You might remember last spring that we had accumulated enough chill hours early in the winter that fruit trees and bushes were ready to bloom as soon as a warm spell came. And then a couple of late frosts destroyed a significant number of the blooms and young fruit after they flowered. The effects of this are now showing up in the availability of Southern peaches this year, since there are fewer peaches available due to the stretch of bad weather. This article from Tasting Table explains how the weather affected this year’s peach crop along with other things like the Russia-Ukraine war: https://www.tastingtable.com/844120/the-absolute-best-ways-to-keep-peaches-fresh/?utm_campaign=clip
