– Garth Ruff, Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ohio State University Extension, Henry County

Photo: CFAES, The Ohio State University

I’m not sure that picking walnuts is a popular throughout the state as it is in southern Ohio, but it is time for them to be falling from trees. If you want to harvest the nuts, you may allow the nuts to fully ripen and fall to the ground, or the nuts can be shaken from the tree when you can dent the hulls of several nuts on the tree with your thumb. Before gathering “wild” nuts, it is a good idea to crack a few to see if the kernels are full.

Hulling quickly after harvest is important because Continue reading The time is here for gathering walnuts →