Florida Peaches
Stonefruit Newsletter
Our mission is to establish a profitable,
sustainable stone fruit industry
(peaches, nectarines, and plums)
in Florida by annually providing useful
production and marketing information.


UF/IFAS

Horticultural Sciences Department

My Organic Farming Publications

Florida Peaches

James J. Ferguson, UF/IFAS Extension Specialist

Susie Lonon

 

Links to Related Sites

Southeast Regional Peach Newsletter
13 issues (November 2001 - July 2005) edited by Philip Brannen, University of Georgia. Information about production practices, including images of major pests and diseases.
(http://resources.caes.uga.edu/publications/newsletters/SRPN/)
Crop Profiles for Peaches in Georgia and South Carolina
 Focuses on pest and disease management.
 (http://www.ipmcenters.org/cropprofiles/docs/GASCpeaches.html)

2005 Southeastern Peach, Nectarine, and Plum Pest Management and Culture Guide
 Best general guide available for the southeast U.S. However, as with the above "Crop Profiles...," confirm registration and best use of pesticides in Florida, especially herbicides on sandy soils.
 (http://entomology.ent.uga.edu/peach/peach_guide/title.htm)

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