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Orchard friends and creatures

August 26, 2016
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Graham
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It takes 5 years to grow a mature peach tree. This is a diary of sorts of our journey as we embark on the adventure of growing peach trees in Stephenville, TX.

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The Orchard | Stephenville6255 South US Highway 281
Stephenville, TX 76401817-781-2458

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The Orchard Stephenville

5 days ago

The good news and the bad news.

The sign is almost done!
There's hail falling from the sky.

Peaches are gonna come ripe one way or another. They just might already be jam by the time they come off the trees. The first cultivar (Harvester) should be ready in about a week. Surely there will be some pretty ones in there still 😉 ... See MoreSee Less

The Orchard Stephenville

1 week ago

...when your green / unripe peaches taste as good as what the grocery store sells.

We should have TREE RIPE peaches in a couple weeks!

Want to learn something new?
Most folks don't realize that a grocery store can't sell tree ripe peaches. A ripe peach bruises so easily that you can't ship it anywhere or it just turns to mush. The only way you can ship peaches to a grocery store is to pick them a week early when they are still hard and flavorless. That isn't a real peach my friends. ... See MoreSee Less

The Orchard Stephenville

2 weeks ago

Thank you Lord for every good gift.

The most striking aspect of The Orchard property has always been the large cottonwoods at the front of the property.

They suffered and died back the last few years because the water reservoir they had originally sprung up around had been washed out and no longer held water.

We were able to dig out the old reservoir and repair the dam wall to bring water back to these beautiful trees.

...and of course swim in it.

1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul.
Psalm 23:1-3a, ESV ... See MoreSee Less

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