Much to my surprise (and perhaps dismay), small black walnuts and hickory nuts are making an appearance under the trees in the yard! Is it my imagination or is this a month earlier than usual?

Apple season is approaching! Anyone out there picking up early apples? I miss our early apple trees. They were blown down from storms one year after another. Recommendations are welcome and appreciated for replacement variety ideas.

Storms and rain brought down some good sized yet immature walnuts and hickories. It might be time to get out your Nut Wizard tool and roll them up before you mow.

Beautiful early pink apples are falling. If you have full sized apples, the large nut wizard will hold the most and pick up the easiest. For a combination of crab and full size apples, a small Nut Wizard will pick up... facebook.com/NutWizard/post…

I have a feeling.... Burr Oak acorns, Apples, and early drops of Black Walnuts could be in your yard. I've heard from Michigan and Ohio that they are picking up by the bucket and wheel barrow. A Medium Nut Wizard... facebook.com/NutWizard/post…

Pecans are plentiful in Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Three sizes of Nut Wizard tools can work for you. Extra-Small for seedlings and bigger, Small for natives and bigger, Medium for paper shells (nothing smaller though). Happy harvesting!

Walnuts have mostly lost their husks, now is a good time to gather them up. Place them in an onion or potato sack to dry for 4 to 6 weeks. Then you will be ready to crack and enjoy them this Christmas or winter. You... facebook.com/NutWizard/post…

Sweet gum tree balls! I could not see many up in the trees this summer, but.... here they are, on the ground this week. The large sized Nut Wizard works best because of the larger basket and wider unloading area.... facebook.com/NutWizard/post…

Happy New Year to all you hard workers who gather nuts, apples, and pesky sweet gum tree balls!

Sweet Gum Tree Ball season! Wishing you good weather to pick them up.

Sweet Gum Tree Balls are best picked up with the Large Nut Wizard tool. Empty the tool before it gets full. A... fb.me/8z6RGV117

Chestnut trees have bloomed and are setting nuts. If you've noticed trees with white "firework" type blooms, you... fb.me/C9VmOlTv

Black Walnuts are falling! Heavy crop reports from Michigan and Iowa.

Some folks using a Nut Wizard pick up truck loads (tons) of Black Walnuts with Nut Wizard tools. They sell the... fb.me/52dKnLBuQ

We sent out a black walnut hulling list to email subscribers yesterday. There is also a list available on... fb.me/8hfFYyXGI

A list of Black Walnut buying stations can be found at hammonsproducts.com. We sent a list to our email... fb.me/1gxhtEDD0

A list of black walnut hulling stations went out to email subscribers. You can also find this list at the Hammons Products Company website.

Thank you to Ron Wilson for speaking with me on his Garden talk show about Black Walnuts and Nut Wizard tools!

Black walnut buying stations usually stop about the 31st of October. That is just over a week from now. If you... fb.me/6JfH6cSQW

Sweet Gum Tree Balls are making a decorative splash for Christmas! Okay, that was an attempt at humor. I am... fb.me/8EjmT1LR2