Category: Peaches
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Weekly Field Update – 7/7/25
After some rain and wind in the Pee Dee from Tropical Storm Chantal on Sunday, the week is off to a hot start. Watermelons, peaches, tomatoes, peppers, etc. are being harvested. Disease and insect pressures are climbing. See details below. Keep an eye on the Upcoming Events tab periodically so you don’t miss any of…
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Weekly Field Update – 6/30/25
Keep an eye on the Upcoming Events tab periodically so you don’t miss any of our winter/spring meetings. Also, check out the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast below. Don’t forget to look at our Resources tab for links to crop handbooks, helpful websites, and related blogs. Be sure to scroll all the…
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Can Biological Products and Soil Amendments Help With Bacterial Disease Management in Peaches?
From Guido Schnabel, Hehe Wang, Juan Carlos Melgar, Ayodeji Idowu, Junaed Ahmed, Rongzhong Ye, and Michael Vassalos I think we can all agree that peaches produced in commercial peach orchards in South Carolina are special. They are sold locally at farm stands and many retail stores along the East Coast. You may not know that…
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2022 Peach Stats
In the Fall of 2022, Extension Agents throughout South Carolina surveyed growers on specialty crop acreage for the year. This was the first year of what is expected to be an annual survey. For this first year, data was collected for six crops: collard greens, lima beans, peaches, strawberries, sweet corn, and watermelon. The goal…
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Pest and Disease Control Recommendations For Non-bearing Peach Orchards After Bloom
From Guido Schnabel, Brett Blaauw, and Phil Brannen Late frost has hurt many peach varieties in South Carolina and Georgia this year. The varieties that escaped the frost (the late bloomers with high chill requirements) still may have fruit and will probably go on a regular spray program, even if chill requirements were not met…
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Captan Could Be Scarce in 2021
From Clemson Fruit Pathologist Dr. Guido Schnabel and UGA Fruit Pathologist Dr. Phil Brannen. Unfortunately, there appears to be a shortage of Captan products this year. For our fruit crop producers this may result in a change of strategy if and when reserves run out. Strawberry growers fortunately have the option to use Thiram for…
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What Makes a Good Peach?
Here is a great segment that aired on SC Public Radio this past week. It features upstate Clemson Extension Agent Andy Rollins discussing the SC peach crop and how to pick out the perfect peach. Check it out at the link below. https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/07/10/what-makes-a-good-peach
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Peach Season Has Started
Dr. Guido Schnabel: Peach season has officially started and it is not even May yet!!!. This Florida variety was picked today (4/30) near Ridge Spring, SC. I tasted it and it actually was a pretty good peach for an early variety.
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