If asked to point out the differences between peaches and nectarines, could you do it? Now the harder question: Could you choose a favorite? We love peaches and nectarines equally around here. Whether ...

Summer is stone fruit season, and you can find us adding them to salads, cocktails, and desserts. The produce section at your local supermarket is likely overflowing with different varieties of ...

Is any summer truly complete without an abundance of juicy, golden peaches and nectarines? Their acidic, lightly floral notes give them a more sophisticated flare than other summer fruits, making them ...

Though alike in taste and appearance, these fruits are not the same. Stone fruits are a summer highlight, but sometimes this category of juicy produce can feel a bit muddled. Peaches, nectarines, ...

Local nectarines and peaches have been available at the Oxford Farmers Market from several growers. Although we regard nectarines and peaches as two distinct fruits, I’ve included both in this week’s ...

Nectarines are in the peach family and are easily recognized by their smooth skins and firm sweet flesh. Back in the early 17th century, the term nectarine was used to describe anything of or like ...

Although summer is winding down, there are still some fruits out there well worth buying, and nectarines from California are among them. I always talk about maturity as the key to getting the very ...

Kent Reinke’s orchard 7 miles northeast of Buhl, Idaho, has been in his family six decades. His grandparents planted the original trees in the 1950s and grew apples, peaches, pears, cherries, apricots ...

Editor's note: This is a partial reprint of a Southwest Yard and Garden column from June 2018. Question: What’s the deal with these clear, stiff, noodle-like formations on my nectarines? Have you ever ...