South Carolina farmers say 2025 peach season looks promising

LANDRUM, S.C. (WSPA) – Peach season is around the corner and Upstate farmers are getting ready for a busy season.

At the base of Hogback Mountain sits 150 acres of peach trees. Hyder Farms has been tending to these crops for more than a century.

“We grow about 17 different varieties, ranging from yellow peaches, freestones, all the way to white peaches and nectarines,” Brandon Hyder, with Hyder Farms, said.

Hyder said some of the peaches on his family’s farm are ready to be picked.

“I am looking for color and size, you definitely want to have the yellow reddish color to it and each variety is a little different,” Hyder said.

Once each peach is picked, it is sorted into boxes, chilled and will eventually be ready to sell. This year, farmers have been fortunate to have warmer weather this spring.

“Peach season in the south is typically from Memorial Day until Labor Day, but this year we are a little bit early,” Hyder said. “We are about two weeks early, and that is due to weather. [It] has been abnormally warmer this spring.”

In a good season, the farm will produce somewhere between 60,000 to 90,000 baskets of peaches. Hyder said this year, that goal looks promising.

“Everybody has a really strong crop. The only thing we have to worry about right now is weather related stuff, such as hailstorms and thunderstorms in the afternoon, that could do some damage,” Hyder said. “This may be one of the bigger years in the south for peaches. We are really hoping a lot of people will come out and enjoy one of the good fruits the south has to offer.”

Although some spring rain is good for the crop, peaches prefer hot and dry weather.

Hyder said you can pick up their locally grown peaches at several farmers markets this year including Spartanburg Hub City Market, DT Saturday Market, downtown Greenville and Landrum Farmers Market, or you can visit their farm at 500 Hogback Mountain Road, in Landrum.