Growing peaches is getting easier in some ways, harder in others, a rather normal description of many orchardists’ efforts. Take two steps forward, then one back, and call that progress. Clemson University professor of horticulture Dr. Greg Reighard talked about the challenges peach growers face during the International Fruit Tree Association’s 56th annual conference in Boston last winter. The list was quite a long one. First on his list of challenges was the changing climate. With winters getting warmer, more of the Southeast’s peach production regions are getting fewer chill hours. Most growers there would like to get 1,250 chill […]