Harvested almonds off my almond tree!

I’ve been growing almond and walnut trees in my fruit orchard for about 8 years hoping to be able to harvest fresh organic nuts. But until this year, we usually only produce about 2 or 3 nuts per year. Pretty sad. I stopped expecting to see almonds or walnuts in the trees, so when I saw 50-60 nuts this year, I was thrilled.

Not knowing when an almond is ripe or when to pick them, I searched online to learn that when the outer skin opens, it’s time to harvest. After 8 years, it was gratifying to pick each nut on my 3 almond trees. I didn’t know that there are 2 layers that protect the almond seed. City girl…

Only got 4 walnuts this year, so maybe next year I’ll get a bumper crop like I did almonds. I get a comforting sense of satisfaction to grow my own nuts. I hope to master the art of growing nuts so I don’t need to buy them. Maybe I’ll have enough next year to share!