Thank you there is some really good advice here. I will share the hazelnuts with the squirrels. They stripped our tree in a day last year, we went to bed with a good crop of nuts and woke up the next morning and was lucky to have found half a dozen. Great video
Hi there, thanks for your videos. I need some advice. I harvested hazelnuts early last year and we were never able to get the husks off them and the nuts were very small. They are still in a box in the pantry. I suspect it was because of a drought... the trees and nuts looked healthy but we hardly ever watered them. This year, we again had a drought but watered regularly. Well, the squirrels have just started eating the nuts. I'm worried if I harvest them now I'll end up with another box of inedible nuts. Do you have any advice?
I should have specified that ours are "american hazelnuts" and yes it is very early but with the odd weather in the northeast US this year everything is coming in early.
I waited until they just start to go brown before picking. If you harvest then too early the nut won't have had time to develop. But I suppose if it's been a hard year the squirrels might start earlier and be less fussy going for under developed nuts. When we've picked ours they usually ripen with a week or two in the sun. So if you can't get them out of the husk after that, I'd not bother.
@@GreenTipsGarden Thanks again, this is all new to us so it's all a learning process. I think next year we'll prune them for easier netting. They're a fair bramble right now. By "going brown" do you mean the husks or the nuts themselves? (our nuts still look pretty creamy colored)
Usually the tips of the husk and nut start to go brown at the same time. But under your conditions in the US atm it might not be quite so simple to judge unfortunately. Squirrels are tenacious - let the battle begin. 😄
I have two hazelnut trees in Maryland, USA. They are loaded with fruit this year. Last bountiful harvest, the squirrels beat me to it. I'll see if I can be the victor this year using the technique in this video. I wonder, though, has anyone tried putting pantyhose or other fine netting just on the branch ends with fruits? Would the squirrels just eat right through it? Also, thanks for the tip on thinning the saplings. I needed that.
Im just about to plant my own trees and I’m very tempted to NOT harvest for a couple years just to make sure that they spread lots of seeds and plant lots of trees 🌰 🌳 then they might be less interested in my tree
Thank you there is some really good advice here.
I will share the hazelnuts with the squirrels.
They stripped our tree in a day last year, we went to bed with a good crop of nuts and woke up the next morning and was lucky to have found half a dozen.
Great video
Pick nuts early..... I just saved you 5 min of life.
Good presentation Leigh...🌿🌱🍀 Hazelnuts taste good in a bar of chocolate 🐿️🐿️🐿️
Even better in nutella. 😋
GreenTipsGarden 😂😂
will that work for walnuts do you know?
Hi there, thanks for your videos. I need some advice. I harvested hazelnuts early last year and we were never able to get the husks off them and the nuts were very small. They are still in a box in the pantry. I suspect it was because of a drought... the trees and nuts looked healthy but we hardly ever watered them. This year, we again had a drought but watered regularly. Well, the squirrels have just started eating the nuts. I'm worried if I harvest them now I'll end up with another box of inedible nuts. Do you have any advice?
I should have specified that ours are "american hazelnuts" and yes it is very early but with the odd weather in the northeast US this year everything is coming in early.
I waited until they just start to go brown before picking. If you harvest then too early the nut won't have had time to develop. But I suppose if it's been a hard year the squirrels might start earlier and be less fussy going for under developed nuts. When we've picked ours they usually ripen with a week or two in the sun. So if you can't get them out of the husk after that, I'd not bother.
@@GreenTipsGarden Thanks again, this is all new to us so it's all a learning process. I think next year we'll prune them for easier netting. They're a fair bramble right now. By "going brown" do you mean the husks or the nuts themselves? (our nuts still look pretty creamy colored)
Usually the tips of the husk and nut start to go brown at the same time. But under your conditions in the US atm it might not be quite so simple to judge unfortunately. Squirrels are tenacious - let the battle begin. 😄
if only we could reason with them, I'd be happy to share :)
So simply harvest just before riding in sun :)
I have two hazelnut trees in Maryland, USA. They are loaded with fruit this year. Last bountiful harvest, the squirrels beat me to it. I'll see if I can be the victor this year using the technique in this video. I wonder, though, has anyone tried putting pantyhose or other fine netting just on the branch ends with fruits? Would the squirrels just eat right through it? Also, thanks for the tip on thinning the saplings. I needed that.
I've heard hanging mothballs in the tree is a deterrent, but apparently it's quite potent and not so environmentally friendly
Im just about to plant my own trees and I’m very tempted to NOT harvest for a couple years just to make sure that they spread lots of seeds and plant lots of trees 🌰 🌳 then they might be less interested in my tree
Sorry they eat the nuts BEFORE they are any where near ripe and knock 50 down for each one they nibble
useless!!!