Home-grown walnuts can stay delicious for months—often right up to the next harvest—if you dry and store them properly. Moisture trapped in the kernel is the quickest route to musty flavour, rancidity and mould.
English walnut is a magnificent, long-lived tree, but timing matters—spring pruning can cause heavy sap bleeding and slow healing. Learn the right site, spacing, feeding, harvesting, and pruning window for a healthy crop.
The English walnut used to be a staple of larger gardens and farmyards, valued for its nutritious nuts and many practical uses. With the right site and variety, it remains one of the most rewarding long-lived trees you can plant.
Almond trees can be grown as ornamental spring-flowering trees or for a home harvest of edible almonds. Learn how to plant, care for, pollinate and prune them, and when to pick and dry the crop.
Late summer is packed with wild edible finds—berries, nuts and useful herbs—often right by paths, parks and hedgerows. Here’s what to look for in August and how to use it safely and well.
Timing is everything when pruning a mature walnut tree. Learn when to cut, how to protect larger wounds, and when copper or sulfur sprays make the most sense for prevention.
Nut trees and shrubs can give you a dependable harvest as well as shade, spring catkins, and wildlife value. Choose species that suit your space, pollination needs, and local frost risk for the best results.
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