I use a ladder and a long pole to place the netting. I keep it pruned shorter now so it's easier to net. I've learned to thin the peaches a bit more now, so they get bigger but have a few less. I've been doing that right now, as it's loaded with little ones. This is a Contender peach tree. It's developed to take the cold winters, and has survived even 5 or 6 mild freezes on the buds and still produced. The peaches are very tasty and hold up well for canning. I would think it needs a longer chill period then it would get down in your area, but you would have a wide selection of varietes to plant down by you. I planted another cold hearty variety last year called Flamin Fury PF-24C. It already has a few peaches on it. I'm only letting it have a couple to see what they taste like. as it's so young.
