How to grow walnuts in Canberra

By Owen Pidgeon
Updated April 25 2015 - 10:08am, first published April 13 2015 - 11:45pm
Walnuts are in season and they have important dietary benefits.
Walnuts are in season and they have important dietary benefits.
Date and walnut loaf. Photo: Supplied
Date and walnut loaf. Photo: Supplied
Date and walnut loaf. Photo: Supplied
Date and walnut loaf. Photo: Supplied
Walnuts are in season and they have important dietary benefits.
Walnuts are in season and they have important dietary benefits.
Date and walnut loaf. Photo: Supplied
Date and walnut loaf. Photo: Supplied
Walnuts are in season and they have important dietary benefits.
Walnuts are in season and they have important dietary benefits.
Date and walnut loaf. Photo: Supplied
Date and walnut loaf. Photo: Supplied

The middle of April is the time for the walnut harvest, a nut that provides a valuable dietary source of phosphorous. We have waited for quite some years for our established walnut tree to produce a crop and so it is with some delight that we are now harvesting a small crop. The husks are opening up around the shells right now.

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