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Well friends, Mr. Ethereal has been watching the pecan tree this year like a hawk! He does NOT want the squirrels and crows to get all of the pecans this year, as they have done every autumn in the past, so… This past weekend, we went out after church and began harvesting…

We went around and picked all of the ready pecans from the ground with already-burst outer husks, then whacked those old husks off the tree to clean it up. Next, we climbed the ladder and whacked down a few more…

Finally, Mr. E. had the brilliant idea to climb up onto the bed of the truck and harvest from there! He’d scootch down and I’d pull forward just a bit until he’d tell me to stop.

We gathered more…

I was hulling the pecans out of their outer shells from ground while Charles would toss some of the just-slightly-cracking-open pecans to the ground (or later, to me standing up or onto the truck cover).

Only crazy thing is…

Did you know that pecan hulls produce a yellowish oil? Well, that oil turns black and NOTHING takes if off your hands…

Nothing.

When we hull the rest, I’ll remember, and so will Mr. Ethereal, to wear gloves! ;)’

The pecans themselves should be ready in a couple of weeks to crack open and eat. Some are super heavy so we think we got them at a good time.

Plus, there are still more on the tree so we will check next weekend again…And the squirrels and friends will have the entire top of the tree to their hearts’ content to munch on. 😉

Happy Momma holding part of the day’s labors!!!

Leave us a comment letting us know where all you’ve been harvesting this year.

Have you been out to the local apple tree farm (I used to work at one in Northern California ~ Harris Christmas Tree Farm in Pollock Pines!) to pick your apples?? Any other fruit or nut pickings this season?

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Happy fall picking, y’all,