The Macon Telegraph ran a story earlier this week on the impacts of the unusually warm winter on chill hours for peaches. As I mentioned in a post a few days ago, the number of chill hours accumulated over this winter is only about half of the normal number of chill hours. Peaches need a certain number of hours with temperatures below 45 F to set a good crop of fruit. Last year’s crop was off by 25-30 percent, according to UGA Extension agent Jeff Cook, and this year is likely to be worse. You can read about it and watch a video at https://www.macon.com/news/local/community/houston-peach/article131918759.html.
