I planted pigeon peas last year around my fence where the squirrels cross and they love them. They have not touched my gardens or mulberry tree. And they bring in the pollinators. Easy to grow and will grow in my sandy soil.
Thank you for the great tips. I have one beautiful peach tree that I planted when I purchased my home. It is now in its fourth year of harvest. I have been battling squirrels so I truly know your pain. I didn’t know about the all season horticultural spray tip, thank you. I always learn something new with your videos.
A peach tree started my garden and fruit tree collection this year. We have a Tropic Beauty and it has peaches on it. I picked the second one today. I'm a little anxious about the chill hours because it wants 150-250, but people in my area (I'm in St. Cloud) seem pleased with the variety.
Jerra, you may already be aware of this but maybe others reading comments don’t. Do you have a water source in your yard for the wildlife? I hear that it really cuts down on the birds pecking into your fruit because what they really want is the water in the fruit or vegetable. Just got to remember to keep water fresh so it cuts down on transmitting diseases from bird to bird. Btw, I just love your content. Thank you for all the effort that you are putting into teaching folks.
Hi. Yes this is 100% true! I do have a few water features around for the birds. It has helped cut down on pecking my fruit and tomatoes. In the video you might notice a blue extra large glass martini cup thing that I put right under the peach tree. I fill it up with fresh water every day.
I enjoy your central Florida tips as I’m a little northeast of you. We have two peach trees that are about 4 years old and they are so sweet and juicy. One is a FloridaPrince and I think the other is a Florabelle (?) Anyway, last year the squirrels got more peaches than we did. This year when they were forming peaches we spread catnip around the area so our cats would lounge there. It really seems to help and we are harvesting an enjoyable amount. Have a peachy week!
another commenter just said they planted pigeon peas at the most squirrel trafficked parts of the garden and it completely deterred squirrels from the garden and other berries and fruits
I planted some peach pits for fun in the fall and much to my surprise, I have 3 little baby peach trees now. Thanks for the tips since I needed them for sure! :)
Hi Jerra, i plant a peach tree a year ago, i harvest like 7 peches, not bad for 1st year, if you can make a video how you prune it it will help me a lot, i’m in Deltona area in FL. Love your videos, keep the good work and vibes!!!!!
Probably explains why my peach tree has not produced, now I am going to see what kind of peach tree it is. I bought it at tsc couple years back but has not produced. It’s big and has leaves and all
I'm going to buy this tree!I love peaches.And your so right,the ones in the stores are not worth your money 😂Thanks for keeping us FL,girl in the know how,👍
Thanks, I have a younger florida prince that I planted last year and full of fruit this year. I thinned alot of fruit that may have otherwise broken smaller branches I think. Did you thin alot off this year?
Thank you for this timely video, Jerra. I too have a Florida Prince and have great production. However, bugs are getting into the fruit. There are tiny brown spots on the fruit before they are ripe, then as they ripen, the bugs are eating the inside. Any tips?
I'm going to guess it is some sort of fruit fly. Best thing is to setup fruit fly traps, net the tree, and harvest a little early so they ripen up on your counter.
I have a Florida Prince i planted last year. I had didnt mound, i had flowers, then fruit, then thieves. I ate one small fruit this year. Now im going to prune and plan for next year. You didn't mention Fertilizing. 2x per year?
Fertilize a few times a year. In spring when you notice new leaf growth, fertilize with a fruit or citrus fertilizer. Then fertilize again after you harvest and prune everything. At the end of summer, fertilize one more time but with something higher in phosphorus and potassium.
I just bought a tropic sweet peach tree yesterday. It’s in a 25 gal bucket should I plant it now or wait until December? Google said you shouldn’t plant peach in the summer cause it’s stressful to them. I’m concerned about it getting root bound if I leave it in the bucket it came in.
Hi Jerra,Do you grow mulberry trees? If so, where can I find your video? I have a few that are one year old and I want to know what to use for fertilizer and how often to use it.
Yes I grow some mulberries but I dont have a video at the moment. Mulberries are not very picky when it comes to soil fertility but just throw whatever fertilizer you have a few times a year. I use citrus fertilizer on my fruit trees.
I have 2 varieties of peach trees one is Tropic Snow and the other one is a UCF variety. The tropic snow has never produced fruit it barely even flowers, the UCF variety has produced a couple of peaches. They are 3 years old and I don’t know what is wrong with them , I fertilize them regularly and prune them. Not sure if the problem is the variety I am thinking about replacing them with another variety like Florida prince.
I have a Tropic Snow as well and ot flowers a ton. Its a small tree though and not ready to produce. If the tree is not mature enough, it wont be able to support fruit production.
