I spent many years in central California. I've irrigated friend's orchards and had trees in my own yard both intentinal and volunteer.

Here's what I learned. H20 is good. Peach trees love water on their roots. Keep it off the fruit. If it's a really hot day beware of pit burn, in which the pits overheat and cook the fruit. In excess of 100 degrees F., harvest and try to ripen the fruit on the shelf. In the absence of excessive heat, be patient and let the fruit get ripe and juicy. Best harvest at this latitude won't occur for another couple of weeks.

Eat one when it's warm off the tree and let the juice run down your chin. It's a peach.

D