look for peaches that have an intense fragrance and that give slightly to palm pressure avoid those that are hard or have soft spots store ripe peaches in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to 5 days to ripen peaches place in a brown paper bag and store at room temperature for about 2 days
A tick will feed for 3-7 days before becoming engorged, drop off the host, and lay eggs to begin the life cycle again. Ticks are most active in spring and summer, between March and October, but can be found in any month or season. From personal experience, ticks appear to be far less active at night than during the day. Ticks can be found from sea level to over 8,000ft. Though they dislike cold temperatures, wild sheep and goats can carry them to high altitudes where they can still be a nuisance (the Ruby Mtns in Nevada are one example).
Fixit: Ticks' life cycle shows why they appear in spring, not summer. Q Starting in May, wood ticks appear to run wild, then they seem to disappear by July. What happens to them? I realize I am never safe from wood ticks until frost, but when is it safer to stroll through wood tick territory? Do all ticks (dog and deer) have this same cycle? A The life cycle of the wood tick (also called American dog tick) helps explain why you see them in the spring, but not in the summer. These ticks have a two-year life cycle. Eggs are laid in early summer and hatch into larvae. They don't feed until they turn into nymphs the following spring.