| Imagine you have planted a nut plant, worked hard to | | | | with their shells intact, or you can shell and eat them. |
| grow it, watered it daily and then, one day you find a | | | | To preserve the nuts, take them out of the shells and |
| nut growing on your tree. You pluck it and eat. You will | | | | dry them for 2 to 3 weeks. Put them in a closed |
| feel so satisfied as the fruit of your labor will taste | | | | container and keep them in a cool and dry place or |
| much better than purchasing the same from a store. | | | | cold storage so that they will stay longer. |
| The nuts, which are sold in the markets, are not natural. | | | | Cold climate does not suit almond trees so they are |
| They are processed, so that they will stay longer than | | | | grown in Californian or southern Europe type of |
| their natural shelf life. The processing takes away all | | | | climate. Iran and the countries around Iran are home to |
| the nutrients from the nuts. The nuts, which do not | | | | almonds. Almond, though called a nut, is actually a fruit |
| have a shell covering them, are treated chemically. If | | | | whose family includes plums, apricots and cherries. |
| you want natural or organic nuts, you can get them | | | | Temperate zones are suitable to grow filbert. Filberts |
| online but they are costly. So it is better to grow your | | | | look like bushes rather than trees and they grow from |
| own nuts for your personal consumption. | | | | 10 feet to 15 feet in height. Filberts grow at a fast pace |
| Nut trees grow well in soil, which is well drained and | | | | and the nuts are produced quite soon. Filberts contain |
| has some acidic properties. Keep the trees away | | | | Vitamin A, Vitamin E, minerals like magnesium, selenium, |
| from the heavy winds. | | | | zinc, and also natural antioxidants. They have more |
| Get the nut trees you like from the nurseries nearby. | | | | fatty acids. It takes 20 years to get the first crop. So, if |
| These trees usually have long roots which makes it a | | | | you are planting them, have patience till they grow. |
| difficult task to plant them in the garden. Therefore, it is | | | | South central North America is home to pecans. |
| always better if you use the seeds to grow the trees. | | | | Commercial US pecans are from Georgia, Texas and |
| Plant the seeds in containers and keep them inside the | | | | New Mexico. They are also adaptable to other states |
| house. When they start sprouting, transplant them in | | | | in the south, Australia, Central America, and also South |
| the garden in the late spring. The other alternative is to | | | | Africa. |
| plant the seeds directly in the garden. But you will have | | | | The black walnut grows up to 100 feet and it is mostly |
| to take precautions to keep the mice and squirrels | | | | seen in the US. Besides nuts, this tree is also the |
| away from them. | | | | source for timber in the US. The European varieties |
| Some nuts are eaten by the birds before they can | | | | are not as tall as the US ones, but can be grown in |
| grow properly. Squirrels also tend to attack nuts. So, | | | | any part of the world. They are quite resistant to |
| avoid these problems by isolating your nut trees. Do | | | | pests. |
| not plant the trees near filberts because it will be easy | | | | To keep your nuts organic, do not use chemical |
| for squirrels to attack the trees. When the nuts are all | | | | insecticides and pesticides. Adopt an organic approach |
| set to fall, they are said to be ripe. The nuts can be left | | | | take care of your nut trees. |