Peaches
Fruit is harvest-ready from mid-July – mid-October. Dehydration takes about 8-16 hours – less if sliced thinly. Easy to grow with little maintenance. Peaches are susceptible to a few diseases such as peach curl. You can find disease resistant varieties.
Plums
Early varieties are often ready in May and in general from May – July. If growing plums, the Japanese variety are prized for their early harvest while European plums ripen later. A good tip is to mix varieties so that you gain a longer harvest season with plums. Dehydration takes about 15-30 hours depending on the variety. Not a lot of maintenance required with plums. Annual pruning helps produce better crops.
Figs
Typically fig harvests begins in mid-July and last until September. Dehydration takes about 22-30 hours. Figs are excellent if dried as leathers. They require very little maintenance but can take up a lot of space.