Millions of Peaches......

[PoolGate]

Of our 8 or so peach trees, only 1, the protected one, produced any peaches in quantity. And boy did it produce. I think there are 300 peaches on the tree. So what do I do with 300 peaches?

I just picked about 50 in 10 minutes and gave my neighbor 10 or so. Gonna harvest them today and tomorrow so the bugs and squirrels don't get them.

 

[Kaylee34]

I foresee many yummy peachy things in your future.

Cobbler
Pie
Oatmeal
Preserves
Crumble
Fruit salads
Ice cream
Wine

 

[PoolGate]

My wife just harvested some more. Still tons left!

 

[Newdude]

Peach Cobbler
Peach Pie
Peach Oatmeal
Peach Preserves
Peach Crumble
Peach salad
Peach Ice cream
Peach Wine

 

[Rocket J Squirrel]

We have a peach tree too. Made this a couple of times, it's delish.

https://parade.com/888393/parade/peach-and-gorgonzola-pizza-michael-schwartz/

 

[Leebo]

Fill a Mason Jar with firm cut-up peaches. Cover with whisky or your favorite moonshine. Put the lid on and let sit for a few days.

Enjoy the peaches with some ice cream

 

[kul]

Is peach jam a thing? Maybe it should be?

 

[Texas Splash]

Very nice. We have one lonely, very hot & tired tree and this is the year it skips producing.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Love fresh fruit.

We have a very sad fig tree that has, unfortunately, contracted a fungal rust infection. It produces big beautiful leaves and fruit but then it all turns brown and dies off. Can’t do much about it as the soil is contaminated with the fungal pathogen. Sometimes spraying copper fungicide helps but it’s hit or miss every year with the severity of the infection. If we do manage to get some figs to hold on, the bats get to them before they ever get ripe enough to eat. I think I’ve eaten one fig off that tree in the 6 years it’s been around.

Congrats on the haul!! Hopefully you can preserve most of it so that you can enjoy it all winter long. I’m sensing your Thanksgiving gatherings this year will be featuring a few fresh peach cobblers

 

[Kaylee34]

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I should be so ashamed.
But I’m not.

 

[PCR]

Of our 8 or so peach trees, only 1, the protected one, produced any peaches in quantity. And boy did it produce. I think there are 300 peaches on the tree. So what do I do with 300 peaches?

I just picked about 50 in 10 minutes and gave my neighbor 10 or so. Gonna harvest them today and tomorrow so the bugs and squirrels don't get them.

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Gosh, those look wonderful! I only live a few minutes from you and would love a fruit tree but haven't actually done any research yet! What type of peach tree is it?

 

[PoolGate]

Gosh, those look wonderful! I only live a few minutes from you and would love a fruit tree but haven't actually done any research yet! What type of peach tree is it?

This is a basic dwarf peach from home Depot. 15 feet max will have peaches the first year you have it. Get it this year if you can find one. If not, as early as possible next spring. We've had this 3 years now.

 

[JupiterFL]

Peach moonshine

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Fill a Mason Jar with firm cut-up peaches. Cover with whisky or your favorite moonshine. Put the lid on and let sit for a few days.

Enjoy the peaches with some ice cream

this might explain some of the weird forum issues lately

 

[clduncan]

Send them to me I have a beer recipe that I have been wanting to make it requires 18lbs of fresh peaches. I send you some bottled beer back promise!

 

[JamesW]

Millions of Peaches......

Assuming an average volume of 10.3 cubic inches per peach and a packing density of 63.5%, it would take about 412,997 peaches to fill your 29,000 gallon pool with peaches or assuming a 100% packing density, it would take 650,388 peaches to fill your pool with peaches, so you should have enough if you want to do that.

 

[dfwnoob]

Peaches come from a can, they were put there by a man in a factory downtown. If I had my little way, I'd peaches every day.

 

[JamesW]

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Assuming an average volume of 10.3 cubic inches per peach and a packing density of 63.5%, it would take about 412,997 peaches to fill your 29,000 gallon pool with peaches or assuming a 100% packing density, it would take 650,388 peaches to fill your pool with peaches, so you should have enough if you want to do that.

Are assuming cubic or hexagonal close-packing ??

 

[JamesW]

Are assuming cubic or hexagonal close-packing ??

Modeled assuming randomly packed spheres.

However, if you had 1,000 people jumping up and down on the peaches, it would compress them into a more densely packed arrangement.