Sunday, December 13, 2009

New tool to help with nut harvest

"The wonderfulness of sweet chestnuts, hazelnuts, almonds and (fingers crossed for climate change) pecans is somewhat compromised by the obstacle course you need to navigate to get them to the kitchen. Even if the outer husk of a sweet chestnut is split, there's still that bend every step to harvest them. It's tiring, even for a fitness fanatic..."

"Enter, the nutpickerupperer, which is available from the Agroforestry Research Trust..."

Read the full story at the Gardening Blog.