered and gone over, resulting in only about 5 pieces of fruit for all of them. This year I have hand pollinated all 3 trees and so far, the shucks off this “peregrine” peach have fallen, leaving behind a bounty of developing fruit. I would hazard a guess at a 95% success! #peach #fruit #developingfruit #glasshouse

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moore.794

need to read on thining peaches. to many very small & heavy break branches. thining makes for a better quality crop.

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jlarsen

Yes I’ll do that in a few weeks when I see which develop to better sizes, thanks

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awomanonabike

Fantastic! 😊 You will be so popular this summer 🍑🍑🍑

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jlarsen

I know @awomanonabike , nothing better than eating a peach straight from the tree, especially when it’s slightly warm! I’ll have plenty of people knocking at the door for some

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awomanonabike

We have a peregrine and they are gorgeous, though you do have to catch them before they go papery 👍🍑

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jlarsen

Perfect, thanks! The few that were on it last year were snaffled very quickly, so didn’t know about them turning like that, that’s good to know!

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  • Season Icon Late WinterLate Winter 2018
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jlarsen

Came in to see this beauty winking at me today #peach #peregrine #blossom #glasshouse #springisonitsway

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gauravsh6

Beautiful

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  • Season Icon Late WinterLate Winter 2018
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jlarsen

Peach ‘peregrine’ waiting to burst last week #peach #blossom

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  • Season Icon Mid WinterMid Winter 2018
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jlarsen

Peach “peregrine” buds waiting to burst in to life #peach #buds #glasshouse

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