I think all of our pecan trees are seedlings. Nuts vary considerably and are smaller than commercially available pecans.
Pecan nuts are falling from the sky right now and I’m really happy. But they should be able to endure much more. we need to work on them. Faye commented below my recent video about pecan trees:
Many years ago I had an organic pecan orchard. I drilled deep holes 18 inches apart around the drip line with a pick, filled them with cottonseed meal and fish emulsion, limed the orchard, added soft phosphate rock and lots of compost. After two years, production had doubled and the nuts were larger and oilier. I love these seedlings. It seems to taste better. They were producing 150 pounds from one tree. They require large amounts of zinc.
That’s a good idea. Anyway, I have to get Lime Buggy out of here.
However, making holes 18 inches apart is a tedious task. That’s quite a bit of digging considering the size of these pecans. The IV line is probably 70 to 80 feet in diameter.
But we have to do something.
Otherwise, another commenter wrote:
“If you want good quality and abundant nuts, you have to take care of your trees. Otherwise you’ll end up with the same amount or less.”
And I definitely don’t want to be anything less than what I am. I want to make these trees healthy!
And of course, if you want to make something delicious with pecans and other homegrown fruits, get Rachel’s new cookbook here.
