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Farming & Gardening Guides

Practical, step-by-step guides on growing trees and crops – from planting to harvest.

When to Plant Walnut Trees (and How Far Apart) Most read When to Plant Walnut Trees (and How Far Apart) When to plant walnut trees, how to plant them step by step, how far apart to space them and why you need two varieties. Muhammet Elma · 6 min read Read the guide
How to Prune a Walnut Tree (and When) 6 min read • Muhammet Elma How to Prune a Walnut Tree (and When) When and how to prune walnut trees: first-year cuts, training a central leader, pruning mature trees and avoiding sap bleeding. Read more How Long Until a Walnut Tree Produces Nuts? Yield per Tree 6 min read • Muhammet Elma How Long Until a Walnut Tree Produces Nuts? Yield per Tree How many years until walnuts bear, yield per tree by age, yield per hectare and acre, and kernel ratio explained. Read more When to Harvest Walnuts and How to Remove the Husk 5 min read • Muhammet Elma When to Harvest Walnuts and How to Remove the Husk How to tell when walnuts are ripe, harvesting methods, why hulls must come off the same day, and how to wash and sort nuts. Read more How to Dry and Store Walnuts 6 min read • Muhammet Elma How to Dry and Store Walnuts How to dry walnuts at home or in a dryer, the right temperature, how long walnuts last and how to stop them going rancid. Read more Walnut Tree Diseases: Anthracnose, Blight and Root Rot 6 min read • Muhammet Elma Walnut Tree Diseases: Anthracnose, Blight and Root Rot How to identify and control walnut anthracnose, walnut blight, root and crown rots, thousand cankers disease and common pests. Read more Codling Moth and Walnut Husk Fly: When to Spray Walnuts 7 min read • Muhammet Elma Codling Moth and Walnut Husk Fly: When to Spray Walnuts How to time sprays for codling moth and walnut husk fly with traps and degree-days, plus cultural and biological control. Read more Why Is My Walnut Tree Dropping Nuts? 6 min read • Muhammet Elma Why Is My Walnut Tree Dropping Nuts? The main causes of walnut nut drop – pollination, codling moth, blight, frost and stress – and how to diagnose them. Read more