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[solarz]

So I have this little peach tree in my yard. This summer it produced about a dozen beautiful-looking fruits. We ate a few of them, but were waiting for the rest to ripen more before picking. They were delicious, so much better than store-bought peaches.

Then last night, I found that the peaches were gone. Where there had been 10 of them the day before, I could only find two. This morning, there was only one left, and by the light of day, I saw 8 peach pits on the ground, along with a small pile of feces.

My suspicions is that a racoon stole them. I'm angry and disappointed, and trying to come up with a way to protect the fruits for next year. I don't want to trap or kill them, and since I have young kids playing in the yard, I need child-safe solutions. Does anyone have suggestions?

So this year, I got more peaches, but unfortunately, the raccoon became more destructive. Instead of waiting for the peaches to ripen, it's now biting and ruining them before they're even ripe! I've lost a dozen peaches already, and I'm down to 8 now. I've tried a variety of ways to protect the tree, but none seem to work.

I plan to pick all the peaches when I get home this evening, even though they're not fully ripe yet. At the least, I'm not letting that damn coon get them all again!

Next year, I'm going to try an electric fence.

 

[Air Force Brat]

So this year, I got more peaches, but unfortunately, the raccoon became more destructive. Instead of waiting for the peaches to ripen, it's now biting and ruining them before they're even ripe! I've lost a dozen peaches already, and I'm down to 8 now. I've tried a variety of ways to protect the tree, but none seem to work.

I plan to pick all the peaches when I get home this evening, even though they're not fully ripe yet. At the least, I'm not letting that damn coon get them all again!

Next year, I'm going to try an electric fence.

Yes Sir, that's the best solution so far, sad for you Bub, I LOVE peaches, and you are so right, nothing like picking them off the tree and letting the juice run down your chin, though I use the pocket knife for a little more adult approach! LOL

 

[bd popeye]

Howdy gents. About six weeks ago my wife and I got DNA test.....here's my results;

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Cost was $87 green American bucks....each. There is an extensive breakdown of the results dating back about 500 years. I won't get into the details.

 

[bd popeye]

I plan to pick all the peaches when I get home this evening, even though they're not fully ripe yet. At the least, I'm not letting that damn coon get them all again!

solarz, do you have any peaches as large as these?

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Villager Zhang Jianghu, the winner of a peach contest, presents his peach in Mazhuang Village of Mucun Township in Shenzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 26, 2018. Local government here held the peach contest to boost agriculture development. (Xinhua/Li Xiaoguo)

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A staff member presents a peach for a peach contest in Mazhuang Village of Mucun Township in Shenzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 26, 2018.

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A judge weighs a peach during a peach contest in Mazhuang Village of Mucun Township in Shenzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 26, 2018.

 

[solarz]

solarz, do you have any peaches as large as these?

No, the largest I have are fist sized, which are already pretty big IMO.

 

[Air Force Brat]

solarz, do you have any peaches as large as these?

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Villager Zhang Jianghu, the winner of a peach contest, presents his peach in Mazhuang Village of Mucun Township in Shenzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 26, 2018. Local government here held the peach contest to boost agriculture development. (Xinhua/Li Xiaoguo)

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A staff member presents a peach for a peach contest in Mazhuang Village of Mucun Township in Shenzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 26, 2018.

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A judge weighs a peach during a peach contest in Mazhuang Village of Mucun Township in Shenzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 26, 2018.

Yep, these bad boys are likely "genetically modified", not that it matters a whit, but peaches do not grow that large in nature, they really don't, and I have seen some very large peaches, grown by people who grow lots and lots of lovely peaches...

Solarz, we have 2 beautiful peach trees at the farm, apparently they are identical, but the peaches on one are tremendous, the other one, they are merely awesome, but one had much sweeter and firmer fruit??? I only ate about 1/2 a dozen, next time I went back, someone had picked them all??

 

[Air Force Brat]

solarz, do you have any peaches as large as these?

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Villager Zhang Jianghu, the winner of a peach contest, presents his peach in Mazhuang Village of Mucun Township in Shenzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 26, 2018. Local government here held the peach contest to boost agriculture development. (Xinhua/Li Xiaoguo)

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A staff member presents a peach for a peach contest in Mazhuang Village of Mucun Township in Shenzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 26, 2018.

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A judge weighs a peach during a peach contest in Mazhuang Village of Mucun Township in Shenzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 26, 2018.

So this is a "township official" not military correct??

 

[bd popeye]

My second oldest son ,Alex, is the head dietician for PACE in San Diego. He's the fellow in this video with the chow...

He's at 25 seconds in this video...

 

[Air Force Brat]

My second oldest son ,Alex, is the head dietician for PACE in San Diego. He's the fellow in this video with the chow...

He's at 25 seconds in this video...

Yep, as handsome as his old MAN!

 

[Air Force Brat]

Hello old friends! I'm back after a two year absence

Well, just to prove the Air Force Brat's are international businessmen, Air Force Brat #4 just gave an Asian Dude 2 Grand and the keys to his new airplane!