THAT'S
THAT'S COOL. YEAH. HOW COOL CAR CAR. SO YOU CAN'T SAY THE WORD
PEACHES AROUND HERE WITHOUT
IMMEDIATELY THINKING OF
FREDERICKSBURG IS JUST NATURAL
ON A GOOD YEAR. THE PEACHES ARE
INCREDIBLE AND PICKING THEM
YOURSELF JUST ADD SOMETHING TO
IT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING
IN THIS WEEK'S TEXAS OUTDOORS
TO SAY THIS IS A GOOD YEAR FOR
PEACH GROWERS IN FREDERICKSBURG
IS SOMEWHAT OF AN
UNDERSTATEMENT. AND THE BEST
CROP ONE OF BEST CROPS I CAN
REMEMBER EVER EVER YEAH. SOME
TREES ARE SO LOADED WITH
PEACHES THE LIMBS CAN'T EVEN
HOLD THEM UP. BUT IT'S NOT JUST
THE NUMBER OF PEACHES THEY DO
SAY GOOD OH IT'S HORRIBLE
NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO DO THIS
TRAVIS JAN SKIN HIS FAMILY HAD
BEEN GROWING PEACHES SINCE
1961. WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN
DOING THIS SO LONG WE DON'T
KNOW ANY BETTER. THE FAMILY HAS
BEEN ON THE LAND FOR SEVEN
GENDER PATIENTS. THEY'VE GROWN
EVERYTHING FROM PEANUTS TO
COTTON AND NOW FRUIT MADE I
GUESS IS HARD. IT'S CONTINUOUS
AND TIRING AND IT IT WILL BEAT
YOU DOWN BUT IT IT'S FUN. IT'S
ALSO INCREDIBLY NERVE WRACKING.
THERE ARE SO MANY FACTORS YOU
CAN'T CONTROL AFTER PLANNING IT
TAKES THREE YEARS TO EVEN SEE A
PEACH THAT IS IF YOU GET ENOUGH
RAIN OR IF A HAILSTORM DOESN'T
BEAT THE BUDS OFF THE TREES.
AND IF IT GETS COLD ENOUGH FOR
LONG ENOUGH THESE TREES HERE
NEED LIKE 700 TO 800 50 HOURS
OF KALE THAT'S EVERYTHING BELOW
45 DEGREES. MOTHER NATURE
APPARENTLY LEFT
APPARENTLY LEFT THE REFRIGERATOR OPEN THE EXACT
AMOUNT OF TIME NOT ONLY ARE
THE PEACHES THIS YEAR
THE BIGGEST AND BEST LOOKING
MAY BE THE BEST TASTING PEACH
I'VE EVER EATEN. WE TRY TO GROW
A GOOD PRODUCT. IT DOESN'T
ALWAYS WORK THAT WAY BUT WE TRY
TO LAST YEAR WAS A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF THAT. ONLY 13
PERCENT OF THE YANKEES CROP
CAME IN MAKING FOR A TOUGH YEAR
BUT IT DIDN'T EVEN SLOW THEM
DOWN TRAVESTY PENSKE SAYS
THAT'S WHY YOU BUY CROP
INSURANCE AND THEY WON'T SIT
AND CROW ABOUT THIS CROP
EITHER. THIS YEAR WHEN THE LAST
PEACHES SOLD IN LATE AUGUST
EARLY SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR
STARTS THE FOLLOWING DAY. IT'S
AN UNENDING THEY WILL TAKE A
LITTLE TIME THOUGH TO ENJOY
THE FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR ON
DAY SO MY WIFE ISN'T MAD AT ME.
SHE'LL TAKE A PEACH OR
BLACKBERRY OR STRAWBERRY AND
SHE'LL PUT THEM IN A BLENDER
WITH SOME ICE CREAM THAT'S HARD
TO BEAT. YEAH THAT'S WHAT ABOUT
THE DAYS WHEN SHE IS MAD AT YOU
AND I'M GONNA DO WITHOUT
LOOKING AT THE CROP MOMMA
SHOULD BE PRETTY HAPPY THIS
YEAR UNLESS SHE GETS WORN OUT.
WHEN YOU PICK PEACHES AT LEAST
YOU IN THE SHADE HALF THE TIME
THIS IS UNBELIEF FOR A YOU
CAN'T MAKE IT TO FREDERICKSBURG
THIS WEEKEND YOU'RE IN LUCK.
YANCEY ORCHARDS WILL BE AT
THE POOR OLD BREWERY FARMER'S
MARKET THIS SATURDAY FROM 9
A.M. TO 1 P.M.. IF YOU CAN'T
MAKE IT UP THERE I WOULD HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED RECOMMEND THE SHORT
TRIP UP TO FREDERICKSBURG
PEACHES ARE EVERYWHERE THIS
YEAR THEY'RE HUGE. NOW IF YOU
HAVE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE ME TO
CHECK OUT. EMAIL ME BEA DAVIS
AT KENS 5 DOT COM OR YOU CAN
HIT ME UP ON KEN'S FIVE
FACEBOOK PAGE OR ON TWITTER AND
GO ON ONE OF THESE ADVENTURES
WITH US INTO THE GREAT TEXAS
OUTDOORS THOSE PEACHES AND I'M
NOT KIDDING. YEAH WITHOUT A
DOUBT THE ABSOLUTE BEST TASTING
PEACH I HAVE EVER PICKED OFF
RIGHT AWAY. I HAD TWO ON MY
DESK THE OTHER DAY SAID I. OH
MAN YOU'RE SO GOOD I GOT A BOX
OF MEAN MY MOTHER'S MAKING
PRESERVES