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Homes & Gardens
Tenielle Jordison

3 Winter Tasks a Gardening Expert Never Skips With Peach Trees – He Says They're Essential for a Bigger Harvest Next Year

Ripe fruit on a peach tree.

Growing your own fruit is one of the most rewarding things you can do as a gardener, but it isn't always a successful venture. Take peach trees, for example, which require very particular maintenance in winter in order to set fruit the following summer.

Growing peach trees is challenging and failing to give them attention in winter can be one of the biggest mistakes, potentially wiping out next year's harvest and hindering the health of your tree. This is because frost can kill buds, preventing blossom, and therefore fruit development. Not only this, but pests and diseases can also be problematic at this time of year.

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