Local Grower Builds Peach House to Cultivate Peaches on Denman

environment · Summer 2023 · Denman Island

A local grower on Denman Island has built a 10x14 foot peach house with transparent plastic roofing to protect peach trees from rain and improve fruit production. The grower hand-pollinates the trees due to early blooming and plans to add polyethylene panels for additional heat retention in winter.

Related locations

• 5909 Denman Rd Denman Island
• 1000 Denman Rd Denman Island
• 6011 Denman Rd Denman Island
• 3941 EAST RD DENMAN ISLAND
• 1035 DUSTY RD DENMAN ISLAND
• A-1795 SWAN RD DENMAN ISLAND
• 5515 LACON RD DENMAN ISLAND
• 1341 SCHMIDT RD DENMAN ISLAND

Sources

• “My husband had a peach house built backing on to a building with a pretty good southern exposure... Our peach house is 10 feet wide and 14 feet long... I get a small ladder and a watercolour brush and spend a few hours... pollinating them myself.” — The Islands Grapevine – August 24th, 2023 (August 24th, 2023)

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