baymule
Garden Master
Pecans are a every other year bearers, unless you care for the trees, water and fertilize them. But for the normal person with a tree in the yard, or a couple trees in an empty lot or out in a pasture, they only bear every other year. Commercial orchards do not fall into this category as they are not neglected.
I have been picking up pecans in an empty lot a block away, at the bank and at the old library. I don't get a lot, and they are the small native pecans, but they sure are good and they aren't costing anything. I watch TV and crack pecans.
The lady that lives behind us has a 15 year old son that has disabilities. He is bipolar and I don't think he is retarded, but he isn't real bright either. He is a sweet kid and is in a work program at school to teach him how to take care of himself. She is 61 and took early retirement from the school, gets $1100 a month. They are good neighbors. She has 5 pecan trees in her yard and I asked her if I could trade eggs for picking up her pecans. She agreed and I offered to give her half of what I picked up. She refused, telling me that she wasn't going to shell them, too much work. I was stunned. Poor, single mother, nutritious free food falling out of the trees in her yard and she doesn't want any of it. I gave her 2 dozen eggs and picked up 2 washpans of pecans.
Two years ago was an enormous year for pecans. I picked up pecans about town for several weeks and picked them out. I still have a few bags in the freezer from 2012. This year I am not getting as many, but I'll sure pick up all I can get!
I have been picking up pecans in an empty lot a block away, at the bank and at the old library. I don't get a lot, and they are the small native pecans, but they sure are good and they aren't costing anything. I watch TV and crack pecans.
The lady that lives behind us has a 15 year old son that has disabilities. He is bipolar and I don't think he is retarded, but he isn't real bright either. He is a sweet kid and is in a work program at school to teach him how to take care of himself. She is 61 and took early retirement from the school, gets $1100 a month. They are good neighbors. She has 5 pecan trees in her yard and I asked her if I could trade eggs for picking up her pecans. She agreed and I offered to give her half of what I picked up. She refused, telling me that she wasn't going to shell them, too much work. I was stunned. Poor, single mother, nutritious free food falling out of the trees in her yard and she doesn't want any of it. I gave her 2 dozen eggs and picked up 2 washpans of pecans.
Two years ago was an enormous year for pecans. I picked up pecans about town for several weeks and picked them out. I still have a few bags in the freezer from 2012. This year I am not getting as many, but I'll sure pick up all I can get!
