In the fall of 2017, they began to harvest the first crop, the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of the Volyn Regional State Administration said in a statement.
The garden of peach trees appeared in Volyn at the initiative of Vladimir Melnik, Sergey Shevchuk and Ivan Grushkovsky. the trees gave the first fruits.
More and more often Volyn gardeners are turning their attention to niche cultures that are not traditional for this region. On their plots you can see peach, blueberries, honeysuckle.
Peach garden with an area of 2 hectares. in the Volyn region was laid for the first time. The local farmers not only realize themselves on the lands of Volyn, but also provide compatriots with jobs, said Yuri Gorbenko, director of the agricultural development department.
As it became known, farmers began to host, growing traditional apples, pears, plums, cherries, apricots. They decided to break the peach garden after a trip to the nurseries of the Matsenko family from Cherkasy region.
Volyn gardeners themselves raised a stock of peach, ordering the seeds of the Manchu peach, which grows in Manchuria. This peach was chosen for use as a stock, because it can withstand temperature extremes from -45 to + 50 ° С.
Currently, in the peach orchard of Volyn gardeners, there are 15 late, medium and early varieties. In addition to them, seedlings of apple, cherries, pears, cherries and peaches on the Manchurian stock are grown on order under the order.
