WHY DO THE SEEDS IN SOME PEACHES SPLIT OR ARE SOFT?
Early May and June peaches have seeds that tend to be either soft or to split. The reason for a soft seed is the peach has not had enough time to develop a seed before it ripens. A split seed is where the seed breaks open. This is especially true for the “Junegold” variety which always has a tendency to split. Sometimes the seed will be black inside or have a sap-like substance inside. There is nothing wrong with the peach or the seed. Split seeded peaches tend to ripen quicker than those that have their seed intact.
