when to pick?

[Buffy in Dallas]

I have a peach tree in my yard that is covered in fruit. Most is still green. Some have yellow tinges and a few have red traces starting. All are still hard as rocks. So how do I know when to pick them?

[uncle Will in In.]

Pick them when they are ripe enough to eat but before they get very soft. If you want to keep them around a few days before you can or freeze them, pick them a couple days sooner. They will ripen some after they are picked, but don't pick them when they are really hard.

[Windy in Kansas]

When you start seeing a lot of bird damage, the peaches are ripe and it is time to pick.

[FolioMark]

You have peaches almost ready to pick in May!!?!?! (Insert very unchristian thought) My trees just flowered and I havent got a thing yet here in Illinois. Fresh peaches in May. Now thats heaven. Im jealous.