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This is what I use, but I have 18 acres of walnuts.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1634004770.jpg And we put them in these: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1634004832.jpg |
Each nut on the tree is about a small apple size.
The green soft exterior is about an inch thick and is black and stinky. Under that is the hard inner walnut shell which houses the walnut. The inner walnut meat can be tasty when dried and salted. |
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They look diff than mine. Are they black walnuts? Are they pictured with the meat on? |
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So much work involved with getting to the nut that people lose interest. Can buy them in the store for a very low price instead. |
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Nuts in the carts have hulls/husks still on them. We have a small plant where we remove the hulls and dry them for shipment form final processing. |
Interesting.
The final product is what we get in the bag?...or is it the whole inner nut? Drying them must take a lot of heat. |
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If you have mre than a few, you can also take them to a "hulling and buying location" if there is one locally: https://black-walnuts.com/discover-harvesting-and-hulling/hulling-and-buying-locations/ |
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https://imaginacres.com/black-walnuts/ |
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Once through our little plant they go into drying trailers (Peerless) and we have a gas burner and fan that circuities hot air through them. We have to hit 8% mostirue orthe big processing plant won't take them. Once dry we load them into semi trailers and they haul them to the processing plant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONFXk7cwXSI |
^^^ That is a great video.
Surprising how much hands-on is used/needed in the growing stage. |
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Picked up another 6 wheelbarrows full today. The tree is over half empty now....hooray!
Pics of the walnut mountain. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1634145015.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1634145056.jpg |
for size reference. Next to a large Honey Crisp apple.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1634145673.jpg |
Where are those farmer's market people when you need them.
My mom had two walnut trees and it was a lot of work to take the outer layer off and dry them, so I understand why not. |
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What is the nut pictured on the right? Saw on on my driveway this am - first time in 50 yrs. Thanks Bill K |
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