Does anyone know when almonds are ready to pick?
I’m worried the birds will get to them before I do.
Muschee said:
Does anyone know when almonds are ready to pick?I’m worried the birds will get to them before I do.
Hi muschee – mine look pretty good at the moment too. Ever since I moved here the birds have got them before me.
Luckily I got this WA info from a friend yesterday – my “fruit, nut and vine ripening chart” says Almonds are mid-Jan to end of April. I’m not sure I trust it though as they look so well developed now! What will they be doing until Jan??
I should net mine but they’re so close up to the fence that it would be a bit tricky to make a proper frame..
bon008 said:
Muschee said:
Does anyone know when almonds are ready to pick?I’m worried the birds will get to them before I do.
Hi muschee – mine look pretty good at the moment too. Ever since I moved here the birds have got them before me.
Luckily I got this WA info from a friend yesterday – my “fruit, nut and vine ripening chart” says Almonds are mid-Jan to end of April. I’m not sure I trust it though as they look so well developed now! What will they be doing until Jan??
I should net mine but they’re so close up to the fence that it would be a bit tricky to make a proper frame..
Hi Bon,
Now this is why I asked, cause they do look so good now and the longer on the tree the more likely our feathered friends will be enjoying them. I don’t have many anyway, so I might just pick one and see what it’s like.
Will let you know.
Muschee said:
bon008 said:
Muschee said:
Does anyone know when almonds are ready to pick?I’m worried the birds will get to them before I do.
Hi muschee – mine look pretty good at the moment too. Ever since I moved here the birds have got them before me.
Luckily I got this WA info from a friend yesterday – my “fruit, nut and vine ripening chart” says Almonds are mid-Jan to end of April. I’m not sure I trust it though as they look so well developed now! What will they be doing until Jan??
I should net mine but they’re so close up to the fence that it would be a bit tricky to make a proper frame..
Hi Bon,
Now this is why I asked, cause they do look so good now and the longer on the tree the more likely our feathered friends will be enjoying them. I don’t have many anyway, so I might just pick one and see what it’s like.
Will let you know.
Sounds like a plan! I’ve heard contradicting things about when to pick them – one said you should wait until they split, the other that you wait until you can shake them off the tree. I suspect I’ll never get to eat mine unless I net the plants though.
Do you have two trees? I have two, and I get a pretty big crop.
My almonds were ripe for the picking…. 3 packets for $10.00 at the stupidmarket;P
Lucky1 said:
My almonds were ripe for the picking…. 3 packets for $10.00 at the stupidmarket;P
teehee :)
Do you have two trees? I have two, and I get a pretty big crop.
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I do, but they’re really far apart from eachother, if that makes a difference?
I have never had much off either in 6 years. They were already here and probably get a bit neglected.
Lucky1 said:
My almonds were ripe for the picking…. 3 packets for $10.00 at the stupidmarket;P
So when did you know to pick Lucky?
Muschee said:
I have never had much off either in 6 years. They were already here and probably get a bit neglected.
Hmm… mine are pretty much the most low maintenance thing in the garden. I never water, fertilise, or prune them, and they still come up good. BUT I have only been here 2 years – they might still be benefitting from the care of the previous owner? (I kinda doubt that, as the previous owners didn’t seem to do much for the citrus)
I think mine just do so well as they’re really well established. They are right next to each other – maybe that helps? I don’t really know..
Muschee said:
Lucky1 said:
My almonds were ripe for the picking…. 3 packets for $10.00 at the stupidmarket;P
So when did you know to pick Lucky?
When i can afford to buy them…LOL
Lucky1 said:
Muschee said:
Lucky1 said:
My almonds were ripe for the picking…. 3 packets for $10.00 at the stupidmarket;P
So when did you know to pick Lucky?
Yep me blonde :)
When i can afford to buy them…LOL
Muschee said:
Lucky1 said:
Muschee said:
Lucky1 said:
My almonds were ripe for the picking…. 3 packets for $10.00 at the stupidmarket;P
So when did you know to pick Lucky?
Yep me blonde :)
When i can afford to buy them…LOL
OOhhhhhh see can’t even get the post right!!!
Might be time for lunch. Been up since quart to five and running out of beans.
Muschee said:
Lucky1 said:
Muschee said:
Lucky1 said:
My almonds were ripe for the picking…. 3 packets for $10.00 at the stupidmarket;P
So when did you know to pick Lucky?
Yep me blonde :)
When i can afford to buy them…LOL
Oh I’m just as blond as the next person….lol I got mixed up with the Japanese bank joke the other day.:)
the almonds here north of adelaide are formed but have a new, thick green shells. the shell has to fill out and dry – a couple of months yet – but you’re right about the birds – they eat them green.
pepe said:
the almonds here north of adelaide are formed but have a new, thick green shells. the shell has to fill out and dry – a couple of months yet – but you’re right about the birds – they eat them green.
Ahhh, that explains it!
as pep says they need to dry and open up …usually late Dec-early January here in upper SA
re pollination as long as there is a another tree in the area (1km roughly) it will cross pollinate.
Pepe’s almond tree
I put my fingers there to show the size of them.