It’s the time to harvest green black walnuts. Typically, I’m able to get a handful per tree that are accessible from the ground. I just came across a tree that had the top blown off in a storm, so I was able to collect ~10 kg almost entirely from one tree.
This is probably way more than I need, so it’s time to track down some alternative uses for them.
Last year I made nocino and walnut syrup. This year, I’m going to do more of that as well as some vin de noix.
Let me know if you have any other suggestions.
That’s true for ripe nuts at the end of the season. Right now, the only ones you’ll find on the ground are fruits that the tree has aborted. I’m not sure exactly what causes it, but the ones that are on the ground right now are no good.
Good to know. I forgot we are still young nuts that can sliced into