Cobs or hazelnuts??

[Nix]

Whatever they are, they are falling from the trees now. Isn't it a bit too early for either?

[Odsox]

Hazel nuts covers them all, cobs and filberts are varieties.
I bet there's nothing in those nuts if you crack one, it's just the tree shedding duff ones.
The good ones should be ripe in September.

[Nix]

Thanks Odsox. You're right. They are duff ones.

[mamos]

Hi all
What do you do with hazel nuts once you have gathered them?
Are the ready to eat or do you have to roast them?

Mamos

[Odsox]

Eat them straight away or leave in a cool dry place for later on.
I have to say I've never heard of roasting them, but then I have led a very sheltered life.

[Millymollymandy]

That's just for recipes, the roasting bit of which I always ignore.

You can pick them now in the green, if you need to beat the squirrels. My squirrel's already eating mine.

[mamos]

So they will just go brown on their own?

mamos

[Millymollymandy]

Yes they do Mamos. If you pick them still green and just leave in a basket/bowl/whatever they will turn brown eventually. Or they'll turn brown on the tree and drop when they are ready.

[mamos]

Cool

We went out for a walk with the dogs and because of the gales there were hundreds of hazel nuts on the ground so I though it would be nice to collect some for Christmas

mamos.