{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 123 Growing and Eating Black Walnuts | #GoodGrowing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2348,"description":"This week on the Good Growing podcast we talk all about black walnut. This episode is full of information on black walnut from growing it to eating it. We start with learning to identify black walnut and where we would typically find it in the wild. Watch out for the tree of heaven as this non-native can be misidentified as black walnut. Then we welcome our special guest, Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educator Jenna Smith. Jenna describes how we can harvest, store, and use black walnut in the kitchen as an ingredient packed with protein, antioxidants, vitamins, and healthy fats.\n\nJenna's blog - Simply Nutritious, Quick and Delicious https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/simply-nutritious-quick-and-delicious\n\nWatch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/yq_D4w0H86I\n\nSkip to what you want to know:\n0:31 Hi Ken; winter is coming\n1:19 Introducing the black walnut and its relative the Persian (English) walnut\n2:57 Black walnut, where does this native tree grow?\n5:24 Squirrels and black walnut\n6:15 Using black walnut as managed woodland for timber harvest\n9:03 The dreaded juglone! Does black walnut kill other plants with chemical warfare?\n14:55 Identifying black walnuts - the nut\n 15:36 The leaf\n 15:56 The chambered pith of the stem\n 16:16 The leaf scar (winter ID)\n16:57 Look-a-like tree of heaven (invasive)\n18:29 Taking black walnut seeds and planting them to grow more black walnut; seed stratification and sourcing\n20:12 Time to talk about eating black walnuts\n21:33 Welcome Jenna!\n22:31 What's the best way to get the black walnut out of the husk and shell?\n25:19 How does black walnut compare to English walnut in flavor and size?\n26:36 What are the nutritional and health benefits of eating black walnuts?\n30:57 How do you store black walnuts long-term?\n33:10 What are some uses for black walnut in cooking? Does Jenna have a favorite recipe?\n35:19 Why is black walnut so underutilized? \n37:33 Farewells and coming up next week\n\nBlog: Crack open black walnuts...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/R8M4jy-2EktViSJpDBxEJL2IulcAlRJg8ktxlDJM3UA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNDE1LzE2ODk3/OTA0NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}