#peachwatch

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🌟 I hope the bees were busy when it was warm as I wasn’t here to help with any #pollination, not that I’m very good at it as we didn’t have any fruit last year despite my efforts after the #beastfromtheeast #wewantpeaches 🍑 #peachwatch2019 #peachwatch #peachblossom #peachblossoms #blossomwatch #balconygarden #balconygardening (at Surbiton) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv3-rHXAmdT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a58bry36q3es

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It’s #nationaltreeweek so of course I’d like to feature my beloved #peachtree. #peachwatch will commence again soon and here’s hoping for more fruit again next year 🤞🏻🍑 The leaves turned yellow and have now all dropped off, exposing the lovely red stems of new growth and hopefully flower buds #peachwatch2020 #balconygardening #balconygarden #containergardening Yup, I am growing a peach tree in a pot! #thegardeninggoodlife (at Surbiton - Greater London) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5aGinrAQyk/?igshid=l2s7pu3x3j7u

[thephotostoryofmylife]

Believe - you’re right @littlecoastalgarden, I just needed to believe the #peaches might ripen 🤞🏻I think this is the first peach blush 🍑Fingers crossed for warmer weather and sunshine so they can ripen. My #pickledgreenpeaches experiment didn’t really work as the unripen fruit is mostly stone, but the pickles was just the right combo of sour and sweet. #peachwatch #peachwatch2019 #peaches #thegardeninggoodlife (at Surbiton - Greater London) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1QecTZgB6q/?igshid=1v85q69zgeqac

[thephotostoryofmylife]

#peachwatch2019 🍑#peachwatch progress The #peaches haven’t really grown much but I’m hoping they might have a growth spurt now that summer is here. I’ve also given it some feed too. #balconygarden #balconygardening #containergardening #thegardeninggoodlife (at Surbiton) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0eWtZigkb7/?igshid=1m5p363r7uhtf

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After the peach thinning. I’d read about June drop and then how you were meant to thin them out before mid-July so here’s a video of #peachwatch2019 after I thinned them out. It was brutal and heartbreaking to do, especially as everywhere I was reading said I had to allow 4-6 inches between each fruit. That meant a lot if peaches had to go! I only counted 8 branches in the before video but in my distress I miscounted. There are 10 branches. 83 fruit on the tree and I removed 49, leaving 34 peaches to get big and juicy, please! 🙏🏻 🤞🏻🍑🍑#peachwatch #fruitthining #thining #junedrop #peaches #thegardeninggoodlife #balconygarden #balconygardening #containergardening (at Surbiton) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbMmbog28X/?igshid=4kp722u79br7

[thephotostoryofmylife]

Heartbreaking 💔 49 green peaches removed from the tree to encourage big and juicy peaches 🤞🏻🍑 #peachwatch2019 #peachwatch #fruitthining #thining #junedrop #peaches #thegardeninggoodlife #balconygarden #balconygardening #containergardening (at Surbiton) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbMig_AJdD/?igshid=1l4lkwbdrivl3

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Before the peach thinning - I’d read about June drop and then how you were meant to thin them out before mid-July so here’s a video of #peachwatch2019 before I thinned them out. It was brutal and heartbreaking to do, especially as everywhere I was reading said I had to allow 4-6 inches between each fruit. That meant a lot if peaches had to go! I only counted 8 branches on this video but in my distress I miscounted. There were 10 branches. 83 fruit on the tree and I removed 49, leaving 34 peaches to get big and juicy 🤞🏻🍑🍑#peachwatch #fruitthining #thining #junedrop #peaches #thegardeninggoodlife #balconygarden #balconygardening #containergardening (at Surbiton) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbLilegIW-/?igshid=w5ia9u0jzypd

[thephotostoryofmylife]

So many peaches 🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑 - so excited!! Quick tour at the end of the photo album #peachwatch progress #peachwatch2019 #peachtree #balconygarden #balconygardening #containergardening #thegardeninggoodlife (at Surbiton) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByyMfcdAv5a/?igshid=axdhxpuhpbv2