I'm in peach heaven!

[sld]

I just picked 2 buckets full of peaches tonight. I can't wait for the homemade peach ice cream, peach pie, peach cobbler, bowl of peaches, dried peaches....

We have a bumper crop here in central Kansas. That's a good thing too. The last 2 years we had late freezes and didn't get a single one.

 

[jinman]

Jim, two items of business....peaches and Sunset, Tx! First, I agree with you about those peaches. I traveled down your way this past weekend and passed through one of Oklahoma's peach spots, Stratford. I saw some stands open as well as some peaches still on the tree. We didn't stop this trip but will make a special trip down to buy some soon. Peaches have been hit and miss around these parts for a few years. My favorite is one within arms reach as well and almost to the point of just falling off the pit! I like them RIPE!:thumbsup:
2nd, My wife and I took my mother down to meet up with one of our daughters, who lives in Carrolton, to catch a flight out of DFW. After that we wanted to meet up with our youngest & her husband who's living in Abilene and going to college. Just so happens that they were going to be in Wichita Falls for the weekend so we shot up there before heading back home. I just realized that on our trip to WF up 287 we drove right through your neck of the woods! We even made a "pit stop" outside of Bowie! Anyway, nice area you live in there. I enjoy driving through those rolling plains.

Jay, travelling NW, just before you get to Bowie, there is a Ford/Dodge/Jeep dealer at an exit for Wagonseller Road. On the west side of Hwy 287, is the fruit stand run by Inez Adams, my peach lady. Next to her is a small Branson tractor dealer. I agree with you that Bowie is a nice little town. It's one of those places where everyone knows everyone. You passed less than a mile from my house when you went by Sunset. I can stand out on my balcony on the second floor and see traffic going up and down the highway.

It was a busy weekend for my wife and I. On Friday, we celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. On Saturday, we went down to the DFW mid-cities area to visit my daughter who took us out for Father's Day. On Sunday, we went to my inlaws to take them out for Father's Day. Whew! Yesterday, we finally stayed home and peeled and sliced all those peaches. They are frozen in small bags now so we can just thaw and enjoy.:thumbsup:

 

[jinman]

We have a bumper crop here in central Kansas. That's a good thing too. The last 2 years we had late freezes and didn't get a single one.

Almost exactly the same thing happened here the last two years. I think a basket of peaches was over $40 last year.

 

[jayste]

Jay, travelling NW, just before you get to Bowie, there is a Ford/Dodge/Jeep dealer at an exit for Wagonseller Road. On the west side of Hwy 287, is the fruit stand run by Inez Adams, my peach lady. Next to her is a small Branson tractor dealer. I agree with you that Bowie is a nice little town. It's one of those places where everyone knows everyone. You passed less than a mile from my house when you went by Sunset. I can stand out on my balcony on the second floor and see traffic going up and down the highway.

It was a busy weekend for my wife and I. On Friday, we celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. On Saturday, we went down to the DFW mid-cities area to visit my daughter who took us out for Father's Day. On Sunday, we went to my inlaws to take them out for Father's Day. Whew! Yesterday, we finally stayed home and peeled and sliced all those peaches. They are frozen in small bags now so we can just thaw and enjoy.:thumbsup:

Jim, I remember the sign for Wagonseller Rd. I was looking and wondering if someone actually did have a wagon for sale! I wondered how it got it's name!:laughing: I'm kind of a wagon "looker" when I see one. We actually used to have one and a team of mules. Anyway, nice country. Enjoy those peaches. I was mowing yesterday and stopped and picked 5-6 great big blackberries and popped them into my mouth and continued on! Man, makes mowing half enjoyable!:thumbsup: I also noticed the sand plums out by the road are needin' pulled! Like the song goes, "wild plums are just gettin' ready, I pick some as I ride by, stick a few in my pockets and suck on the seeds as I ride" (horses that is). Man, you can't beat fresh fruit and vegetables!

 

[Bird]

The Dallas Morning News has an interesting story this morning titlled Texas peaches are at their sweet peak. Looks like a good year for peaches in lots of places.

 

[sandman2234]

All this talk of peaches reminds me of a peach tree an old man told me to dig up and transplant to my place in Switzerland, Fl. He sold his blueberry far to developers and was retiring. I was sure surprised thenext year when it had a peach and a plum on it. When I mentioned it to him, he juat smiled, knowingly. I sold the property and the next year got a call from the new owner about the same tree. I thought the drought had killed it, but it made it thru. Funny how someones work is carrried on for years and remembered. David from jax

 

[jinman]

Bird: I'm about 50 miles from Weatherford and Parker County peaches. I just may have to make a trip down there to buy a bushel. Are you interested in a road trip after the 4th of July?

Jay: I think roads around here are mostly named for big farms/ranches and their owners, but some are for areas where certain things were built or products sold. Wagonseller road was probably related to somebody building and selling wagons along that road long before there were any highways in the area. However, there is another road nearby called Fruitland Road that was named after an area with a lot of fruit and produce stands. One of the old ones was still standing back in the early '90s when I bought my property. It has since been torn down after it burned.

 

[Bird]

Are you interested in a road trip after the 4th of July?

Jim, I doubt it. We're having our share of little health problems now; nothing serious (I hope), but keeping us busy right now.

I was sure surprised the next year when it had a peach and a plum on it.

I know grafting of pecan trees is routinely done to get the variety you want; hadn't heard of it working on peach and/or plum trees, but sounds as if it did.

 

[tallyho8]

Plum Apricot crosses are very popular to get plumcots.

 

[dave1949]

We have peaches You have your choice of 'tree-ripened' or 'southern' in the local grocery store. All trucked in of course. The tree-ripened have a taste that is a cross between rot and ripe. The southern (WTH?) can taste sort of like a real peach if kept in a bag for several days. But, they are rotting as much as ripening. I think there is a difference. Jim, your peaches ripened before they began rotting

A few home gardeners raise peaches around here if they have the right spot and every couple years they will get a few decent peaches.

I have to agree, fresh ripe peaches are a gift.
Dave.