In the Kitchen with Black Walnuts: America’s Indigenous Baking Nut

Published on October 14, 2020 | in Baking, Healthy By Home Baking Association |

"Black walnuts, are a superfood native to the U.S. and one of the very few wild harvested foods commercially available today. For centuries #NativeAmericans used the nut meats as a food source and the husks for medicine and dyes. Even today nothing is wasted! The shells are ground into an eco-friendly abrasive."

Learn more:
https://www.homebaking.org/in-the-kitchen-with-black-walnuts-americas-indigenous-baking-nut/

#SolarPunkSunday #BlackWalnuts #WalnutTrees #IndigenousFoods

Did you know you can grow: #BlackWalnut

#UGAExtension experts provide information on growing uncommon Southern delights in your own backyard.

By Makenna Reavis

"#GeorgiaUSA is famous for its #peaches, #pecans and #peanuts, but thanks to its mild climate, the state also supports a variety of uncommon and exotic fruits and nuts.

"In a series inspired by University of Georgia #CooperativeExtension publication 'Minor Fruits and Nuts in Georgia,' edited by UGA Extension consumer horticulturist Bob Westerfield, we’ll highlight lesser-known edibles that can thrive in Georgia home gardens.

"This issue's focus is black walnut, a large nut tree native to Georgia and many parts of the eastern United States.

"Historically, the black walnut was a crucial tree for Native Americans, particularly the Cherokee, Delaware and Apache tribes. Indigenous people used various parts of the tree in their daily lives as a key ingredient in breads, soups and puddings. Parts of the bark and leaves repelled bugs and treated snake bites, sores, toothaches and other ailments."

Learn more:
https://fieldreport.caes.uga.edu/features/did-you-know-you-can-grow-black-walnut/

#SolarPunkSunday #BlackWalnuts #Gardening #WalnutTrees

132 #Juglone Tolerant Plants That Can Grow Near Black #WalnutTrees [or any plant containing juglone -- which includes #ButternutTrees]

By Erin Marissa Russell

"If your property includes a black walnut tree, you’re likely familiar with black walnut toxicity and the difficulty of keeping plants near your black walnut tree alive. However, you may not be aware that some plants are not as susceptible to black walnut toxicity as others and can successfully be grown near or even right underneath a black walnut tree.

"We’ve compiled plant lists containing various types of plants you can count on to flourish underneath black walnut trees, along with some details about each plant. But first, let’s take a look at why it’s so difficult for most plants to prosper when they grow too near to a black walnut tree."

Read more:
https://www.gardeningchannel.com/juglone-tolerant-plants-grow-black-walnut/

#SolarPunkSunday #BlackWalnuts #WalnutTrees #Gardening

So, unfortunately, the original web page is 404. However, someone archived it (maybe even me)! And yes, this is the method I used to start my walnut trees. One has to cover the pots with chicken wire after planting the walnuts -- or they will get eaten by squirrels! Also, the local deer were chewing on the bark of one of my walnut saplings (they chewed through one as well), so I had to put some fencing around the saplings. The chewed plant is making a comeback, as the deer didn't remove the bark around the tree completely...

How to Grow a #WalnutTree From a #Walnut

By Dale Devries

"Walnut trees are high and majestic trees when they are full grown. The trees are very easy to start from seed and they grow well in almost any type of soil. The enemy you must watch for most closely is the squirrel. If you don't protect your seed, the squirrels will surely dig them up and make lunch out of them. Patience is key when starting a walnut tree from a walnut, as it can take up to 10 years for the tree to bear fruit.

Step 1

Gather some walnuts that have fallen out of a tree nearby your home. This usually starts happening in the fall before the first freeze. If there are no walnut trees near your home, go to a local nursery and purchase the seeds. This way you will know the seeds are viable and haven't been processed like the walnuts you buy at the store.

Step 2

Place the walnuts you've collected on a covered work table. Hold a hammer sideways and tap the nut a few times. It should split and the seed will be visible. Pull the husk off and discard.

Step 3

Dig a hole only a couple of inches deep. The hole should only be two times the width of the nut. Plant more seeds than you want trees in case some don't come up. You can thin them out later or transplant the others.

Step 4

Plant the seeds right away and cover them with dirt. Place chicken wire over the dirt where the seeds are and cover with straw. This will keep the squirrels from digging them up and protect them. Mark the location where you planted them.

Step 5

Leave them alone for the winter. They will start to sprout in the spring. You can remove the chicken wire at this point, but you may want to get a vegetable cage for them while they are very small. This will not only protect them from predators, but you will not run over them with the lawn mower either. They will quickly grow out of the cage and you will no longer need it.

Step 6

Transplant or pull up the weakest of the seedlings when they are about 6 inches tall. Water regularly throughout the summer and spread some compost around the soil but not directly on the new trunk. They will grow 1 to 2 feet in their first season. After the winter again, just water and compost the new tree."

Source:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200812031754/https://www.hunker.com/12176487/how-to-grow-a-walnut-tree-from-a-walnut/

#SolarPunkSunday #PlantTrees #WalnutTrees #PlantForTheFuture

#Wikipedia - #Juglans

"#WalnutTrees are any species of tree in the plant genus Juglans, the type genus of the family #Juglandaceae, the seeds of which are referred to as walnuts. All species are deciduous trees, 10–40 metres (33–131 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves 200–900 millimetres (7.9–35.4 in), with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnuts (Pterocarya), but not the hickories (Carya) in the same family.

"The 21 species in the genus range across the north temperate #OldWorld from southeast #Europe east to #Japan, and more widely in the #NewWorld from southeast #Canada west to #California and south to #Argentina.

"Edible walnuts, which are consumed worldwide, are usually harvested from cultivated varieties of the species Juglans regia. China produces half of the world total of walnuts."

Learn more:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglans

#SolarPunkSunday #Walnuts #WalnutTrees #EdibleNuts #Trees

In other news, hubby trimmed back the branches of a dying oak tree, which will give our 2nd walnut tree more space and light. Our first one should be producing walnuts by now, but we think it was not producing because of the drought (mom in law's tree, the mother tree, is the same way). We'll make sure to give both of them plenty of watering the rest of this season and also next year...

#MoreTrees #GrowYourOwn #WalnutTrees #BlackWalnuts

We have been doom and glooming for the last week and I've finally said fuck it. Although I don't yet know what the solution is, we're not running away. We'll do something.

In this new spirit, I am going to add more #walnutTrees across the road from my main orchard. This is obviously not a political action but it is forward motion. At least I can continue to convert old fallow hay fields into productive carbon capturing and food producing #orchards.

It will also keep me from getting into too much trouble.

#ProgressiveFarming #ClimateAction

their home of sunken beer cans

Dusk on Snow
Lucas Dean Clark

#Poetry #EunoiaReview #LucasDeanClark #DuskOnSnow #Bluegill #WalnutTrees

https://eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2023/10/23/dusk-on-snow/