I really liked your approach to this. Your sheller is a great idea, the designs I have found on YT so far were wooden mills that can be calibrated with washers. Not as easy to make. r/GrowingPineNuts is a great community for pine nut enthusiasts (it's not only about growing pine nuts). It's really small (114 members). I am the founder there. I myself have harvested pine nuts but from cultivated Siberian (P. sibirica), Korean (P. koraiensis), and Siberian dwarf (P. pumila) pines in my area (pine nuts range in size from 0.31-0.51 in). Being in Latvia, it might be possible to grow pinon pines (P. edulis) in our climate since the tree has a -28.8 °C cold hardiness limit. I use an aluminum pole to harvest the cones prematurely (Sep 1st for Korean pines), as otherwise they would get eaten by woodpeckers or squirrels. Also, these cones do not open, so I am designing a pine cone mill (barrel with spikes).
@Bigsekcee
7 жыл бұрын
No wonder I pay top dollar for this whenever I pick up pounds in the Rocky Ford La Junta area.. lotsa work. Good job and thanks for sharing.
@danson127
6 жыл бұрын
wow, that's a labour of love!
@prrtygrrl1
8 жыл бұрын
you really are the pinion boss! I love how you have this down to a science!
@insookjohnson9026
7 жыл бұрын
Really interesting. Thank you!!!
@erickeith1466
Жыл бұрын
And this is why pine nuts are soooo expensive. Rightfully so considering that every aspect is time consuming and laborious, from harvest to shelling.
@gilarvrndn
8 жыл бұрын
Hoping to get some here soon!! They look delicious! I can't wait:)
@roberthodge7802
2 жыл бұрын
Howdy again! I had not noticed your reply until reviewing seed source just now. I have had a little luck with the seeds we've found so far and are going to keep going on the Pinyon and Rocky Mtn. Juniper. We understand these are trees for the grand kids or whom ever comes later. Sounds like fall is when we need to converse. I'll write that down.
@Doctors101
4 күн бұрын
@roberthodge7802 the trees will produce cones with seeds in them every year but they are usually unpollinated and empty inside. Everything has to be just right for for them to pollinate and produce a viable seed. Usually every 7 years you get a crop. We have a good crop this year and it has been nine years since the last one.
@tiffanywilkerson5569
2 жыл бұрын
Genius w the fuzzy blanket!
@benjamin9755
8 жыл бұрын
awesome video bro.
@manisdogfish
7 жыл бұрын
Pine nut in a half shell, turtle power
@thinkmackay8954
3 жыл бұрын
God that is a lot of work!
@isaiahrojas7782
10 ай бұрын
To bad there isn’t some machine to help you collect a lot of pinion! One day soon someone will come up with an idea
@asswadish
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. Never deshelled pine cones before. I was wondering though if there would be an easier way to separate the shells from the seeds, like water...ie., the seeds sink and shells float or vice versa?
@Doctors101
2 жыл бұрын
There probably is a better way. Honestly I don't remember if I tried that. I will next time. Thanks.
@amagictouch
4 күн бұрын
the trees produce seeds every 7 to 9 years. I’m only doing this for survival lessons. How do you know which tree or area is ripe and which is not ripe?
@gwinnet3142
5 жыл бұрын
Best 👍
@brentonfender2081
7 жыл бұрын
Very clever!
@edwardpadilla7543
4 жыл бұрын
Right now Pinyon nuts sell for $20 a pound in the Southwest.
@DingoAteMeBaby
9 ай бұрын
wow.
@JudithLang1
5 жыл бұрын
fascinating. No wonder they are very expensive.
@system2thinker659
6 жыл бұрын
If we use bees to harvest honey can we use squirrels to harvest nuts? If free housing, water and exotic snacks are given to the squirrels in return for their labor then maybe lol. Why do I feel someone is already working on this somewhere in the world haha. That would be strange to then classify nuts as not being vegan do to the labor process.
@wellesradio
4 жыл бұрын
Thousands of years of evolution at work there. If the squirrel doesn’t eat it, you can get it to store it in a specific place. The problem is that squirrels would probably be slower workers than humans. They have tiny hands, pick one nut at a time, and don’t travel large distances. And they really don’t reach any place that we can’t. The pine cones after all come to us when they fall. Squirrels would also cost more to keep than they could ever bring in. Bees are great for keeping because they are amazing workers, travel hundreds of miles in mere hours, get into tiny places we can’t and do it repeatedly. You can also keep thousands of them and they pay more than they cost. Heck, unlike squirrels, bees two greatest benefits (pollinating crops and making excess honey) are to them a mere byproduct. If the squirrel is being fed and housed, it really is earning its keep through work that is unnecessary to its own survival. The bees on the other hand are going to be doing their thing regardless of whether we’re along for the ride. We’re just their agents, not their bosses.
@maccybear8093
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude.
@ChristopherJones16
5 жыл бұрын
dont swish them up out of the pan in front of the fan.. just keep dumping them completely out of the pan into another container .. repeat until everything has blown out.. since your dumping all the contents directly in front of the fan.. its more efficient.. you will spend less time doing it that way.
@swsunsetseeker7285
3 жыл бұрын
I just saw a video by a Navajo woman that says he culture thinks it is taboo to shake the tree. It "shortens the winter for the tree:, she said......nevermind. just saw a younger Navajo woman's video and she shakes the trees too!
@gentlelove
6 жыл бұрын
where's the video on the shelter? shalom
@alleynanci
2 жыл бұрын
You are very clever! I’ve harvested piñon several times in NewMexico. Usually just picked each nut up. How’s the harvest this year, 2021?
@Doctors101
2 жыл бұрын
We still havnt had any harvest since I made the video. So we are expecting it any year now.
@adamben-shimon7513
Жыл бұрын
I love piñon nuts, but they are super expensive. They are $40 to $50 a pound!
@skajari1
6 жыл бұрын
I don't know about"like a boss" maybe more like a worker, since u do the work.
@OfftoShambala
3 жыл бұрын
Separating the nuts from the needles.
@ericamarciniec4798
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this information! Can I ask about your pine nut sheller--Did you build it? Buy it? I would like my own sheller for the upcoming Colorado harvest this year. Any information you can provide would be super helpful.
@Doctors101
5 жыл бұрын
Please see my other video of the nut sheller. It was home made with different size plastic buckets and concrete. I can can give you more details if you decide to make your own.
@ericamarciniec4798
4 жыл бұрын
@@Doctors101 Thank you so much! I did see it after I posted. I would love to chat with you! Is there a good way to reach you?
@Doctors101
4 жыл бұрын
@@ericamarciniec4798 I sent you a friend request on Facebook.
@richardmang2558
4 жыл бұрын
His video is " Pinon nut sheller " by Doctors 101. Another is " Universal Nut Sheller " by Pilgrim Prepper. Great idea, thanks for the videos.
@rj.e.2474
3 жыл бұрын
Whats with the hight pitch buzzing?
@seanhammer6296
5 жыл бұрын
No wonder they go for up to $40/lb.
@christina3478
6 жыл бұрын
I’ve literally grown up in a town called Pinon hills and never do I see those trees 😹 pine trees yes up on the mountain that’s also not Pinon Hills lol
@rossr6616
3 жыл бұрын
that’s like the housing developments “fox run”, Panther Valley” etc namesakes Gone!
@submoaat500yds6
6 жыл бұрын
How many pounds do you get per tree?
@manisdogfish
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info. So would you say its worth it to even do it?
@Doctors101
7 жыл бұрын
Its worth it to gather the nuts but not shell them like I did. We enjoy crunching on them, like sunflower seeds, all winter long.
@manisdogfish
7 жыл бұрын
Nice. Thanks for the advice.
@roberthodge7802
3 жыл бұрын
Howdy. I'm interested in starting a bunch of pinion on our place near Alamosa do you have viable pinion seed I can buy? Please advise. Pinus edulis is the fonzerili of the high desert.
@Doctors101
3 жыл бұрын
I do not at the moment. It takes about 60 yrs to get a 6 ft tree from seed. They can live up to 600 yrs. You probably wouldn't live long enough to get nuts from the trees you plant. Best to harvest from surrounding forest. Any nuts you find our buy raw would be viable to plant if you wanted to get them started for future generations.
@rossr6616
3 жыл бұрын
“New Mexico Piñon Nut Co.” still has some raw from 2020 harvest; just planted a couple hundred yesterday! For my descendents apparently... ;)
@Barack_Osama
4 жыл бұрын
Do I have tenidus or is the audio just horrible
@Doctors101
3 жыл бұрын
The audio is horrible. Sorry, poor camera. Didnt realize it was like that till I uploaded it
@2trkpony471
8 жыл бұрын
Very expensive to buy in store...
@amagictouch
6 күн бұрын
What month is harvest season?
@Doctors101
4 күн бұрын
@@amagictouch Middle of October, but the trees only produce seeds once every 7 to 9 years.
@paulsandoval5773
4 жыл бұрын
Do you sell your pinons?? I'd like to buy a pound
@Doctors101
3 жыл бұрын
We do sell them. But since trees only produce approximately every seven years, we have nothing for at least a few more years.
@n2daair23
5 жыл бұрын
Not really true about the larger the tree, the larger the nut will be. Some of my best producing trees are not large at all, and some of the larger trees have more nuts but often they are smaller.
@Doctors101
3 жыл бұрын
You are correct
@Me34912
8 жыл бұрын
@Doctors101 hi, I live nearby, do you need help harvesting this year?
@Doctors101
8 жыл бұрын
about every seven years to the trees will produce nuts. Keep me in mind, 6 more years to go.
@zdouce674
4 жыл бұрын
Doctors101 but every year they will produce pine cones?
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