Pecans Almost Ready For Harvest (Las Cruces, Mesilla: school, living, price)

[6 FOOT 3]

I was reading about this in today's newspaper as i didn't realize that New Mexico is second in the nation only to Georgia in production of Pecans and i believe most are grown in Dona Ana county. I love driving thru the Pecan Groves to the north and south of Las Cruces as it's so thick of Pecan trees as it's hard to believe we are in the Chihuahuan desert.

Gotta get my Pecan Pies .

[jinglebell]

Originally Posted by 6/3

I was reading about this in today's newspaper as i didn't realize that New Mexico is second in the nation only to Georgia in production of Pecans and i believe most are grown in Dona Ana county. I love driving thru the Pecan Groves to the north and south of Las Cruces as it's so thick of Pecan trees as it's hard to believe we are in the Chihuahuan desert.

Gotta get my Pecan Pies .

I first had pecan pie when I was at graduate school in Florida

Oh, I loved it

After I moved to CA, I barely had pecan pie anymore

I am going to find my pecan pie

[tecpatl]

Actually, 6/3, Texas is in that mix as well. Usually Georgia is the top producer and NM and TX change second place finishes from time to time depending on who is having a big year and who is having a small year. A couple years ago NM was number 1 in the nation due to some damage to pecan trees in GA.
Pecans bear heavily one year and light the next.
The view out my back door to the west is solid pecan orchards...kind of like a forest only lined up in rows. I wish they were mine, 'cause pecans bring good money. Cools the air on hot days quite a bit. The drive down 28 from Mesilla is beautiful when the trees are fully leafed out...like a green tunnel.

[LRUA]

Stahmann Farms is the big producer of pecans in NM
Lots of yummy pecan treats at their store
They have approx 180,000 pecan trees producing a whopping
8 to 10 million pecans a year

Driving south on rt 28 is really really nice with all those pecan trees
on either side ...so much greenery, hard to believe your in a desert!

[6 FOOT 3]

Originally Posted by LRUA

Stahmann Farms is the big producer of pecans in NM
Lots of yummy pecan treats at their store
They have approx 180,000 pecan trees producing a whopping
8 to 10 million pecans a year

Driving south on rt 28 is really really nice with all those pecan trees
on either side ...so much greenery, hard to believe your in a desert!

That's incredible that there are 180,000 Pecan Trees at Stahmann's as i never knew that.

Thanks LRUA !!

[tecpatl]

The harvest itself won't begin for a while...the nighttime temps have to fall quite a bit yet. Last year the harvest didn't start till well into December because of lack of very cold or freezing temps, so some growers had a problem with the nuts starting to sprout in their shells, which hurts the market price a lot. The folks out back of us didn't harvest until after New Years, but got it done in less than a week.
Stahmann's make all kinds of goodies with their nuts....as well as selling millions of pounds to other users. I wonder what a 10 million pound pile of pecans looks like ? Stahmanns Retail Site - About Us

[mike0421]

Headed to Stahmann's on Friday with our family, visiting from out of town. They always load up on the red chile dusted pecans. Also, there have been two trips to the Farm & Ranch Museum to get Eagle Ranch pistachios, and the chile brittle they make. Just amazing.

[AmberLynn]

Las Cruces Candy Co has some great pecan candy. They are at the market on Saturdays. And I know that New Mexico Soap sells pecan soap! Pecan shaped with pecan meal in them. I just saw them in AAA Magazine. The photo of the gal was in a pecan orchard.

Ahhhh, pecan season. Love this season!

[tecpatl]

Originally Posted by mike0421

Headed to Stahmann's on Friday with our family, visiting from out of town. They always load up on the red chile dusted pecans. Also, there have been two trips to the Farm & Ranch Museum to get Eagle Ranch pistachios, and the chile brittle they make. Just amazing.

The Eagle Ranch nuts, etc. are tasty...but your comment brings up another (everybody duck ) thought: I think the Farm & Ranch Museum is a wonderful place, and am amazed at how many times people say they've never even been there or heard of it. They have a fine permanent exhibit and usually have periodic exhibits that also are well done. At various times there are craftspeople working in and around the museum during special living history events.
I was there for the saddlemaker and leatherworkers exhibit a few years ago and was honored to meet the legendary Slim Green, the godfather of Western saddlemakers. He was retiring and had donated his entire workshop to the Museum, and talked about his life as a saddlemaker to the stars and the cowboy alike. It was a special experience, made more precious to me when I later heard that Slim passed away, just last year, at age 91.
This place deserves your visit and a return visit for the special events.
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