Peaches in my greenhouse
28 February 2011 21:12:33
Peaches in my greenhouse
I grow peaches in my greenhouse. They are a dwarf variety 'Bonanza' and are growing in pots. They stand at roughly 4ft from the ground. The flowers are just beginning to open now. Because of limited activity by bees at this time of year, I pollinate them myself with my little artists brush. I will pollinate them every day for about a week to ensure lots of fruit. During their growth, I find it necessary to cover the fruits with netting as slugs and snails like to get their gnashers into them before I do. The netting definitely works. I feed them every two weeks when they set fruit, with a Tree and Shrub Fertilizer. When the peaches are roughly the same size as a marble, I thin them out to get bigger fruits. Each year the crop gets better. Last year I got about 8 decent-sized peaches from one tree. Well worth growing if you can spare the space. And very low maintenance - so long as you can control slugs and snails.
Dave, for a photo of the actual peaches, go to my album 'fruit and veg' . It's the 7th album from the top.