I'm wanting to take a little road trip to Georgia for some peaches. When is the peak of the season, and where is a good place to go? I do not want gassed fruit, I can get that here. I'm looking for tree ripened fruit.
Thanks for any help.

You won't find tree-ripened peaches, unless you find a farmer, who does so, specially, and by some miracle, has enough pickers to deal with it.

If you do find one, please let me know. I'd love to get some again. (And our peach trees aren't mature yet.)

South Carolina is big on peaches also.

The Lord could’ve made a better dish than peaches and cream, but He didn’t see any need to.
—my grandfather

As long as you're going to be in Georgia to pick up peaches, stop in Vidalia and grab a sack of sweet onions.

these might be worth a call: https://www.hendrickbuford.com...-find-peaches-in-ga/

I have my own small tree but I only got about 2 dozen off of it last year. I have to compete with the squirrels for them. Mine also tend to ripen late because of all of my shade, I guess.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
The Lord could’ve made a better dish than peaches and cream, but He didn’t see any need to.
—my grandfather

When He was inventing fruit, he could have stopped at peaches.

https://www.mercier-orchards.com/

They grow lots of different peaches . They usually have two or three varieties and they change up as the season progresses. Looks like the fruit available listing is a little old. (May 1)

Generally the cling stone peaches start about now and then the free stone types come in.
Excellent fruit.

The strawberries are red all the way through and
rival the ones that I enjoyed growing up. We had a large patch and always froze several quarts.
I'm betting that they are at the end of the season for strawberries.

Mercier orchards has become a huge operation and is worth a visit if you are in very north Georgia.

I believe South Carolina grows more peaches than Georgia.

Thanks for the suggestions, I will look into those. Several years ago, I stopped at some exit off I75 and there was a small fruit stand there. All they had was peaches, but they were the best peaches I've ever had. I think I was in S Georgia, but I'm not sure. Was hoping someone could tell me when my best chance of finding something like this again. Was probably a small farm just selling their fruit. I'm in TN, so going as far as the FL line would be ok. Thanks again.

Try some white peaches, excellent flavor. . All yellow peaches are hybrids.

If you're wanting to take a road trip, then consider going to McLeod Farms in McBee, SC (pronounced MAC'-bee by the locals) for some Mac's Pride peaches. They also sell them at the Farmer's Market in Florence, SC, just off I-95 at Hwy 52. It's probably still a little early in the season for them right now.

These are truly the best peaches I've ever tasted. Ever. Being a SC native, I'm sure a little partial...but McLeod Farms has been doing it for over 100 years (since 1916). My wife and her 3 sisters grew up in a neighboring town, and grew up on these peaches. Actually, one of the sisters lives in Alexandria, VA now...she still loves them so much that she'll order a box and have them shipped to her.

I always end up buying a few jars of their homemade peach salsa too...good grief is that stuff good!

https://www.macspride.com/

In my neck of the woods (1.5 hours north of Atlanta) peaches are a late July crop.

Clingstone peaches drop first... May-June. Freestone peaches are typically later. Clingstone are usually smaller and sweeter. There are white and yellow varieties of each.

What to do with your peaches? Here are a few ideas: https://gardenandgun.com/slide...&utm_content=peaches

Forget about the peaches and make the trip for some Vidalia onions.

And then keep going on to Cordele, GA to Stripling's General Store for some sausage and homemade beef jerky!

https://striplings.com/

...I really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree. ...

The Georgia peach truck, tractor trailer comes to the Richwood Flea Market this month. The people line up for 200 yards to buy them. They are $42.00 for a 25 pound case. Yes South Carolina does grow more than Georgia. The best and largest, most juicy peaches I've ever had were grown in Pennsylvania.

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Originally posted by David Lee:
The Georgia peach truck, tractor trailer comes to the Richwood Flea Market this month. The people line up for 200 yards to buy them. They are $42.00 for a 25 pound case. Yes South Carolina does grow more than Georgia. The best and largest, most juicy peaches I've ever had were grown in Pennsylvania.

Really depends on personal taste. Larger peaches aren’t as sweet.

The best peaches I ever ate were from an orchard just south of Scott AFB, Illinois, but I won't turn down any good peaches--GA and SC both raise wonderful ones (I lived in Sumter, SC for 4 years and still remember them).

flashguy