The Pecan Farming Process
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Tree Spraying
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Spraying trees throughout the year is one of the most important parts of the pecan growing process. Spraying is used to deliver nutrients such as zinc and nitrogen to the trees.
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Orchard Maintanence
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Maintaining a clean orchard floor is critical for harvesting. This entails removal of sticks, branches and keeping grass and weeds under control.
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Tree Shaking
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A tree shaker is used to remove pecans from the trees when the nuts are fully developed.
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Clean up
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After shaking the trees, dropped sticks have to be removed. All large limbs and sticks are removed by hand.
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Sweeping
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After the large limbs, sticks and other debris are removed, the pecans on the ground are swept into windrows.
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Windrow Maintenance
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After the pecans are swept into a windrow, we run the stick jack over the windrow. The stick jack removes additional sticks, leaves and grass.
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