tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post6495446583114491212..comments2024-03-28T19:56:32.848-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: `Like Wine Compared to Beer'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-50881851899770657102013-05-13T09:09:33.133-05:002013-05-13T09:09:33.133-05:00I came across a Black Walnut tree in Richmond, TX ...I came across a Black Walnut tree in Richmond, TX last fall. It had dropped a bushel of nuts on the ground. I picked up 9 of them and put 8 in my refrigerator.<br /><br />I cracked one open with a lot of effort. Not much meat. Hardly seemed worth the effort, but I want to germinate the other nuts because Walnuts must have been plentiful in Fort Bend County 200 years ago. 'Walnut' appears in many old place names.<br /><br />I planted the nuts in early April. Three have germinated so far. Here is a picture of the first one: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t9soyvsf6nbujm8/walnut%20pix%20001.jpg. These two are not far behind: https://www.dropbox.com/lightbox/home/Walnut%20Pix.<br /><br />I'm excited because I've never grown a tree 'from seed' before.<br /><br />CKChuck Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071028509093276285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-72176524568262132482013-05-13T08:11:17.562-05:002013-05-13T08:11:17.562-05:00I wish I could send you a Calhoun County (Illinois...I wish I could send you a Calhoun County (Illinois) peach. They were one of the great pleasures of life in St. Louis. But they do not travel.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com