The walnut harvesting season depends on the region. Someone picks a nut from a tree in a green pericarp, others wait until the nut is fully ripe, the green peel begins to separate itself and the nut falls to the ground, and only then start harvesting.
In industrial gardens, walnuts are harvested when the green pericarp is just beginning to crack. This is due to the fact that you need to quickly harvest the crop and move on to the next stage of processing. A tree shaker is used for harvesting. It quickly shakes fruit off trees without harming the tree, makes harvesting easier and faster, and also reduces labor costs. Then the nut is moved to peeling and drying.
Also, ripe walnuts in green peel, without waiting for it to turn black and begin to separate, are collected by those who care about the quality of the walnut. The longer the nut stays in the green pericarp after ripening, the darker the color of the kernel, which affects the palatability and low price on the market. Households also use a shaker or shake off by hand.
The fallen walnut in the pericarp or without is collected by walnut picker. At this time, together with the nuts, the tree drops its foliage. Therefore, the walnut picker can get leaves and small branches. This does not affect the operation of the walnut collector.
Walnut picker (collector) is a device for collecting fruits. There are walnut pickers of different sizes and they are capable of harvesting both small fruits, such as acorns, and apples. Initially, pickers were invented for collecting golf balls and tennis balls, over time the area of application has expanded, and now even children’s toys are collected by pickers.
The principle of operation is to smoothly move over the place of accumulation of fruits. The spokes of the picker diverge and the fruits fall inside. Thanks to the flexible and durable needles, the fruits are inside and do not fall out. For unloading, a special triangle is used, which is attached to a container (bucket, box, basket, etc.).
The advantage of the oval shape of the walnut picker, in contrast to the round one, is that less effort is required when collecting fruits and the likelihood of damage to the spokes is reduced. Accordingly, an oval picker will serve you longer.
All our pickers are made of steel and steel spokes. They keep their shape, they can deform only if stored incorrectly (for example, they put something heavy on the pickers). After picking apples or working in rainy weather, it is necessary to wash the spokes from acid and dirt, and dry. Store the picker for collection in a dry place. Even if the picker is covered with a little corrosion (rust), this will not affect its operation. To minimize the likelihood of corrosion, adhere to storage guidelines.
Everyone chooses the time of harvesting the walnut, since each region and each variety has its own ripening time.
What you need to pay attention to:
– you can start picking walnuts when the green peel begins to crack;
– you need to pick the nut on time, not letting it lie on the ground under the tree for a long time, especially in wet weather.
