The 2015 Georgia Peach season is expected to be outstanding. TIFTON, Ga. (WCTV) -- In South Georgia, the 2017 season proved dismal for peach growers, but 2018 is expected to be a different story. This year’s extended winter chill hours were optimum as the orchards received up to 1,200 hours under 40 degrees. Meet Our Growers. How sweet of you to drop by for a taste! Georgia has earned a reputation for growing quality fruit, leading lawmakers to declare our land the “Peach State” and to make the peach, in 1995, Georgia’s official state fruit.

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Learn More » RECIPES. Peach fans from the Northeast weighed in, crying over what is shaping up to be an exceptionally lousy peach season because of a late frost. Pearson Farm also carries a year-round selection of condiments, gift tins … Welcome to our Georgia Peaches website. Georgia earned a Rose Bowl bid after it blanked Georgia Tech 34–0 in Athens to end the regular season. Californians were silent, even though the … Our fresh Georgia peaches (in season) and pecans are available for online purchase. The peach went from feral trees utilized opportunistically to a tended commercial crop in the Southern United States in the 1850s, as the boll weevil attacked regional cotton crops. The peach became the state fruit of Georgia, nicknamed the "Peach State", in 1995. Georgia has a heritage 150 years long of growing peaches right here in our state. Peach packing at Pearson Farms is set to start next week, which means farmers are putting the finishing touches together in the orchards. Dickey Farms has been growing peaches in the heartland of Georgia for over 120 years. 1946 – Fueled by the return of Charley Trippi, the 1946 SEC Champion Bulldogs went 10-0, including … Georgia then edged UCLA 9–0 in the Rose Bowl. Over the years, folks have come to love our homemade ice cream, fresh-off-the-truck vegetable bushels and our assortment of gourmet gifts. View All » Brought to you by.