Tom Gosse sits on the trunk of a 100-year-old black walnut tree Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, that was growing on his property in Wabasha, where he has lived since 1945. The trunk was from one of three trees ...

While many species of nuts grow wild, homeowners can also enjoy planting and harvesting their own nut crops, including pecans, walnuts and hickory nuts. To ensure good quality, proper collecting, ...

If you’ve ever walked into your yard or local orchard during the later part of the season and assumed everything juicy, crunchy, or delicious was already gone, you’re in for a treat. There’s something ...

Q: I'm trying to identify the tree in the photo. I've been told that the nuts are not edible. Can you help? - Scott Bundy. A: The tree in the photo is black walnut, Juglans nigra, and it's a ...

The black walnut (Juglans nigra) is a valuable timber tree and nut tree. Walnuts ripen in the fall, and as they mature, the green hulls soften and become yellowish. The fruit is ready for harvest when ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! A chance of frost is in the forecast as the growing season winds its way down. Many gardeners perform a fall cleanup and plant a cover crop such as winter ...

It's that time of year again, walnut season is cracking open. It's the first shake. "Yeah, the whole team is busy; this is what we work for all year," said Davin Norene, owner of Big Time Farming in ...