Posts Tagged pecans

Pecan trees

Years ago, homesteads would have pecan trees planted rows in various places around the farm. Now these trees are reduced to a rarity. If you see an empty field, with a bunch of old pecan trees planted in rows, chances are an old homestead used to be there years ago. The old timers would collect the pecans and eat then through the winter. These are an excellent long lasting, easily store able food.

If you ever eat a fresh pecan, you will realize how nasty the packaged pecans from the store really are. Home made pecan pie is hard to beat. Well, you can not beat it.

The pecans have started falling, so its time to pick em and put em up. The pecan grows inside of a larger shell. The shell splits open and the pecan will fall out.

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Posted on March 21st, 2010 in Gardening

Pecan Trees

Between fall and early spring there is a time period where hardly any crops can be grown. This is where the Pecan Tree comes in.

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Posted on November 12th, 2009 in Gardening