{"id":15889,"date":"2020-06-22T08:21:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T12:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?p=15889"},"modified":"2021-01-22T08:35:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T13:35:22","slug":"growing-peach-trees-in-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/06\/22\/growing-peach-trees-in-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there a guide for growing peach trees in Maine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>I am growing peach trees here in Wiscasset, Maine. I have never grown them and I am learning the hard way. Is there a guide book or publication of what to do and when?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Answer:<\/h3>\n<p>They can be a challenge, but many home orchardists find the effort worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p>We have a good amount of information for home gardeners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/fruit\/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine\/\">Growing Fruit Trees in Maine<\/a> is an extensive part of our website with info about apples, pears, peaches and plums.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2068e\/\">Growing Peaches in Maine<\/a> is a fact sheet which goes into more detail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feel free to bookmark our <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/\">Garden &amp; Yard<\/a> website for more information about gardening in Maine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I am growing peach trees here in Wiscasset, Maine. I have never grown them and I am learning the hard way. 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