Sunday, October 13, 2019

Black Walnut Season is Here

Black walnuts are falling off the trees and are ripe for the picking.  
This is a banner season for sure.
I gathered lots of walnuts previous years used some of the juice (dye) at the time and froze the rest for another day.  It is so sad to see these gems go to waste.
They are being run over by vehicles entering and exiting our development but when I walk to the mailbox and back try to kick some off to the side of the road in case someone wishes to salvage some.
I've used black walnuts to over dye wool several times and you can see one posting HERE.

 Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian Friends!

 Saundra
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9 comments:

  1. lyndaOctober 13, 2019 at 5:12 PM

    We are inundated with them here! I can't possibly collect them all! Same with PINE CONES!

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  2. acorn hollowOctober 13, 2019 at 7:24 PM

    can you eat them?
    Cathy

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  3. Rugs and PugsOctober 13, 2019 at 7:24 PM

    Thanks for the reminder to gather some :)

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  4. JacquelineOctober 13, 2019 at 8:31 PM

    Wish I had some. Will ask around. Thanks for the info.

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  5. elaine allertonOctober 14, 2019 at 8:09 AM

    Never dyed wool with walnuts,,,
    But if my husband sees any , we stop to pick them up,,,, we plant them on our 5 acres!!

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  6. Lori from Notforgotten FarmOctober 14, 2019 at 9:17 AM

    we have over 60 black walnut trees just in the vicinity of our farmyard alone! our 85 acres are FULL with them ~ so many nuts!!! I do make my own dye too ~ I have friends who gather them when they come here for baking black walnut brownies!
    L

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  7. Julie - My Primitive HeartOctober 14, 2019 at 12:06 PM

    Hi Saundra,
    So nice of you to think of others and hopefully they will take advantage of them! I love using the walnut dye, too!!
    Hope you have a wonderful week!
    Heart Hugs~
    Julie xo

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  8. Prims By The WaterOctober 14, 2019 at 5:04 PM

    The squirrels here seem to find all of them. I try to get a few to save. Janice

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  9. Lady LocustOctober 14, 2019 at 5:29 PM

    Time for blackened fingers:-)

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