June 07, 2009
Orchardists anticipate bumper peach crop
Summer-like temperatures throughout much of the spring, combined with more than 7 inches of rain since May began, may seem an annoyance for some central Virginia residents. But for owners of area peach orchards, those little annoyances are just what they needed to make this year’s crop potentially one of the best in recent history. Bennett Saunders, of Saunders Brothers Orchard in Piney River in Nelson County, said that after a few years of subpar production, his family’s orchard is set to yield its best crop in years.
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