What is the best time of year to plant peaches?

Answer 1

There are three ways of planting most fruit trees including peaches: (1) Purchase bare-root trees (or graft your own) and plant them in late winter or early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked in your locale. (2) Purchase potted trees and plant them any time from early spring to mid autumn. (3) Dig sapling trees and transplant them in early to mid autumn. Potted or sapling transplants planted by mid autumn will grow roots over the course of the winter, even though the tops are dormant. This gives them a summer advantage over spring-planted bare-root stock. All trees need to be kept well-watered and watered deeply for their first year. If the tree has branches, cut them back to at least 1/2 their length when you plant. For the first year, you're trying to grow roots, not branches and leaves and fruit. If you keep the tree from growing fruit for 2-3 years, it'll pay off in the long run.

Answer 2

If you do decide to plant sweet peas and find that you like them so much that you'll be wanting some next year, late autumn/early winter, around October/November, is the best time to sow the seeds if you have a greenhouse or shed window sill available although January still isn't too late.

Answer 3

The best time of year to plant peaches is in early spring, before the tree begins to leaf out. This allows the roots to establish before the hot summer months. Avoid planting in the winter when the ground is frozen.