Devastating flooding in Texas has caused many people to lose their lives this past weekend. In the case of Texas peaches, this tragic weather event also means drought relief.
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"For us, this was one of the most beautiful rains I've seen in years," said Jamey Vogel of Vogel Orchard in Fredericksburg, Texas. "It rained all Thursday night and all day Friday. It was very slow and about 6.5 inches in total. We have needed to recover from these droughts that we've been through, and this is certainly getting us on that way."
Following what Vogel says was an exceptional drought status in recent years, the grower says the peach crop is in a much better position now than at the start of the season.
2025 peach growing conditions
This recent rain does follow a late spring rain pattern that saw about 9.5 inches of rain from late May through June 20th. The spring also saw, for the fourth year in a row, marginal chilling hours for Texas peaches, which affected some of the varieties, particularly some of the mid to late-season varieties.
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The rains, though, likely have slowed harvest on an already light volume of Texas peaches, which are about midway through the season. The season also started ahead of schedule, and this weather event will keep the state ahead on its production with about four to five weeks of harvest left. The rains are also anticipated to help with fruit sizing for the second half of the season.
"After the drought we've been through, we would rather fight issues from too much rain, such as harvest issues or weed control, rather than no rain," said Vogel.
For more information:
Jamey Vogel
Vogel Orchard
Tel: +1 (830) 644-2404
[email protected]
www.vogelorchard.com
