Category: Tips for growing nectarines

Nothing compares to the sweet taste of fresh nectarines from your own nectarine tree and once you have tasted bursting with flavor peaches from your own garden you’ll never go back to those tasteless grocery store ones. This delicious stone fruit is one of the true joys of summer. They do well if given the proper care and the proper growing conditions in which they can thrive. The ideal position for the optimum crop would be a warm south or south facing wall where it receives all day sunshine. Nectarines prefer site with a light, open, well drained soil. Heavy cropper should be thinned to avoid breaking branches and to produce reasonable sized fruit. Keep the area beneath the tree weed free, protect trees from birds or frost, and water the nectarine trees well. Nectarines are best when they are fully formed, ripe and slightly softened and they come off the branches with just a gentle twist.