Husking / Hulling Walnuts - Fast and Productive

[@edibleacres]

PLEASE NOTE! Lots of comments and questions about the black fluid thats left over... I should have covered it in the video, but oh well! I pour it out over old woodchip piles, along blank garden areas that won't be used for a while, or over hugelmounds that aren't planted out yet... I WOULD NOT encourage folks to use this strong fluid as a way to water their plants, it contains juglone and can really hurt or kill vulnerable plants. Sorry I didn't cover that more in the video.

[@countrieboyz2009]

EdibleAcres though we do it slightly different, we're still looking for different ways to process the hulls and nuts and all. But, in regards to the black water, we filter ours and boil it down and it makes a really nice dark stain for wood projects. Quick Google search does reveal some people use the stain for other things but that's beyond us. -Ryan. Sugar Daddy Farms.

[@countrieboyz2009]

Darryl Hopper I wasn't aware of the iodine like properties of it. Might have to look more into that.

[@ellijaygalB]

That IS what it is. You can make a "tincture" out of the husks (that are worm free).

[@ellijaygalB]

I enjoyed the video until around 4:25, the totally irresponsible part. I REALLY do not think that this note on the bottom that people may, or may not read, is adequate in describing the dangers of this wash water. You state in the video that it can be recycled. It takes a KIT to recycle this water so that it will not harm other plans and/or animals. If your animals drink this it could kill them!!! Jugalone is even used as a pesticide. I'm not so sure that you shouldn't remove this video and add the dangers of the water after you clean the walnuts before adding it back. You can use the water as stain, dye, or tincture if you collect the husks. I would NOT state it can be recycled.

[@ellijaygalB]

Darryl Hopper not what was said in the video.

[@tyronesart]

What I love about your channel is how resource efficient you are

[@ICOWBOYIM]

To save your back and knee's (If your tree is on mowed lawn), use a leaf blower to wind row the nuts then scoop them up with a scoop shovel into a container. You'll be able to do a whole tree in minutes! 🤠

[@WhistleThicket]

Cool! We have a local nut coop in the mountains of NC. You bring them your walnuts, they process them and give you back 40 percent of the walnuts!

[@crtomirrozman]

I have been using a high pressure cleaner before. This fall I tried your method. I bought a paint mixer in the local hardware (it costs 4 €) and it worked great. I have seen people using cement mixers as well. Thank you for this video.

[@baronratfish3865]

I was using a power washer too. I like his way better. I'll be trying it this time.

[@marthaturner5151]

Thanks so much for this video. We tried an interesting variation using dried nuts and husks. We had a bumper crop last year of butternuts and stored them in our barn in bushel baskets. As it was a busy year for us, we never got around to processing them. This summer we found the husks were shriveled and dried, so after viewing your video we decided to experiment with a dry approach. We used the paint mixer and a 5 gallon plastic bucket half filled with nuts and the husks readily came off and left cleaned dried nuts. No need for disposing the black waste water (just husk crumbs and dusk) or further drying nuts. We’ve cracked a few and they are in great condition.

[@meuhey]

wow so people saying the husk leaching into the meat is just a myth? I always though I needed to husk butternut asap after they fell.

[@Paula-zx8mt]

HEY! THANKS SO MUCH!!! I am going to put this to use here in a week or so when my BW fall from trees, lol!!! Thank you thank you thank you!

[@camohawk6703]

awesome. i have a black walnut tree in my backyard and my landlord has a bunch more on her property. i shall tell her about this as she likes to collect the nuts.

Cool you have people on board helping. Up here in Ontario.. all my friends and family just say 'oh cool' and go back to their ipads, video games and addictions.

[@jacalli]

NORMALIZATION OF IGNORANCE where are you in Ontario?

[@howtowithhank4791]

Nice! Would love to see a black walnut vid in a bit!

[@crystalchristiansen6396]

Awesome! I wouldn't mind a couple hundred pounds of nuts hanging around either!

[@VaughnMalecki]

Nice setup! I just scored a bunch of black walnuts free from Craigslist. I did 117 by hand mixing them in a tub of sand. Burned the hell out of my arm though. Nobody told me they were toxic. Haha! It healed up in a couple days. I'm hoping to go back and get a few hundred more this weekend.

[@edibleacres]

Worth wearing gloves if you've got sensitive skin.

[@heathermanson7074]

Any advice on harvesting English walnuts that have fallen to the ground and are blackened already?

[@saintisidorehomestead]

Brilliant! Much better than running a truck over the nuts. With how messy black walnuts are, and the traces of juglone in the husks, do you anticipate to dispose the water rather than using it in the garden?

[@PermacultureHomestead]

good question bout the husks

[@edibleacres]

Doesn't go in the garden.. I pour it out into old woodchips or at the edge of property

[@wadepatton2433]

Give it back to the walnut trees, where the soil is used to processing hulls from every nut that doesn't get picked up any year.

[@Saigwin]

With the problems growing things near Walnut would that transmit through the water? Great idea, I've been looking for this. Thank you

[@edibleacres]

Yes, I put the water over woodchips or on gardens that don't have plants currently, or down by the road in a hedgerow

[@rachelgucker4238]

I think I recognize your compost sifter being repurposed as a drying rack!

[@edibleacres]

Good eye! You pass the test of watching all the videos :)

[@sjobang]

50/50 of walnuts and parsley, mixed in a blender together with olive oil, plenty of garlic, chilli peppers, black pepper and salt, makes the most delicious pesto you can imagine. It goes well together with almost everyting and makes even plain, boiled vegetables into gourmet food.

[@edibleacres]

Sounds wonderful!

[@mikeizzano172]

Mud paddle.....tapers use them to mix joint compound....thanks I’ve been thinking about this as my friend has several trees in his yard !

[@meuhey]

thanks this is massive time saver advice!

[@edibleacres]

For sure, this will be a great season for nuts!

[@sirjimmy71]

You briefly mentioned using the water for dye, but aren't walnuts allelopathic? Would watering your nursery with that water cause issues?

[@edibleacres]

Thanks for the question. I made a pinned comment to answer this, but yes, I try to put the water in areas where there aren't plants actively growing, since it can be more hurtful than helpful

[@zippythechicken]

good job and good idea with the paint mixer

[@edibleacres]

It really works nicely for us.

[@Jordan-vx8pr]

Not sure if you’ll see this or even know the answer. But on my family’s farms there are probably 200 mature walnut trees. Some of the old timers in my area have pointed out that some of the trees are white walnuts. After some research I found that the nuts from these “white walnuts” look like you mixed black walnuts with butternuts. They don’t look exactly like either one. Is it possible that juglans cinerea and juglans nigra could cross? I would be more than glad to send you some photos of the two different types of nuts I am finding.

[@edibleacres]

Put up the photos somewhere and post a link to them here for folks to look at if you want. I'm no expert so I'm not sure if I would know. But I believe they could potentially cross a bit...

[@RyanKudasik]

Nice. I'd like to try this. I have a few hundred pounds of black walnuts and hickory nuts that I've been collecting this year. I just pour the nuts on my gravel driveway. The nut gets pushed into the gravel and pulls the husk off. Then a few days later I just go back and pick the nuts out and dump some new ones in. If you let them go too long the nuts get black, but I clean the nuts anyway. It's much more passive for my lifestyle. By the way, I splurged on the nut wizards this year (large for BW and small for hickory). They are incredible.

[@RyanKudasik]

Oh and per the juglone water. I pour mine on the driveway as weed prevention.

[@tolbaszy8067]

If you have a cement mixer, put the nuts in the hopper with some water, run it awhile and the black walnuts will scour the inside as the husks are removed.

[@erinnboitano3804]

Our walnuts have maggots. Do you know if that makes the walnut unedible? They're just in the husk and don't seem to be penetrating the shell.

[@edibleacres]

That should be completely safe and good to go. Clean the husks, with the maggots and all, and the nuts will be just fine. Thats what we do.

[@maryedmo7798]

So awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@annodonnell2398]

Was that huge butternut tree Juglans cinerea?? They're all dying in Missouri. Only small sick trees here....love your vids

[@edibleacres]

I believe it is. Thats partially why I wanted to collect seed from them since the trees seem so incredibly healthy and worth growing more of!

[@jameswoll]

Think the water would be enjoyed by the plants in the garden?

[@edibleacres]

I wouldn't use it in the garden... The water can hurt plants. I put it on piles of old wood chips or in the hedgerow

[@hotrodhog2170]

The water now has toxic substances in it from the hulls. Keep it away from any fruit and vegetables plants and trees.

[@joeestes8114]

Great video! thanks for sharing!🎃

[@pokeweed10k15]

How do you find so many cool friends?

[@sjobang]

It may be a good idea to add some of the soil from underneath the walnut tree, to the woodchips you pour the fluids over, as it holds a bacteria (Psaudomonas) that will break down the juglone.

[@edibleacres]

Thats good thinking!

[@peaceoutpeaceout4267]

Walnut husk make a beautiful dye...

[@scottwasik79]

Can you still harvest nuts under the snow?? BLACK WALNUTS

[@johnlayjr.3999]

Do you have any butternut seeds for sale?

[@peaceoutpeaceout4267]

Do you sell butternuts...I would like to plant some...

[@edibleacres]

I don't. Try twisted-tree.net or perfectcircle.farm to see what they may have.

[@craigslistrro709]

I think ill go the pressure washer method.

[@MistressOP]

Can the husk juice be used for tanning?

[@edibleacres]

I believe so.

[@kimlords8352]

I wish I would have seen this years ago.

[@trollforge]

I stopped on the way home from the feed mill, and spent about 4 minutes collecting Black Walnuts today. All it yielded me was 11 nuts...

[@edibleacres]

Could be that they haven't really dropped yet. Check out the tree and see if there are more up there. When the trees really let loose there are a lot all at once generally

[@trollforge]

EdibleAcres yes there were lots in the tree. But I only get feed once a month.

[@jacquelinefarrell5346]

What "RPM" and "Amps" and model is the drill used for this ?...

[@jacquelinefarrell5346]

that you found a drill that works well the first time is great, but i've seen these drills around with anywhere from 3 to 7 amps, and anywhere from 600 to 4000 RPM by only looking for about a day... If the amps are not enough - drill might not have enough power to stir all the nuts and water in bucket, or just burn-out very quickly and break... and if RPM is too high, then walnut Shell might get damaged or crack, Or they might not rub against the "mud paddle" well enough for husks to remove, Or if RPM too low, then of course water and walnuts dont get stirred fast enough and husks don't come off...

[@MistressOP]

Do you use a rolling pin to pick up the nut?

[@edibleacres]

search for 'nut wizard' thats my favorite tool. I did a video about it...

[@janinecalder4227]

Fascinating

[@AgsiSD]

Good job.

[@mowanathompson8086]

I put my cleaned nuts in Collapsible Fish Baskets(metal) which work great btw. I hung them from the floor joist in a wood/coal heated basement. the damn rats were somehow able to climb down or jump up off the floor and hang-off the metal baskets and chew into the hull and get the nut meat!! so be carefull bringing nuts into your house to dry them!!

[@edibleacres]

Sorry you had that happen. It is a tricky thing to store them for sure. Everyone knows how good the food is!

[@waynoswaynos]

thank you

[@pokeweed10k15]

How often do you guys eat nuts?

[@edibleacres]

We try to remember to eat them a few times a week.

[@tribeverage7268]

I remember when I was young that Granny would store the "juice/juglone" in mason jars and give to us when we were sick. That may explain this twitch that I have. Can you use deez nuts to put in cookies? Thanks

[@edibleacres]

yes you can

[@howdyhowdy3294]

I believe that's a paddle mixer

[@v1m30]

Try doing it in an apartment haha. No power tools, no jet washers or power washers. My fingers are gonna be black for the next month.

[@edibleacres]

So great you are trying it where you are.

[@michaelglenn2468]

Wow, I thought you were Jordan Peterson for a second at the end lol.

[@rustyb.1301]

👍👍

[@halimobana3565]

wow

[@fluffmcmuff6801]

4:13 lol

[@ZWATER1]

👍ty

[@anniegaddis5240]

If you are going to reuse that garbage can for chicken feed again, make sure you thoroughly clean it out first. Those husks (and the water you washed them in) have poison in them that could make your chickens sick. Pigs, no, they can handle it, but not chickens.

[@jonnyrox116]

Sounds like he lives on the exit ramp of an interstate

[@edibleacres]

Busy road to be sure.

[@carfvallrightsreservedwith6649]

Rain water? I'll just turn on my faucet. Happy for you, but a little too tree huggy for me.

[@edibleacres]

We collect rain water to run our nursery, and have excess we use for this process in the fall. I'd call it practical/functional but if you think it's too 'tree huggy' you should certainly just use a tap I guess!

[@siminthesky]

For those black crates we have pay 10 euro each..they don't give anything for free here

[@edibleacres]

You can grow rosemary overwinter where you live, we get to get free plastic tubs where we live. Seems like you get the better deal!

[@siminthesky]

EdibleAcres rosemary and thyme

[@jmathys]

You need a NutWizard®. Google it.

[@edibleacres]

I love the Nut Wizard. I made an ad for them (without them asking :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJKtoIijmp15nZo We have the large and small versions now. Can't collect without em!

[@peterellis5626]

If you happened to have a powerwasher sitting around....

[@edibleacres]

Probably would be a nice upgrade!

[@peterellis5626]

@@edibleacres So I came across another video where someone was using a powerwasher - and they were less than satisfied with the result! They found that after powerwashing, putting them in a tub of water and pushing them around with a shovel got them much cleaner. And this makes me wonder if a rotating drum wouldn't be a good tool... Tumble them against one another to clean them off...

[@ghostriderwashere]

Nothing like running a tool hooked to electricity near a big metal trash can half full of water. You are lucky you aren’t dead right now. Next time get a cordless drill for god sake.

[@timpodgurski7236]

Pretty bad instructions SMH SO UN INFORMATION