How to Harvest and Crack Black Walnuts

Black walnuts are difficult to crack, but a delicious North American treat. This video will show you how to harvest and process your walnuts easily and efficiently. Enjoy the totally unique flavor of black walnuts in your baking, or eat them on their own.

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[witchoneisit]

An easier way to harvest is to wait until they fall to the ground and the hull turns black. Place them in a burlap sack and run over them with a vehicle. This will release most of the hull and the nuts are then ready to crack with a hammer. The shells also make nice jewelry and crafts.

[pocklecod]

Hey witchnoesit,

This is very similar to what I do, just minus the car. I find hulling by hand to be quick and easy, but the car would work for sure. I'd love to see some of your black walnut jewelry!

[Mucha Smooches]

I followed your video tips to harvest my walnuts this year. I have never eaten them before. Mine have kind of a nutty apple-y taste. Is that what they're supposed to taste like?

[pocklecod]

There are a lot of ways to describe black walnuts...it's a very unique flavour. But nutty appley sounds good to me!

[Lisa Sorrell]

I forgot to ask, when you hang them out to dry...do you hang them outside or inside?

[pocklecod]

I always hang them inside to keep them away from squirrels and to keep them out of any rain. You could probably use a garage or some other safe place away from the squirrels too.

[cptdickhead]

Are they toxic to sea horses?

[Terry Pulley]

I enjoyed your posting of how to crack black walnuts. I am eager to try doing this with the ones from our tree. Thanks

[justinbuetter]

We have a massive walnut tree on our front lawn and couldn't figure out why nothing would grow underneath. Thanks for the info!

[robchaosi]

The wire clippers... BRILLIANT!! I always used the hammer til the end.

[7t8h4z]

Wow! Thank you for the informative and well done video on black walnuts. All my questions were answered. They are my favorite nut!

[donttelluseenme]

I have an easy way to do black walnuts... Go buy them at the store. We have a black walnut tree and I hate it! Its so much work its just simpler to go buy them. He said it takes awhile to get a bag full right... Who wants to sit for HOURS cracking enough nuts to make something that needs them? Faster is to get in the car drive to the store and get them already ready to go. I store mine to feed the critters that like them.

[vfedericox]

i never thought you could eat these! i always thought they were just some sort of avocado!

[lalinajj]

those walnut are look like in plants vs. zombies

[1234jdmann4321]

awesome video! but this should be renamed "how to get at the nut meats" ahaha

[bmauk44]

Very informative, thank you.

[Mucha Smooches]

They are delicious! I have been cracking them open and using them in brownies, cookies, pies, even just on their own. Next year I will have to ask my neighbours for theirs also!

[meganriliK94]

Mmmmm nut meats lol