Q: We have an Elberta peach that we harvest in August and the fruit is always small and on the mushy side. Are there better peaches we can grow? A: You may be doing something wrong with your Elberta ...

IT’S A pastry chef’s version of a plan to outwit the biological -- well, seasonal -- ticking clock: peach babies that are yours when you adopt a tree. And not just any peach babies, but Elberta peach ...

The famed Fay Elberta peach has arrived. For weeks, fans of this fuzzy, old-time yellow peach have eagerly awaited its fine texture, sweet and somewhat spicy aroma, and its rich flavor. Adding to the ...

“You can call a collection of peach and citrus trees an orchard, and you can call a collection of citrus trees a grove, but you can’t call a group of peach trees a grove. That term is reserved for ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Pastry chef Catherine Schimenti and chef Matt Accarrino (the two on the ...

Q: I have several Elberta peach trees that are growing like crazy but they want to bloom in January. I read that mulching them would keep the soil cold to slow blooming. John Mason, email A: The air ...

In the grand tradition of adoption â highways, children â Embarcadero restaurant Waterbar has assumed responsibility for a tree, a lovely Elberta peach ensconced at Masumoto Family Farm south of ...

Harry Lagerstedt picked a red and golden-colored peach off a branch and said the fruit from his orchard is more tender and tasty than anything you could find at a grocery. "The thing I have to sell is ...

At 91 years old, Robert “Bob” Dickey still gets to work at 7 a.m. sharp every day. He is the oldest peach-grower in Georgia and the patriarch of the state’s oldest continuously operating peach-packing ...