First almond harvest
Now this is a first.
I have never managed to harvest almonds on this farm. The wild animals usually nab them before I get round to the happy job.
And in fact my greatest harvest comes from … weeds.
These self-seeded almonds growing directly out of the granite below our house.
Some years, in the frenzy of weeding I cut the ‘weeds’ to the ground. But this spring I just didn’t bother.
And now I have an aperitif snack of the home grown variety. So that will teach me for being tidy.
The other almond trees on the farm are either too young (and too parched) or tall so the nuts are too far out of my reach.
Poor trees.
Crispy. Very crispy.
There is a rumour of rain coming this week. But we have been so disappointed all summer. Two months now and no rain.
Sigh.
This could be a lasting image of the only nuts I ever get to eat.
12th September 2024 @ 9:52 am
What a precious harvest. Showing once again that when plants choose where to grow, they know what they are doing, even if it seems totally crazy to us!
13th September 2024 @ 8:54 am
Have you given almonds a go? They make pretty trees, even if you don’t get a great crop.
24th September 2024 @ 7:05 am
Something has happened to the notifications from your site – I am no longer told when you reply to a comment, so I have only just seen this by chance. An almond tree is on my experimental ‘must-try’ list, along with a peach, an apricot a wild American persimmon and a pawpaw (asimina). I bought a tiny olive tree in a pot in a garden centre in May and it produced a spray of tiny olives! Not sure if they will ripen, but it was a surprise.
30th September 2024 @ 2:13 pm
Hi Christine, sadly yes, I Have Glitches at the moment on the site. I’l get around to fixing things! You are going for a pawpaw? My, you are adventurous.!