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Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some
today. Normally, I'm not mad about walnuts because they dry my mouth and can irritate my throat. But these were white and sweet and delicious. A treat! -- Sacha South Devon |
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"Sacha" wrote
Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some today. Normally, I'm not mad about walnuts because they dry my mouth and can irritate my throat. But these were white and sweet and delicious. A treat! Two weeks age we had to get two new tyres for our car so, as usual, drove down to Micheldever Station (the worlds busiest tyre shop). We then went into Stockbridge and had lunch at the White Hart. Next to where we parked in their Car Park (the one round the back) was a young Walnut tree and there were walnuts on the ground so we picked up some. Beautiful, so different to the dry things one normally buys. Are there no squirrels in Stockbridge and Landscove? My neighbours big tree, now gone, never had any drop tom the ground. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:19:37 -0000, "Bob Hobden"
wrote: "Sacha" wrote Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some today. Two weeks age we had to get two new tyres for our car so, as usual, drove down to Micheldever Station (the worlds busiest tyre shop). We then went into Stockbridge and had lunch at the White Hart. Next to where we parked in their Car Park (the one round the back) was a young Walnut tree and there were walnuts on the ground so we picked up some. Beautiful, so different to the dry things one normally buys. Are there no squirrels in Stockbridge Don't know about squirrels but a couple of decades ago or more the Stockbridge bobbie found a Hippopotamus one night. his daughter was a barmaid ,in the Vine ISTR and told us all about it the next day. Apparently when reporting into Andover about his find there was some disbelief and ribbing so as it was just a calf he loaded into the van and took it there where it was put in a cage normally used for lost dogs.It came from a farm nearby which a member of the Chipperfield Zoo owned and ran . G.Harman |
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On 2013-10-30 23:19:37 +0000, Bob Hobden said:
"Sacha" wrote Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some today. Normally, I'm not mad about walnuts because they dry my mouth and can irritate my throat. But these were white and sweet and delicious. A treat! Two weeks age we had to get two new tyres for our car so, as usual, drove down to Micheldever Station (the worlds busiest tyre shop). We then went into Stockbridge and had lunch at the White Hart. Next to where we parked in their Car Park (the one round the back) was a young Walnut tree and there were walnuts on the ground so we picked up some. Beautiful, so different to the dry things one normally buys. Are there no squirrels in Stockbridge and Landscove? My neighbours big tree, now gone, never had any drop tom the ground. We do get squirrels but their numbers seem to be down. I remember Stockbridge from a few visits there when I lived in Surrey. It has very good trout fishing and a most exclusive, old fishing club, Istr, not that I had anything to do with either! Presumably, nobody has figured out a recipe involving trout and walnuts! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 2013-10-30 23:19:37 +0000, Bob Hobden said: "Sacha" wrote Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some today. Normally, I'm not mad about walnuts because they dry my mouth and can irritate my throat. But these were white and sweet and delicious. A treat! Two weeks age we had to get two new tyres for our car so, as usual, drove down to Micheldever Station (the worlds busiest tyre shop). We then went into Stockbridge and had lunch at the White Hart. Next to where we parked in their Car Park (the one round the back) was a young Walnut tree and there were walnuts on the ground so we picked up some. Beautiful, so different to the dry things one normally buys. Are there no squirrels in Stockbridge and Landscove? My neighbours big tree, now gone, never had any drop tom the ground. We do get squirrels but their numbers seem to be down. I remember Stockbridge from a few visits there when I lived in Surrey. It has very good trout fishing and a most exclusive, old fishing club, Istr, not that I had anything to do with either! Presumably, nobody has figured out a recipe involving trout and walnuts! -- Sacha .................................................. .................... Just one from Google http://www.gourmandia.com/video-reci...t-with-walnuts Mike --------------------------------------------------------------- www.hmscollingwoodassociation.com www.rneba.org.uk |
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On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:03:35 +0000, Sacha wrote:
Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some today. Normally, I'm not mad about walnuts because they dry my mouth and can irritate my throat. But these were white and sweet and delicious. A treat! Hi Sacha, Fresh walnuts are nothing like dried, delicious indeed! How long did it take your tree to start fruiting? We've planted 2 over the years, the first only has a few after 20 years. (In fairness it was nibbled nearly to the graft by deer shortly after planting. My fault.) The second was a larger pole stage planted in 03, it just sat there for 8 years, with a few leaves but no stem growth. The past couple of years it is starting to put on some size, but no signs of fruit yet. -E -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:03:35 +0000, Sacha wrote: Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some today. Normally, I'm not mad about walnuts because they dry my mouth and can irritate my throat. But these were white and sweet and delicious. A treat! Hi Sacha, Fresh walnuts are nothing like dried, delicious indeed! How long did it take your tree to start fruiting? We've planted 2 over the years, the first only has a few after 20 years. (In fairness it was nibbled nearly to the graft by deer shortly after planting. My fault.) The second was a larger pole stage planted in 03, it just sat there for 8 years, with a few leaves but no stem growth. The past couple of years it is starting to put on some size, but no signs of fruit yet. -E -- Gardening in Lower Normandy .................................................. .............. Emery we had a Walnut Tree in our garden in Leicester and 'the old wives' tale' said to us, was that 'you plant a Walnut Tree at your son's or daughter's birth for a Walnut on their 21st Birthday' Mike --------------------------------------------------------------- www.hmscollingwoodassociation.com www.rneba.org.uk |
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On 31/10/2013 10:05, 'Mike' wrote:
How long did it take your tree to start fruiting? We've planted 2 over the years, the first only has a few after 20 years. (In fairness it was nibbled nearly to the graft by deer shortly after planting. My fault.) The second was a larger pole stage planted in 03, it just sat there for 8 years, with a few leaves but no stem growth. The past couple of years it is starting to put on some size, but no signs of fruit yet. A woman, a Dog and a Walnut tree, The more you beat them the better they be. |
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On 2013-10-31 09:21:21 +0000, Martin said:
On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:03:35 +0000, Sacha wrote: Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some today. Normally, I'm not mad about walnuts because they dry my mouth and can irritate my throat. But these were white and sweet and delicious. A treat! Have you got brown fingers now? No. Ray shelled them and the actual nut is white! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 2013-10-31 09:44:18 +0000, Emery Davis said:
On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:03:35 +0000, Sacha wrote: Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some today. Normally, I'm not mad about walnuts because they dry my mouth and can irritate my throat. But these were white and sweet and delicious. A treat! Hi Sacha, Fresh walnuts are nothing like dried, delicious indeed! How long did it take your tree to start fruiting? We've planted 2 over the years, the first only has a few after 20 years. (In fairness it was nibbled nearly to the graft by deer shortly after planting. My fault.) The second was a larger pole stage planted in 03, it just sat there for 8 years, with a few leaves but no stem growth. The past couple of years it is starting to put on some size, but no signs of fruit yet. -E I'll have to check when this one went in, if any of us can remember. It's probably about 15' or so tall though. It had about a dozen nuts on it last year so it's definitely improving. Like you, my parents found that one they planted took a long time to fruit and I think that's pretty normal. If anyone remembers about ours, I'll post it. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 2013-10-31 14:59:20 +0000, David Hill said:
On 31/10/2013 10:05, 'Mike' wrote: How long did it take your tree to start fruiting? We've planted 2 over the years, the first only has a few after 20 years. (In fairness it was nibbled nearly to the graft by deer shortly after planting. My fault.) The second was a larger pole stage planted in 03, it just sat there for 8 years, with a few leaves but no stem growth. The past couple of years it is starting to put on some size, but no signs of fruit yet. A woman, a Dog and a Walnut tree, The more you beat them the better they be. Come over here and say that! ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 31/10/2013 15:24, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-10-31 09:21:21 +0000, Martin said: On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:03:35 +0000, Sacha wrote: Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some today. Normally, I'm not mad about walnuts because they dry my mouth and can irritate my throat. But these were white and sweet and delicious. A treat! Have you got brown fingers now? No. Ray shelled them and the actual nut is white! I think that's a reference to the brown stain you get from the hulls, which doesn't wash off. Might make a good fake tan actually |
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On 2013-10-31 17:19:58 +0000, stuart noble said:
On 31/10/2013 15:24, Sacha wrote: On 2013-10-31 09:21:21 +0000, Martin said: On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:03:35 +0000, Sacha wrote: Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some today. Normally, I'm not mad about walnuts because they dry my mouth and can irritate my throat. But these were white and sweet and delicious. A treat! Have you got brown fingers now? No. Ray shelled them and the actual nut is white! I think that's a reference to the brown stain you get from the hulls, which doesn't wash off. Might make a good fake tan actually That was a feature of old-fashioned novels. At some point the hero/heroine dyed their skin with walnut juice to pass him or herself off as some dashing Mediterranean! I think it might go a bit streaky in the shower, though! But no, no brown hands here, other than the remains of suntans. -- Sacha South Devon |
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Sacha wrote: On 2013-10-31 17:19:58 +0000, stuart noble said: I think that's a reference to the brown stain you get from the hulls, which doesn't wash off. Might make a good fake tan actually That was a feature of old-fashioned novels. At some point the hero/heroine dyed their skin with walnut juice to pass him or herself off as some dashing Mediterranean! I think it might go a bit streaky in the shower, though! But no, no brown hands here, other than the remains of suntans. No, it bonds with the skin. But it comes more from the unripe nuts than the ripe ones, because the dye is in the flesh outside the nut. Care must be taken when disguising yourself, otherwise places like the palms of your hands will darken more than the backs, and that's the converse of natural colouring! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 31/10/2013 15:27, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-10-31 14:59:20 +0000, David Hill said: On 31/10/2013 10:05, 'Mike' wrote: How long did it take your tree to start fruiting? We've planted 2 over the years, the first only has a few after 20 years. (In fairness it was nibbled nearly to the graft by deer shortly after planting. My fault.) The second was a larger pole stage planted in 03, it just sat there for 8 years, with a few leaves but no stem growth. The past couple of years it is starting to put on some size, but no signs of fruit yet. A woman, a Dog and a Walnut tree, The more you beat them the better they be. Come over here and say that! ;-) Forgot you had dogs. |
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On 2013-11-01 09:21:48 +0000, Martin said:
On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:24:39 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 2013-10-31 09:21:21 +0000, Martin said: On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:03:35 +0000, Sacha wrote: Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some today. Normally, I'm not mad about walnuts because they dry my mouth and can irritate my throat. But these were white and sweet and delicious. A treat! Have you got brown fingers now? No. Ray shelled them and the actual nut is white! We had a large walnut tree in our garden, when I was child. It's removing the green outer layer that covers the shell that turns fingers brown. I'll get Ray to hold his hands out for inspection! ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 2013-11-01 09:29:06 +0000, David Hill said:
On 31/10/2013 15:27, Sacha wrote: On 2013-10-31 14:59:20 +0000, David Hill said: On 31/10/2013 10:05, 'Mike' wrote: How long did it take your tree to start fruiting? We've planted 2 over the years, the first only has a few after 20 years. (In fairness it was nibbled nearly to the graft by deer shortly after planting. My fault.) The second was a larger pole stage planted in 03, it just sat there for 8 years, with a few leaves but no stem growth. The past couple of years it is starting to put on some size, but no signs of fruit yet. A woman, a Dog and a Walnut tree, The more you beat them the better they be. Come over here and say that! ;-) Forgot you had dogs. ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:59:20 +0000, David Hill wrote:
A woman, a Dog and a Walnut tree, The more you beat them the better they be. Come to think of it, I have a neighbour who beats his dogs. His wife left him recently, but he does have walnuts. So there you are! ;) -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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On 2013-11-01 11:38:28 +0000, Martin said:
On Fri, 1 Nov 2013 11:34:46 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 2013-11-01 09:21:48 +0000, Martin said: On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:24:39 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 2013-10-31 09:21:21 +0000, Martin said: On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:03:35 +0000, Sacha wrote: Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some today. Normally, I'm not mad about walnuts because they dry my mouth and can irritate my throat. But these were white and sweet and delicious. A treat! Have you got brown fingers now? No. Ray shelled them and the actual nut is white! We had a large walnut tree in our garden, when I was child. It's removing the green outer layer that covers the shell that turns fingers brown. I'll get Ray to hold his hands out for inspection! ;-) While you are checking that his finger nails are clean :-) Plus the back of his ears and that he has a clean hanky! ;-) Last time he went for a hair cut, it was so long that I told him to get an estimate! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 2013-11-01 11:38:56 +0000, Martin said:
On Fri, 1 Nov 2013 11:35:20 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 2013-11-01 09:29:06 +0000, David Hill said: On 31/10/2013 15:27, Sacha wrote: On 2013-10-31 14:59:20 +0000, David Hill said: On 31/10/2013 10:05, 'Mike' wrote: How long did it take your tree to start fruiting? We've planted 2 over the years, the first only has a few after 20 years. (In fairness it was nibbled nearly to the graft by deer shortly after planting. My fault.) The second was a larger pole stage planted in 03, it just sat there for 8 years, with a few leaves but no stem growth. The past couple of years it is starting to put on some size, but no signs of fruit yet. A woman, a Dog and a Walnut tree, The more you beat them the better they be. Come over here and say that! ;-) Forgot you had dogs. ;-) and a carpet beater. He's watching telly. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 2013-10-31 15:26:53 +0000, Sacha said:
On 2013-10-31 09:44:18 +0000, Emery Davis said: On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:03:35 +0000, Sacha wrote: Our own fairly young tree produced about 30 walnuts and we had some today. Normally, I'm not mad about walnuts because they dry my mouth and can irritate my throat. But these were white and sweet and delicious. A treat! Hi Sacha, Fresh walnuts are nothing like dried, delicious indeed! How long did it take your tree to start fruiting? We've planted 2 over the years, the first only has a few after 20 years. (In fairness it was nibbled nearly to the graft by deer shortly after planting. My fault.) The second was a larger pole stage planted in 03, it just sat there for 8 years, with a few leaves but no stem growth. The past couple of years it is starting to put on some size, but no signs of fruit yet. -E I'll have to check when this one went in, if any of us can remember. It's probably about 15' or so tall though. It had about a dozen nuts on it last year so it's definitely improving. Like you, my parents found that one they planted took a long time to fruit and I think that's pretty normal. If anyone remembers about ours, I'll post it. Ray has hunted his memory and thinks between 15 and 16 years ago, maybe a very little longer. At first, he gave his stock answer of 'about 10 years' and when I said 'so since we were married?', he said 'Oh! No.' We were married 13 years ago! As I said earlier, he remarked that it only a few nuts two years ago, a few more last year and quite a lot more this year. I'm afraid we have no idea if there's anything special about the variety, but I will say that it's on fertile soil that gets very wet very quickly! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:20:01 +0000, sacha wrote:
Ray has hunted his memory and thinks between 15 and 16 years ago, maybe a very little longer. At first, he gave his stock answer of 'about 10 years' and when I said 'so since we were married?', he said 'Oh! No.' We were married 13 years ago! As I said earlier, he remarked that it only a few nuts two years ago, a few more last year and quite a lot more this year. I'm afraid we have no idea if there's anything special about the variety, but I will say that it's on fertile soil that gets very wet very quickly! Thanks (and to Ray), I think it must have something to do with the poor soil here. Prhaps I'll give ours a good feed of powdered seaweed this winter. -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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