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A big walnut tree - clear up advice
We've just moved into a house with a decent size garden. There is an
extremely well established walnut tree (which has a conservation order on it), which - as you can imagine - drops a considerable amount of leaves, twigs, and walnuts. I bought a 2500w flymo electric vac/blower since I had just so many leaves to deal with, and this handles the leaves ok but the sheer quantity of walnuts in the grass just depresses me. Raking is not particularly effective. Would a more "industrial" vac be able to suck up the walnuts? Any other ideas? best wishes James |
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"James Berry" wrote We've just moved into a house with a decent size garden. There is an extremely well established walnut tree (which has a conservation order on it), which - as you can imagine - drops a considerable amount of leaves, twigs, and walnuts. I bought a 2500w flymo electric vac/blower since I had just so many leaves to deal with, and this handles the leaves ok but the sheer quantity of walnuts in the grass just depresses me. Raking is not particularly effective. Would a more "industrial" vac be able to suck up the walnuts? Any other ideas? No squirrels around your way then? Two large walnut trees close by here but the squirrels get the lot, or they would if my neighbour didn't trap them. -- Regards Bob In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London |
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Squirrels, sure. We have a few that come by, but this is a huge tree.
I would say that there are 50-100 walnuts currently on the lawn, with hundreds more that haven't fallen yet! And mostly the squirrels seem to bury the walnuts again somewhere else in the garden. |
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Jabes wrote:
Squirrels, sure. We have a few that come by, but this is a huge tree. I would say that there are 50-100 walnuts currently on the lawn, with hundreds more that haven't fallen yet! And mostly the squirrels seem to bury the walnuts again somewhere else in the garden. Pickled walnuts are _the_ best relish to cold poultry. Discerning friends and relations will be delighted to receive some for Christmas, if yours aren't already too ripe. (I'm assuming they aren't ripe enough to provide proper nuts, or you wouldn't be worrying about them. If they are, though, there's plenty of advice on the rather tedious process on the Web.) -- Mike. |
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from "Mike Lyle" contains these words: Pickled walnuts are _the_ best relish to cold poultry. Discerning friends and relations will be delighted to receive some for Christmas, if yours aren't already too ripe. (I'm assuming they aren't ripe enough to provide proper nuts, or you wouldn't be worrying about them. If they are, though, there's plenty of advice on the rather tedious process on the Web.) You have to pick them *months* ago for pickling. However, 'wet' walnuts are so much tastier than the kiln-dried ones you buy in the shops. -- Rusty |
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We've got proper nuts coming out of our ears. Most of the nuts are
still in their green pods, but these are opening up, dropping on the ground. I grabbed about 50 off the tree the other day for a walnut-loving friend (hope they're ok), but this is an extremely well established tree. This is a good thing, of course, because it's beautiful. But it's just the mess that it's making! |
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"James Berry" wrote in message oups.com... We've just moved into a house with a decent size garden. There is an extremely well established walnut tree (which has a conservation order on it), which - as you can imagine - drops a considerable amount of leaves, twigs, and walnuts. I bought a 2500w flymo electric vac/blower since I had just so many leaves to deal with, and this handles the leaves ok but the sheer quantity of walnuts in the grass just depresses me. Raking is not particularly effective. Would a more "industrial" vac be able to suck up the walnuts? Any other ideas? best wishes James Take my word for it, trees are more trouble than they're worth. If they're not getting diseases, they're dropping leaves everywhere come autumn, to say nothing if nuts or whatever. No wonder you're getting depressed. Who wouldn't be ? Don't you go worrying about any conservation order. There are plenty of arboraculturalists around who will remove the tree for you, and the stump as well, no questions asked. If you've got nosey neighbours then mention a few weeks beforehand, that you think the tree has canker. And you've been told it might be a danger, and might have to come down. Sound really upset when you say it, and they're unlikely to take matters any further. If you want my advice you'll concrete over the whole garden and lay astroturf instead. If you lay a proper grass lawn then you're never finished feeding it, weeding it, or mowing it, and whatever plants you try to grow you're simply creating trouble for yourself. The plants either won't grow properly, or are always getting diseases, or getting covered in insects. Which then attract birds, who given half the chance will cover the garden in bird droppings. If you're getting depressed now, faced with just a few nuts to clear up, just imagine how you're going to feel when you have to tackle that little lot. So rather than waste any more money on expensive vaccuum cleaners, why not bite the bullet right now. Cut down the tree and settle on concrete and astroturf instead, and all your troubles will be at an end. Sydney Rumpole |
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"James Berry" wrote in message oups.com... We've just moved into a house with a decent size garden. There is an extremely well established walnut tree (which has a conservation order on it), which - as you can imagine - drops a considerable amount of leaves, twigs, and walnuts. I bought a 2500w flymo electric vac/blower since I had just so many leaves to deal with, and this handles the leaves ok but the sheer quantity of walnuts in the grass just depresses me. Raking is not particularly effective. Would a more "industrial" vac be able to suck up the walnuts? If you are within 10 miles of Windsor, I'll gladly come and pick them up, this year the damned squirrels have decimated my tree, where I usually get about 6 of those plastic trays used by fruit and veg sellers filled with striped walnuts, this year I have barely one tray all with the covering still on, and that is in spite of my attempts to trap the bloody things. Alan Any other ideas? best wishes James |
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The message
from "Alan Holmes" contains these words: If you are within 10 miles of Windsor, I'll gladly come and pick them up, this year the damned squirrels have decimated my tree, where I usually get about 6 of those plastic trays used by fruit and veg sellers filled with striped walnuts, this year I have barely one tray all with the covering still on, and that is in spite of my attempts to trap the bloody things. You're not using a proper walnut trap, then. -- Rusty |
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"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message k... The message from "Alan Holmes" contains these words: If you are within 10 miles of Windsor, I'll gladly come and pick them up, this year the damned squirrels have decimated my tree, where I usually get about 6 of those plastic trays used by fruit and veg sellers filled with striped walnuts, this year I have barely one tray all with the covering still on, and that is in spite of my attempts to trap the bloody things. You're not using a proper walnut trap, then. Damn, I never thought of that, I must get one for next year! Alan -- Rusty |
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why rake them up? Have you seen the price of English walnuts in the
shops?Pick them and sell them if you don't like walnuts. My dozy townie neighours let the apples drop off their tree and rot in the lawn, then buy apples from tesco. I mean why bother with nasty organic russets for free, when you can have nice shiny french golden delicious at over a =A3 a kilo? The world has gone mad. |
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The message .com
from "pammyT" contains these words: why rake them up? Have you seen the price of English walnuts in the shops?Pick them and sell them if you don't like walnuts. My dozy townie neighours let the apples drop off their tree and rot in the lawn, then buy apples from tesco. I mean why bother with nasty organic russets for free, when you can have nice shiny french golden delicious at over a £ a kilo? The world has gone mad. Don't be silly! You can't eat apples which have been hanging on a tree for half the year! They might have been walked on by a caterpillar or worse, and in any case, they have all lost that tasty sticky label and their plastic wrapping. -- Rusty |
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"pammyT" wrote in message oups.com... why rake them up? Have you seen the price of English walnuts in the shops?Pick them and sell them if you don't like walnuts. Or give them to your local greengrocer, I'm sure he would love them, he might even offer to come and pick them up himself. Alan |
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The message .com
from "James Berry" contains these words: Would a more "industrial" vac be able to suck up the walnuts? Any other ideas? Leaf rake. Sell or give away the walnuts. Or I'd come and pick them up for you, but if you were too far away for me to walk/cycle, and you're desperate to get rid of them, you could bring them round here... -- Rusty |
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In article .com,
James Berry writes We've just moved into a house with a decent size garden. There is an extremely well established walnut tree (which has a conservation order on it), which - as you can imagine - drops a considerable amount of leaves, twigs, and walnuts. I bought a 2500w flymo electric vac/blower since I had just so many leaves to deal with, and this handles the leaves ok but the sheer quantity of walnuts in the grass just depresses me. Raking is not particularly effective. Would a more "industrial" vac be able to suck up the walnuts? Any other ideas? best wishes James Was wondering if you could lay fleece down on the ground when they start to fall, that way you can just pull the fleece up with all the walnuts intact. I know this won't help this year but it might be useful in the future. Equally you could contact a group like the gardening association or W.I. In your area and they might send volunteers to clean up for you! If you could tell us the general area in which you live i have no doubt there'll be a rush from local members of this newsgroup who would help. Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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