When are the nuts harvested?
The time when the nuts are harvested differs from variety to variety. There are early varieties that are already ripe by mid-August. Most varieties take a few weeks longer. They mature between September and October, depending on the weather, the region and the location.
also read
- The ripening time of the hazelnut: when and how can it be recognized?
- How do you grow the hazelnut from seeds?
- What is the best way to dry the hazelnut?
How can you recognize maturity? On the one hand on the brown colored fringes on the protective cover. On the other hand, on a hazelnut brown nutshell. Another indication is the foliage. This should already start to change color.
How do professionals go about their work?
Ideally, the fruits are harvested without the fruit shell. To do this, the brown fruit shell is slightly squeezed together. The ripe nut should then fall out. If this is problematic when harvesting directly from the plant, there are other methods:
- Spread out a net or tarp and shake the plant
- wait for the nuts to fall and pick them up
And then?
Harvesting the hazelnuts is usually not a big challenge. But what do you do with the nuts afterwards?
On the one hand, you can use the included Seeds eat fresh.
Then again, you can dry and thus make it durable for a long time. Later you can use the nuts e.g. B. for the production of:
- oil
- flour
- ice cream
- Confectionery
- Bakery products
- or chocolate can be used.
If you can't use all of the nuts, you can bring joy to the animal world with them. If squirrel, Magpies, crows or domestic animals such as dogs, rats and songbirds, they all appreciate this source of food. Furthermore, the nuts can be used for Multiply grow this plant.
Tips & Tricks
Only ripe nuts can be stored well, because unripe nuts shrink over time and rot more quickly. In addition, should be harvested on from Hazelnut wrench infected nuts are respected. Sort out those nuts that you can recognize by their small holes.
