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but still we had a lot of customers who wanted to pick.” Walsworth said that even with a pick-your-own business it is necessary to have another outlet. "You don't really want your customers getting up on ladders.” he said. “They pick strictly from the bottom branches, so you need to have some way to pick and sell the peaches from the rest of the tree.” Other growers mentioned that a pick-your-own operation sometimes resulted in damaged trees or wasted fruit, but felt that these problems could be solved by good management and proper supervision.
Growers we talked to seemed well-satisified with the season here. But for the majority of them, this is only the beginning. According to Figures supplies by John Capelle. Director of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Planning District Commission, in 1978 there were only four peach growers here who did not also grow apples.
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