May Farm Activities
May is usually the month when pollination occurs, but this year things started a little early. By the end of April, our pecan trees were pollinated. Now, as the growing season continues, we continue to monitor the orchard, mow, irrigate, and provide the trees with any nutrients they might need.
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April Farm Activities
It’s appropriate that April is National Pecan Month, since this is the month that typically signals the beginning of the pecan growing season. In our pecan orchard, budbreak has occurred and the leaves are emerging. Later this month, the pecan trees will be covered in tassels called catkins.
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Pecans Lower Your Cholesterol
If you think eating a heart-healthy diet means you have to restrict yourself to bland, flavorless foods, think again. Delicious, satisfying foods like pecans may be just what the doctor (and your taste buds) ordered. A new research study conducted at Loma Linda University and published in the September 2001 issue of the Journal of Nutrition has confirmed what many pecan lovers have known all along.
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March Farm Activities
This month we’ll be getting the orchard ready for the new growing season, which should begin soon. Budbreak usually occurs in April and signals the beginning of the growing cycle. Before that, we’ll mow the winter grass and spread herbicide so that the grass won’t be able to “steal” the fertilizer that’s meant for the soil. The soil will …
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February Farm Activities
This month, our hedging program continues. It’s also a good time to plant pecan trees. Check back often to see videos and other helpful information we’ll post here about planting, training young trees, planning a fertilizer program, and more!
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January Farm Activities
Pecan harvest season ends as the new year begins. We still have a lot to do to maintain the orchard and get the trees ready for the next growing season. One big project for this month is hedging. Watch this video to see the hedger at work …
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December Farm Activities
Harvest continues! After we shake the trees and gather up the pecans, we bring them to the plant to be cleaned, dried, sorted, graded, and prepped for sale. Before our pecans are ready to eat and enjoy, we put them . . .
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November Farm Activities
Harvest season has begun! We’ve been shaking trees and working as fast as we can to get the new crop of farm fresh Royalty Pecans ready for you. Right now, we have new Cheyenne and Choctaw pecans in the shell and available for sale. Other varieties should be ready soon. Which variety is your favorite?
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October Farm Activities
This month, the growing season comes to an end and the new harvest season begins! Right now, the pecans aren’t quite ready, but we hope to start harvest by the middle or end of October. Our extended fall hours also begin this month. From now until Christmas, we’ll be open Monday through Saturday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Stop by and visit!
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September Farm Activities
We hope to begin harvesting toward the end of October, and the crop is looking great this year! The trees are healthy, the leaves are broad and green, and the pecan clusters are developing nicely.
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