Plentiful peach crop expected in South Carolina this year

Growers and agriculture officials say that during the winter there was just enough cold weather to insure a good crop and so far there have been no late-season cold snaps to damage fragile peach blossoms.

Clemson University extension agent Andy Rollins said it's been warmer and wetter than usual in recent months in the state, but there were still enough cold nights during February to insure a good crop.

Jeff Hopkins, manager of Clemson's Musser Fruit Research Farm, tells The Independent Mail of Anderson (http://bit.ly/1SFSve5 ) there's been enough cold for a potentially strong crop.