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Sep 2, 2011#1

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:

Sep 2, 2011#2

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!

Sep 2, 2011#3

jmurray01

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

Sep 2, 2011#4

reynoldston

jmurray01 said:
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.

Sep 3, 2011#5

JDgreen

jmurray01 said:
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:

Sep 3, 2011#6

jmurray01

JDgreen said:
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:

Sep 3, 2011#7

B

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:

Sep 5, 2011#8

jd335

reynoldston said:
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

Sep 5, 2011#9

JDgreen

jd335 said:
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???!!!

Sep 6, 2011#10

CompactTractorFan

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

Sep 6, 2011#11

jd335

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

jd we have buyers here they have machine's that take all the shell off of them thenn they weigh whats left and pay per pound takes alot of shelled walnuts to weigh a pound if i could some how get them to be as high as gold i might get intrested the bad part of my daughter's deal was my sister inlaw lied about how much she made

Sep 21, 2011#12

M

Money Pit

Anyone ever try using thatching blades to rake these cute little treasures up? other ideas? (we have no kids available.)

Oct 12, 2011#13

N

nettelec

My father in-laws neighbor was using some contraption to pick up walnuts. He was rolling something around on the ground. I had never seen it before. It looked very simple to use. So I had to google it and found out it is one of these- Nut Wizard Home

It looked like it worked amazing.

Oct 12, 2011#14

JDgreen

nettelec said:
My father in-laws neighbor was using some contraption to pick up walnuts. He was rolling something around on the ground. I had never seen it before. It looked very simple to use. So I had to google it and found out it is one of these- Nut Wizard Home

It looked like it worked amazing.

How many times would THIS loader full fill that tiny gadget....one pic shows HALF the walnuts off the tree in the other picture.....:laughing:

Oct 12, 2011#15

JDgreen

nettelec said:
My father in-laws neighbor was using some contraption to pick up walnuts. He was rolling something around on the ground. I had never seen it before. It looked very simple to use. So I had to google it and found out it is one of these- Nut Wizard Home

It looked like it worked amazing.

BTW, WELCOME TO LMF !!!! :thumbsup:

Oct 21, 2013#16

J

JimandNancy

JDgreen said:
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:

Does anyone know of a mechanical means to pick them up?

Oct 21, 2013#17

J

JimandNancy

JDgreen said:
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:

Does anyone know of a mechanical means of picking up those walnuts?

Oct 21, 2013#18

reynoldston

I see its that time of year again. I have a extra heavy crop of them this year for some reason.

Oct 21, 2013#19

exotion

JimandNancy said:
Does anyone know of a mechanical means of picking up those walnuts?

Maybe a really high power lawn vac. I think raking is the most effective

Oct 21, 2013#20

reynoldston

I find they make good food for the tree rats ( Squirrels ).

Oct 21, 2013#21

L

LoCo86

I believe a five gallon bucket and a pair of gloves is the fastest way to gather walnuts. Just have a truck or loader close bye to empty the bucket into.

Oct 21, 2013#22

metz12

I have a few walnut trees in my yard. when i was younger i hit them into my neighbors yard with one of those fat wiffleball bats! i knocked some around today with my mower doing my yard. we also have apples in my yard too!

Oct 21, 2013#23

reynoldston

metz12 said:
I have a few walnut trees in my yard. when i was younger i hit them into my neighbors yard with one of those fat wiffleball bats! i knocked some around today with my mower doing my yard. we also have apples in my yard too!

I have the apples also. They feed the deer. The snow will be coming in few week and all the nuts and apples will be gone with the snow next spring. Then a few more walnut tress will start growing in the woods next year. Black walnut logs are worth very good money and what is left over makes good fire wood. Any of the trees that start growing in the lawn just get mowed down.

Oct 21, 2013#24

P

possum

You want to clean up walnuts every day or so. Just kick them to a spot. Rake them to a spot. Pick them up and toss them to a spot. Once enough of them are in the spot to suit you just take a dust pan and shovel them up and load them into a large plastic trash can. 99 out of a hundred Walnut or fruit trees here in town are never even looked at much less picked up.

Oct 22, 2013#25

lawn mower fanatic

I mowed a lawn with apples the other day.....most were destroyed by the time I saw done....either smashed by the tires or sliced in half by the blade! :licking:

Oct 22, 2013#26

exotion

lawn mower fanatic said:
I mowed a lawn with apples the other day.....most were destroyed by the time I saw done....either smashed by the tires or sliced in half by the blade! :licking:

Makes you and your equipment smell good

Oct 23, 2013#27

E

edd

wish there was a market for sweet gum balls

Oct 23, 2013#28

reynoldston

edd said:
wish there was a market for sweet gum balls

just what are sweet gum balls, candy?

Oct 23, 2013#29

S

shadeytree

It's a seed pod from a sweet gum tree, a tree we have in the south. The seed pod looks like a porcupine egg:laughing:

Oct 23, 2013#30

Carscw

Hitting a sweet gum ball is like hitting a small rock. When they first fall from the tree.
I hate the damn things. Them and magnolia trees

Oct 23, 2013#31

lawn mower fanatic

edd said:
wish there was a market for sweet gum balls

reynoldston said:
just what are sweet gum balls, candy?

shadeytree said:
It's a seed pod from a sweet gum tree, a tree we have in the south. The seed pod looks like a porcupine egg:laughing:

Carscw said:
Hitting a sweet gum ball is like hitting a small rock. When they first fall from the tree.
I hate the damn things. Them and magnolia trees

It's annoying when you brush up against a branch and get like 10 of them on your pants! :frown:

(http://gardennaturally.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/weeder-sweet-gum-2.jpg)

Oct 23, 2013#32

TaskForceLawnCare

JimandNancy said:
Does anyone know of a mechanical means of picking up those walnuts?

A little late to the thread, but i hate walnuts they end up getting stuck in the billy goats. I've found the best way to pick them up is a high school kid a rake a bucket, gloves and about $8 an hour on my crew.

Oct 24, 2013#33

exotion

TaskForceLawnCare said:
A little late to the thread, but i hate walnuts they end up getting stuck in the billy goats. I've found the best way to pick them up is a high school kid a rake a bucket, gloves and about $8 an hour on my crew.

Nice lol does he get a spot on your trailer next to the other tools

or does he get to ride in the truck lol

Oct 24, 2013#34

TaskForceLawnCare

exotion said:
Nice lol does he get a spot on your trailer next to the other tools or does he get to ride in the truck lol

Depends on how bad he smells from the walnuts. Just kidding he rides in the truck, he even gets a company shirt, hoodie, hat, bennie cap and i buy his gloves. I like them to look good while they're doing the dirty work.

Oct 24, 2013#35

D

dfbrown

JDgreen said:
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:

I have 6 very tall black walnut trees and I just cut 4 of them down. The balls are a pain in the u know what and those start to fall around july slowly and leave are already down in PA. I am going to cut 1 more tree but keep the other because of the shade. Those trees are such a pain because i have to clean up the balls before I cut my yard so I do not destroy my blades. I am so glad they are gone.

Dec 4, 2013#36

E

edd

the best use for sweet gum balls is to clean a mower deck.....wet grass wont stay under there if you run over a bunch of sweet gum balls

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