Georgia
Representative warm-season temperature is 25°C, inside the 15–27°C optimum. Annual rainfall is 1,098 mm, inside the 900–1,100 mm optimum rainfall band.
Compared on representative regional temperature and rainfall.
Commercial crop requirements
Growing Peaches: climate, soil and water requirements
Peaches has an optimum temperature range of 15–27°C within an absolute 12–35°C envelope.
Its profile calls for 700 mm of seasonal water and an optimum soil pH of 5.5–6.3.
How to read the figures
Profile figures come from the source cited at the foot of this page. Regional figures are representative reference values, not coordinate-level measurements.
Climate envelope
Use the optimum band for screening normal crop development and the absolute range as an outer tolerance boundary. Accumulated heat still depends on the local planting window and daily temperatures.
| Requirement | Profile value |
|---|---|
| Optimum temperature | 15–27°C |
| Absolute temperature range | 12–35°C |
| Heat to maturity | 1,680 growing degree days above a 7°C base |
| Photoperiod | Long-day response; 12-hour critical daylength |
| Vernalisation | Required; 100 reference days |
| Established-plant cold-hardiness limit | -23°C |
Soil and pH
| Requirement | Profile value |
|---|---|
| Optimum pH | 5.5–6.3 |
| Tolerated pH range | 4.5–7.5 |
| Waterlogging tolerance | Intolerant |
An intolerant rating means drainage is a screening constraint. Check infiltration, perched-water risk, field outlets and the duration of saturation before committing land.
Water
| Requirement | Profile value |
|---|---|
| Seasonal water requirement | 700 mm |
| Optimum rainfall band | 900–1,100 mm |
| Absolute rainfall range | 750–1,600 mm |
Irrigation becomes necessary when effective in-season rainfall is below the 700 mm seasonal requirement. Convert that gap into a field schedule only after accounting for soil water storage, application efficiency and local rainfall timing.
Nitrogen demand
The profile assigns Peaches nitrogen-demand category 3, which translates to moderate demand. It is a relative category, not a fertiliser rate.
Set the field program from soil and tissue evidence, expected removals, prior-crop effects and local nutrient rules.
Crop-level reference profile
| Requirement | Profile value |
|---|---|
| Average yield | 17.82 t/ha reference average |
| Growing period | About 120 days from spring growth to harvest in one season, derived from 1,680 growing degree days above 7°C at a 21°C mean season temperature. Modelled from the crop profile. |
Where it grows well
These examples pass a stated temperature or rainfall comparison using representative regional values. Regional screening, not parcel-level.
North Carolina
Representative warm-season temperature is 23.9°C, inside the 15–27°C optimum. Annual rainfall is 1,060 mm, inside the 900–1,100 mm optimum rainfall band.
Compared on representative regional temperature and rainfall.
Pennsylvania
Representative warm-season temperature is 18.9°C, inside the 15–27°C optimum. Annual rainfall is 1,036 mm, inside the 900–1,100 mm optimum rainfall band.
Compared on representative regional temperature and rainfall.
Regional guides
Research basis
These papers support the qualitative interpretation of the crop profile. No paper-derived figure is used on this page; the named crop and region fields remain the only sources of displayed agronomic numbers.
- Chilling and Heat Requirements of Temperate Stone Fruit Trees (Prunus sp.)
Winter chill and subsequent heat both gate flowering, so a site must be screened on winter temperatures as well as the growing season.
- Relationship between Chilling Accumulation and Heat Requirement for Flowering in Peach Varieties of Different Chilling Requirements
Chilling requirement varies widely between peach varieties, so cultivar choice, not the region alone, decides whether a site works.
Taking this to a field decision
This profile cannot set planting depth, row spacing, seeding rate, cultivar choice, fertiliser rate, harvest timing, irrigation schedule or drainage design. Those decisions depend on cultivar, local practice and field conditions.
Use a coordinate-level audit, local field evidence and commercial terms before a land or lending decision.
Crop profile source
Wikidata & Literature (Scorza and Okie, 1990).