1 Grow just one variety. Growing one variety will limit your marketing season and the number of times consumers can come back to buy more peaches. On the other hand, growers who want to sell lots of peaches will select multiple varieties that will ripen over a six- to eight-week period so that the harvest season can be extended and repeat business is possible. For roadside retail sales, it is essential to have enough acreage of varieties with overlapping maturity dates to ensure a continual supply of fruit. A gap of even a week or two takes you off the […]
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