Got Walnuts?

[JDgreen]

We have about a dozen huge black walnut trees, some are about 50-60 years old. Many of them began dropping their nuts about a week ago, I have never known them to begin shedding walnuts this early in the year. Thankfully there are not a lot of them to pick up this season, at times in the past there were so many it was practically walnut-to-walnut carpeting in my front yard....:laughing:

Yeah, what a stupid joke....:laughing:

 

[jmurray01]

I haven't got walnuts, but I have apples!

The apple tree at the foot of our lawn has started dropping lots of tiny apples.

I have to spend about 20 minutes picking them all up prior to mowing.

When they get large enough to eat, I will feel happier about it, but for now, when they are the size of grapes, I am getting fed up of the bloody things!

 

[jmurray01]

Wait a second, are they edible ? If so, start selling them!

 

[reynoldston]

Wait a second, are they edible ? If so, start selling them!

I a a lot of black walnut trees around my place also and they are edible. The only thing I see about them they make a big mess. There is no market around here to sell the nuts except the wood is very sell able.

 

[JDgreen]

Wait a second, are they edible ? If so, start selling them!

Of you had any idea of how much work it is to prepare black walnuts....first you have to clean off the green oily, stinking outer husk, then wash the inner nuts to get the rest of the husk off, then dry the nuts, crack them, dig out the edible part...one of the reasons they cost so much to buy in a store is the amount of time and work to obtain the nuts themselves...one year I put out a few 5 gallon pails full of the green nuts with a sign that said "FREE" and the people who stopped dumped the nuts out and took the pails......:laughing: :laughing:

 

[jmurray01]

Of you had any idea of how much work it is to prepare black walnuts....first you have to clean off the green oily, stinking outer husk, then wash the inner nuts to get the rest of the husk off, then dry the nuts, crack them, dig out the edible part...one of the reasons they cost so much to buy in a store is the amount of time and work to obtain the nuts themselves...one year I put out a few 5 gallon pails full of the green nuts with a sign that said "FREE" and the people who stopped dumped the nuts out and took the pails......:laughing: :laughing:

OK, so you'll think about it ? :laughing:

 

[benski]

I've had marginal results with my lawn sweeper picking up all sorts of detritus before I mow. The biggest caveat is watch out for ripe fruit; it wants to turn into jam on the brushes of the sweeper!:biggrin:

 

[jd335]

I a a lot of black walnut trees around my place also and they are edible. The only thing I see about them they make a big mess. There is no market around here to sell the nuts except the wood is very sell able.

this is so funny we have alot of black walnut trees several years ago my sister inlaw told my daughter how much money she made from gathering up her walnuts and selling them so my daughter started getting my feed sacks and she spent 2 weeks gathering up walnuts she had a long list of things she was going to buy with her money well we loade up the walnuts took them to the buyer and she got a grand total of 17 bucks for them she was so mad to this day you mention walnuts to her and she lets you know she don't want anythinng to do with walnuts i felt so sorry for her @ the time

 

[JDgreen]

this is so funny we have alot of black walnut trees several years ago my sister inlaw told my daughter how much money she made from gathering up her walnuts and selling them so my daughter started getting my feed sacks and she spent 2 weeks gathering up walnuts she had a long list of things she was going to buy with her money well we loade up the walnuts took them to the buyer and she got a grand total of 17 bucks for them she was so mad to this day you mention walnuts to her and she lets you know she don't want anythinng to do with walnuts i felt so sorry for her @ the time

I have never known anybody who collected and sold them, TWO WEEKS gathering and she made 17 bucks???!!!

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Got acorns? We have plenty for everyone...:confused2: