How come acorns are not harvested?
12-11-2003, 06:38 AM
#11
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wind Lake WI wind lake, WI, US
Posts: 40
RE: How come acorns are not harvested?
A friend used a shop vac and it worked well for him. I just can't do it myself. The neighbors will think I'm cracked! He did say that the deer really hit them hard when he put them out. He has white oaks, great big ones that drop a lot of nuts almost every year.
12-11-2003, 07:43 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alexandria, Minnesota, USA
Posts: 1,079
RE: How come acorns are not harvested?
I have imagined vacuuming up the yard. I once saw a restaurant owner vacuuming up pumpkin seeds for his restaurant. I have thought of stringing up a tarp and direct the seeds into piles.
12-13-2003, 07:03 PM
#14
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 82
RE: How come acorns are not harvested?
TARPS!!!!! i have been looking for a good way to round up some acorns the shop vac wouldnt work for me since i dont have an extension cord that long i like the pelet idea maybe u could "spruce them up" with incresed levels of protein and carbs
12-13-2003, 07:21 PM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SE Wisconsin
Posts: 448
RE: How come acorns are not harvested?
I've tried to gather white oak and bur oak acorns for plantings many times. The problem is that acorns not eaten by deer and squirels often have worms in them. The squirrels and deer can smell the worms in the acorn, and leave the acorn to rot on the ground. Several bags I've gathers have turned to worm food and will never germinate. An Acorn found on the ground may be viable, or it may be already compromised.
