Few fruits can beat a ripe, sun-kissed peach's sugary-sweet and pleasant flavour and texture. You can feel proud of this for growing yourself, assuming you have the time and space to grow some in your garden.

1. A peach tree takes a few years to grow from a
simple seed to a fruit-bearing form, which is why most
people prefer to use young trees instead. You won't
have to wait for long for your first harvest. If you
want to grow from seed, since peach trees are fairly
expensive and most nurseries won't have a wide range
of varieties, you can still go this route.
Let's get started with the necessary temperature
since this is where most gardeners tend to struggle
with the details. Though they're some of the hardiest
fruit trees out there, the fact that they still go
dormant in the winter allows most peach varieties to
withstand freezing temperatures of -10 degrees
Celsius. Some varieties can even go lower than this.
Peaches need a chilling period to produce new buds in
the coming season.
Growing Requirements for Peach Trees
How to Grow Peaches from Seed
Fill up some tall pots, at least 30 centimetres deep, with
multi-purpose compost. The peach seedlings have long
taproots, so the pots need to fit that requirement.
Water the pots well, ensuring they have damp compost
and good drainage holes. Ensure the pots aren't blocked.
Sow one peach seed per pot, about 2.5 centimetres deep,
then place the pots somewhere warm and moist.
How to Sow Peach Seeds
How to Grow Peach Trees in Your
Garden
Peaches may look and taste exotic, but selective breeding
over the centuries means that there are wide varieties
of peaches capable of growing in various climates, making
them available and accessible more than ever before. Few
fruits can beat a ripe, sun-kissed peach's sugary-sweet
and pleasant flavour and texture. You can feel proud of
this for growing yourself, assuming you have the time and
space to grow some in your garden.
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