Peach update

We were able to counter-ripen all but about 20 peaches.  The ones we could save were either consumed (by themselves or as ingredients in frozen rum drinks) or peeled and frozen for later use.  Meanwhile, all the other peaches on the tree have been ripening, so we've actually eaten or frozen far more than just the 82 survivors of the 2012 Peach Tree Suicide.

Disaster in the garden

There was a bit of disaster in the garden.  And by disaster, I actually mean tragedy of epic proportions.  Remember how beautiful our peach tree was? How gloriously full of fruit?  Well, evidently, it was too full.  The largest, heaviest branch snapped.  And, because it was also a selfish branch that did not want to end up in the compost barrel alone, it took the second largest branch with it.

The two branches together held 102 not-yet-ripe peaches.

And thus, we learned the importance of culling fruit before it becomes too much for a small tree to bear.

Summer Harvest

All in a day's harvest: