Almost ready for peaches - Fredericksburg Standard

Gillespie Life

(not verified), on February 19, 2020

Almost ready for peaches

Peach season might be looking positive as far as chill hours, but growers are still hesitant on making predictions. On Friday, Feb. 14, the Gillespie County-Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office reported 856 chill hours using the 45 degree model, and 704 using the 35-45 degree model. These hours are

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