He is presently a director. He is also a director for Southern Greenhouse Vegetables Growers Association. In 1998 Tim was awarded the Freestone County Agricultural Producer Of the Year Award, presented to him by the Area Chambers, the Freestone County Soil Conservation District and the Freestone County Extension Service. Ben and Elizabeth are also doing their part by working hard in school and doing their chores at home . See the insert.
Peach trees require a set amount of cold weather hours in order for fruit to set.
The varieties most affected were the later freestone varieties which have higher chilling hour requirements. You will find an abundance of the earlier varieties at our stands. We will have some later varieties but not as plentiful as the early ones. Please remember that these ripening dates are estimates only. Due to many factors, it is not possible to accurately estimate the ripening dates.