Archive for the 'Pecans' Category
Saturday, September 16th, 2006
18,000+ Acres
There are 18,000+ acres of pecans in this county (Doña Ana).
How many trees is that?
I don’t know, but you can get some idea of the miles and miles of trees from these satellite photos of pecan groves just south of Mesilla.
In a mature grove, trees are spaced about 30 feet apart, resulting in about 48 trees per acre.
The average yield for a pecan grove is about 600 pounds an acre.
This area produces higher than average yields, but most importantly, the quality of pecans grown here is unmatched anywhere else. High quality pecans require cold in the winter and heat in the summer, but not too cold or too hot. The climate here is just right for pecans.
Most growers in this area do not use chemical insecticides to control pests — instead, growers use natural predators like ladybugs and lacewing flies.
New Mexico Pecan Growers Association
Tags: Pecan Quality, Yield
Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Pecans — The Cadillac of Nuts
Pecans are a huge agricultural industry around Mesilla. There are an estimated 18,000 acres of pecans in the county (Doña Ana).
Pecans, because of their wonderful flavor, have been called the Cadillac of nuts.
This is a wonderful time of the year to drive through the pecan groves. The trees are lush green and the patterns made by the sunlight, shadows, and rows of trees are dazzling.
The pecans in this area are irrigated primarily with water from the Rio Grande. As a result, there are many irrigation canals feeding the groves.
Tags: Cadillac of Nuts Pecans
