{"id":4179,"date":"2014-08-07T03:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=4179"},"modified":"2014-08-07T03:00:07","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T07:00:07","slug":"q-and-a-source-for-nut-trees-and-harvesting-squash-and-watermelons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2014\/08\/07\/q-and-a-source-for-nut-trees-and-harvesting-squash-and-watermelons\/","title":{"rendered":"Q and A: source for nut trees and harvesting squash and watermelons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source for nut trees<\/strong><\/p>\n

Could you help with a source for nut trees that would grow in the northern Midwest? I live in Illinois on the Wisconsin border and would like to get some nut trees established. So far, none of the nurseries sell them and know of no sources. I ordered some Hardy Almond, Butternut, Hazelnut and Chinese Chestnut trees from Gurney’s, but I got 18″ sticks that died in the bad winter we had, except for the Hazelnut and one of the chestnuts.<\/em>
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\nI would consider traveling some distance for good sized trees, or a reliable mail order source would work as well.<\/em>
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\nHenri Boodee<\/em>
\nWaukegan, Illinois<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, I do have several good places to buy nut trees, all of which we’ve bought trees from and had good luck. They are: Fedco Trees (http:\/\/www.fedcoseeds.com\/trees.htm<\/a>), St. Lawrence Nurseries (http:\/\/www.sln.potsdam.ny.us\/<\/a>), and Oikos Trees (http:\/\/www.oikostreecrops.com\/<\/a>). Also watch for my article about growing nut trees in the upcoming Nov\/Dec 2014 issue of Backwoods Home Magazine– Jackie<\/p>\n

Harvesting squash and watermelons<\/strong><\/p>\n

I bought seeds from you and have a couple of questions. The Hopi squash are doing great, but when do I harvest them, I mean what about their size and color? Also, the watermelon look good but how big are they supposed to get and about when they ripen. I know it’s probably early yet, but just want to know when the time comes.<\/em>
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\nMichael Lowery<\/em>
\nDekalb, Illinois<\/em><\/p>\n

I would harvest the Hopi Pale Grey squash after a frost kills the leaves or just before a frost is called for. Don’t let the squash freeze or they’ll spot and won’t store long. They will be large and a light bluish gray in color. The Blacktail Mountain watermelon grow about the size of a basketball and are usually ready to harvest when the tendril nearest the melon dries up. If you thunk the melon with your snapped finger it will sound hollow — “thunk” not “thick.” They are a very sweet and juicy melon. Enjoy! — Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source for nut trees Could you help with a source for nut trees that would grow in the northern Midwest? I live in Illinois on the Wisconsin border and would like to get some nut trees established. So far, none of the nurseries sell them and know of no sources. I ordered some Hardy Almond, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4179"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4179\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}